Medical Photography Manager

NHS; View Royal; On-site; CAD 89,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization is seeking a qualified Clinical Photographer to lead and manage clinical photography services. The successful candidate will inspire a team, ensure high standards of documentation, and maintain compliance with professional guidelines. Strong technical and leadership skills required. This position offers great benefits as part of a leading healthcare team.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Employee benefits package

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications include BSC in Medical Illustration and registration as a Medical Illustrator Practitioner.
• Proven leadership skills required for managing a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of photographers and technicians for visual documentation.
• Provide out-of-hours on-call services across hospital sites.
• Maintain professional development and compliance with regulation.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Technical proficiency in SLR cameras

Multimedia proficiency

Education

BSC in Medical Illustration

Registration as a Medical Illustrator Practitioner

Tools

Digital SLR cameras

Computer software for photography

Job description

Overview

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and manage the clinical photography services at Newcastle Hospitals. This role is ideal for a qualified Clinical Photographer with strong leadership experience to enhance our medical photography services and inspire others to perform at their best. NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Interview Date: 29 October 2025

Hours: 37 hours 30 minutes per week

Details

Job locations: Royal Victoria Infirmary

Site address: NE1 4LP

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 317-2025-33-18-DR-A

Main duties

• Leading a team of skilled clinical photographers, technicians and administration staff to provide accurate, ethical and timely visual documentation for clinical, diagnostic, educational and legal purposes.
• Provide an out of hours on-call service (evenings & weekends) across hospital sites.
• Manage the development and expansion of the medical photography department to meet Trust-wide needs.
• Maintain an up-to-date Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio to satisfy the requirements of the Health Professions Council and Institute of Medical Illustrators.
• Provide images for use in assessments, treatments, or social care of the patient.
• Implement Departmental, National, Local and Trust policies and directorates which affect the service to the Trust.
• Assist the Clinical Board and departmental management team with all aspects of their area(s) of responsibility and take the lead in specific delegated areas.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from multiple sites including Freeman Hospital, Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI), Health Innovation Neighbourhood, Newcastle Dental Hospital, Newcastle Fertility Centre, Northern Centre for Cancer Care, Northern Genetics Service, and Cramlington Manor Walks. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on Staff Benefits under Documents to download or Supporting documents 9 and visit Careers | Newcastle Hospitals for more information.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education Essential

• BSC in Medical Illustration
• Registration as a Medical Illustrator Practitioner

Desirable

• Leadership qualification

Knowledge & Experience Essential

• Training plus extensive post-graduate experience to MSc level
• Confidentiality, consent, and data protection in medical photography
• Competence with all SLR camera formats
• Information technology and multimedia proficiency
• Wide range of computer skills and software programs
• Experience of working in a photographic environment
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable

• Training and experience in research and audit
• Mentoring and training junior staff
• Experience working independently in outlying clinics
• Experience running a Trust-wide Medical Photography service

Skills & Abilities Essential

• Proven leadership and interpersonal/communication skills with experience of change management and practice development
• Ability to work outside the photographic studio
• Excellent communication and influencing skills to manage change and service improvement

Desirable

• Knowledge of all aspects of medical photography

Values / Behavioural / Attitudes Essential

• Ability to work under pressure

Disclosures

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB).

Sponsorship and registration

Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For details visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. Guidance on overseas criminal records checks is available via the NHS or UK government links in the original description.

UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. See NHS Careers for details.

Employer details

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Victoria Infirmary, NE1 4LP