Clinical Photographer

South Tees Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is offering a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover for a Medical Photographer based at The James Cook University Hospital. You should have a degree in medical photography or photography with clinical experience, and be registered/eligible with IMI and/or AHCS.

The role involves providing medical photography and video across hospital sites, joining a small team, and supporting the skin clinics and broader services.

Qualifications

• BA (hons) undergraduate degree in Photography or equivalent.
• Evidence of working in a photographic studio environment.
• Understanding of consent and issues with confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical photography and video in the studio and clinical environments.
• Work across The James Cook University Hospital and other sites as required.
• Maintain image databases and use image editing software.

Skills

Photographic studio

Consent & confidentiality

Work under pressure

Education

BA (hons) Photography

Equivalent qualification

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Video editing software

Image databases

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen with the medical photography department. We are seeking a compassionate, motivated individual with a degree in medical photography or a degree in photography plus relevant clinical experience. In addition, the successful candidate will be registered/eligible (or qualified to a registered level) with the Institute of Medical Illustrators (IMI) and/or Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS).

This is a 12 month fixed term contract for maternity cover, based at The James Cook University Hospital. Cross site working is also required at One-Life (in rotational periods) With the expectation to work across multi-sites to primarily support the skin clinics and wider UHT group Medical Photogrpahy service.

Shortlisted candidates should bring a portfolio of photography work for their interview.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide medical photography, and video, in the photography studio and across outpatient/inpatient environments within The James Cook University Hospital and additional sites as required. The successful candidate will join our team consisting of 2 clinical photographers, an imaging support worker, and a MIMS administrator. A thorough understanding of the medical photography department and experience with image databases and editing software is essential.

The post may involve dealing with difficult and distraught clients, emotional stress, deathand various pathologies. The post holder can be exposed to a range of clinical conditions including surgical procedures, specimens, deep and infected wounds, infectiousconditions and conditions of unknown pathology. Conditions encountered may be distressing to visual, olfactory or auditory senses.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of working in a photographic studio environment.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a Medical Photography Department.

Qualifications

Essential

• BA (hons) undergraduate degree in Photography or equivalent

Desirable

• PG Certificate in Clinical Photography (or equivalent)

Knowledge

Essential

• An understanding of medical photography practice in a wide range of environments.
• Knowledge and experience of using image editing software. (e.g. Adobe Photoshop).
• Understanding of consent and issues with confidentiality.
• Ability to work under pressure whilst prioritising workload to meet deadlines.

Desirable

• Experience of video and video editing software.
• Experience working with image databases

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.

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