Clinical placements

At Leeds you have the opportunity to work across different NHS trusts and private providers, exposing you to a variety of clinical environments – something that sets our students apart from others.

The breadth of specialities you will experience while on placement provides valuable insight and will allow you to develop a more rounded understanding of practices across NHS trusts. As a result of this approach you will be better equipped and more able to adopt a flexible approach to working in different clinical settings following graduation.

You are introduced to the clinical environment very early in your first semester: during weeks two to nine you will spend one day a week on placement.

Placement locations

The four Trusts used for our placements are Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust, York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (incorporating Scarborough General Hospital) and Harrogate District Foundation Trust.

We have very close links with these trusts, strengthened by clinically active staff such as clinical tutors and liaison radiographers, who ensure clinical teaching remains current and evidenced based. We also ensure you have ongoing support whilst on placement and that you have access to good quality clinical training and experience.

International placements

There is the opportunity to do international placements in the 3rd year of the programme. This allows student to gain an insight into radiography practice abroad, ensuring that you develop a greater understanding of the role of the radiographer outside of the UK. Previous students have had placements in Denmark, Vietnam, Tanzania.

Learn more about international placements on the electives page.