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Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Photographer to join the Medical Illustration Department at East Kent University NHS Foundation Trust.

To collaboratively work as part of the specialized team that daily provides a high quality comprehensive and sometimes highly complex clinical photography & illustration service to East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust and other external customers, whilst upholding the Trust's values and objectives.

This prospect requires an applicant with commitment, passion and enthusiasm towards medical photography to join our friendly and creative team.

Candidate must possess excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills with a good knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, especially Photoshop, InDesign, Premier Pro and Microsoft Office. Must have mastered the use of Nikon DSLR camera and be able to produce high quality work as you work closely within a productive and supportive team.

Examples of specialized areas: videography and editing, graphic design and illustrations, 3D and UV photography.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is "great healthcare from great people". Everything we do is guided by our values: "People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference". We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called "We care". It is about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We are looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Date posted: 12 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: 344-1505COR

Job locations: Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road, Canterbury, CT1 3NG

Job responsibilities

Clinical duties: To undertake at a high level, clinical photography and videography across a range of clinical specialties, including ENT, Dermatology, wound documentation and healing, Moh's surgery (e.g. reconstruction and cleft audit), paediatrics, minor injuries and trauma, maxillofacial, 3D and UV photography.

Other duties include: undertake public relation recording, medical art and preparations of posters, leaflets (desktop publishing) and have an interest in helping to develop a clinical and non-clinical videography service.

CPD: To keep abreast of current mandatory training and developments within the Trust and the wider spectrum of clinical photography and illustration. Recordings may be used to support patient care, teaching, publication or research.

Academic Qualification

• Holds Graduate or Postgraduate clinical photography qualification
• AHCS registration
• Working in medical illustration or similar environment

Desirable

• Practical clinical photography experience post qualification for 12 months

Knowledge

• Fully conversant with digital SLR cameras
• Large format printing
• Scientific & technical photography
• Human anatomy & physiology
• Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, In-design
• Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, policies and guidance documents

Desirable

• Fully conversant with digital storage systems (MIM Waba)
• Adobe: Premiere Pro

Skills

• Reliable and able to receive and convey complex, sensitive information regarding patient related issues and other relevant information
• Pro-active team member and willing to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team across the Trust
• Organisational skills while multi-tasking by prioritizing their own diverse and complex work and activities
• Adaptable and flexible in their working practice

Desirable

• Able to discuss and advise customers on clinical photography consent issues in accordance with EKHUFT policy and current legislation

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

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

Employer name: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road, Canterbury, CT1 3NG

Employer's website: https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/