Medical Photography Service Lead

Portsmouth Hospitals University Nhs Trust; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Medical Photography Service Lead to provide strategic leadership and operational management for the clinical photography service across the Trust. This pivotal role blends clinical expertise with governance and innovation to ensure high-quality, patient-centered imaging services.

The role requires leadership experience, extensive clinical photography expertise, and a strong emphasis on information governance, quality improvement

Qualifications

• Postgraduate clinical photography qualification or equivalent.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Eligibility for, or current registration on, an appropriate accredited healthcare science register where applicable.
• Experience at senior level with responsibility for specialist clinical photography standards.
• Line management or supervisory experience, including appraisal, development and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership, strategic direction and operational management for Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Medical Photography Service.
• Ensure a safe, responsive, efficient and patient-centred clinical photography service that supports diagnosis, treatment planning, clinical records, safeguarding, education, audit and research.
• Lead service governance, workforce development, quality assurance, information governance, consent, image management and continuous improvement.
• Act as the Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trusts specialist adviser on clinical photography and the capture, management, storage and lawful use of clinical images.
• Maintain professional clinical photography practice and undertake specialist clinical photography where required to support service resilience, complex cases, quality assurance and staff development.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Clinical photography

Information governance

Quality improvement

Education

Postgraduate clinical photography qualification

Leadership qualification

Relevant degree in clinical photography or related

Tools

Image management software

Data protection frameworks

Job description

Job summary

NHS Band 7 Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Hours Per Week: Full time, 37.5 hrs
Contract Type: Permanent

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Medical Photography Service Lead to lead our team in delivering a high-quality, patient-focused service. This is a pivotal leadership role, combining clinical expertise with strategic oversight to ensure the delivery of innovative and compliant medical photography services across the Trust.

Key responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership, strategic direction and operational management for Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Medical Photography Service.
• Ensure a safe, responsive, efficient and patient-centred clinical photography service that supports diagnosis, treatment planning, clinical records, safeguarding, education, audit and research.
• Lead service governance, workforce development, quality assurance, information governance, consent, image management and continuous improvement.
• Act as the Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trusts specialist adviser on clinical photography and the capture, management, storage and lawful use of clinical images.
• Maintain professional clinical photography practice and undertake specialist clinical photography where required to support service resilience, complex cases, quality assurance and staff development.

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Details

• Date posted: 27 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: REF2706V
• Closing date: 04 November 2026

Essential qualifications

• Postgraduate clinical photography qualification or equivalent specialist knowledge gained through substantial training and experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Eligibility for, or current registration on, an appropriate accredited healthcare science register where applicable.

Desirable qualifications

• Management or leadership qualification.
• Postgraduate qualification at Masters level or equivalent experience.
• Relevant degree in clinical photography, photography or a closely related discipline.

Essential experience

• Substantial post-qualification experience in clinical or medical photography.
• Experience working at senior level with responsibility for specialist clinical photography standards.
• Line management or supervisory experience, including appraisal, development and performance management.
• Experience developing and implementing policies, procedures and standardised working practices.
• Experience of clinical image governance, consent, confidentiality, secure image management and data protection.
• Experience of audit, quality improvement, incident review and complaint handling.
• Experience managing competing priorities and delivering services within available resources.

Desirable experience

• Experience of budget management, business cases, procurement or contract management.
• Experience supporting research studies or clinical trials.
• Experience leading service redesign or digital change.

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Imaging Services Manager, Janine Hatch, [e-mail]

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.