Clinical Photographer

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Band 5 Clinical Photographer/Trainee Clinical Photographer to join their innovative team. The role involves taking clinical photographs, ensuring high-quality imaging, and working with various departments. Candidates should hold a relevant degree and may be offered training under an Annex 21 contract. This position provides opportunities for growth and requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Locations include Heartlands, Solihull, and Good Hope Hospitals with full and part-time options available.

Benefits

Extensive training opportunities

Support for career progression

Qualifications

• Degree in Medical Illustration/Photography required.
• AHCS registration expected for trainee photographers.
• Willingness to complete PGC in Medical Illustration if not already held.

Responsibilities

• Take clinical photographs across various locations.
• Work closely with the Communications Team for public relation photography.
• Follow policies to manage and upload images securely.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Team working skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

IT proficiency

Education

Degree in Medical Illustration or Photography

PGC in Medical Illustration

AHCS registration

Tools

Digital SLR cameras

Adobe DNG converter

Windows operating systems

Job description

Band 5 Clinical Photographer/Trainee Clinical Photographer

The closing date is 04 February 2026

We're looking for individuals to join our forward thinking, innovative Clinical Photography team at UHB. You will expand your skillset, experience a range of imaging techniques and make a big difference to our patients and their families.

We provide a range of clinical imaging and general photographic services, including Thermography to promote innovation and research. We work with a variety of specialities including Ophthalmology, Maxillofacial, Burns & Plastics and Dermatology.

We're looking for an excellent communicator who is motivated and enthusiastic, with outstanding technical ability to join our growing team.

We offer extensive training opportunities and support for staff to progress in their chosen career.

We would like the candidate to hold a degree in Medical Illustration, or a degree in Photography plus the Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Photography and be AHCS registered. For the right person, we would be open to recruit a Trainee Clinical Photographer on an Annex 21 contract, who would be funded to complete the Staffordshire Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Photography. Completing the course takes 12 months and successful trainees would enrol in January 2027.

You'll be covering Heartlands, Solihull, Good Hope and the Queen Elizabeth Hospitals, as well as community sites. Full and part time posts are available.

Main duties of the job

You'll be taking clinical photographs in various locations across UHB, including in our photographic studios, clinic rooms, wards and theatres. You'll use people skills and communication to give an excellent service to patients from all walks of life and make a difference to their care.

You'll be working in our highly regarded AI-based Teledermatology service, making sure patients with suspected skin cancer get the right treatment at the right time, taking high quality photographs and dermoscopy.

When requested you will also work closely with the Communications Team to take public relations photography which will be used across the Trust and externally to show the best of what we do.

You'll follow local policies and procedures to process and upload images to our secure image database and will be expected to use both everyday IT packages and specialist software to complete tasks.

You'll contribute to the day to day running of the department and make sure that all of our camera equipment is well maintained and consumables are recorded and ordered as necessary.

You'll be the face of our department and help to make sure that relevant consent, confidentiality and photographic policies are upheld and images are taken safely and securely to protect our patients.

If you think this sounds right for you, we'd love to receive your application. To arrange a visit/discuss the role, please contact Becky Lee, Medical Illustration Services Manager or Robert MacMillan, Photographic Manager, on 01213712460.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Medical Illustration / Clinical Photography or a Degree in Photography together with a PGC in Medical Illustration, or equivalence.
• Degree in Photography or related discipline and willingness to complete PGC in Medical Illustration, or equivalence. (Annex 21 contracts)
• Academy for HealthCare Science registration (trainee photographers will be expected to register with AHCS upon completion of the postgrad)
• Member of IMI or other professional body.

Experience

• Professional Standards.
• Digital DSLR.
• Extensive experience post-qualification as a clinical photographer.
• Wide range of clinical photography and non-clinical photography skills and knowledge.
• Data Protection.
• Consent and confidentiality.
• Nikon DSLR/Mirrorless cameras.
• Use of Adobe DNG converter.
• Knowledge of non-propriety Raw files.

Additional Criteria

• Clinical Photography (digital SLR photography and use of mirrorless camera systems for Annex 21)
• Specialist Clinical Photographic systems, ophthalmic (Awareness of specialist systems for Annex 21)
• Ability to manage and deliver to deadlines and within resources.
• Windows operating systems.
• Excellent IT user skills, demonstrating proficiency in use of MS packages and high level of understanding IT issues.
• Demonstrable high level of inter-personal and communications skills.
• High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude.
• A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals.
• Strong team working skills.
• Travel between sites within UHB.
• Able to communicate easily and effectively with staff of all levels and of all specialties.
• Networking skills and ability to build working relationships within and out with the Trust.
• Able to apply guidelines and policies in complex situations
• Strong analytical, problem solving and numeracy skills
• Thorough knowledge of photographic processing software and image management tools and databases
• Specialist Clinical Photographic systems, thermography, 3D/4D.
• Ortho Oracle surgical photography
• Able to present scientific papers at national and international conferences.
• Prepared to be flexible with hours worked.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust