Job summary
We are a small,
friendly, hardworking team looking to recruit a trainee clinical photographer.
You will have either a Degree in photography with the expectation of obtaining
a distance learning PGCert in Clinical Photography during the training period,
or previous medical photography/relevant hospital experience with an
expectation to work towards a graduate certificate in clinical photography. As this is a trainee post it falls under a
Band 5, Annex 21 salary moving up to a permanent band 5 position on successful
completion of the training period.
Within Portsmouth, we primarily provide a
clinical service to two hospital sites although we also work at other hospitals
as well. Therefore your own transport will be a requirement for this post. Following
suitable induction and training, you need to be able to work independently and
efficiently, with the ability to prioritise your own workload and manage your
time effectively. You will also require excellent communication skills with the
ability to talk to both patients and hospital staff at their level. In return
we will offer you support to grow your talents and enhance your continuing
professional development.
We also undertake PR and non-clinical
photography so all round photographic skills are a must. We are in the process
of developing a Medical Photography and Illustration video service within the
Trust, and you will be expected to be a part of this new project.
Main duties of the job
As a clinical photographer you will be able to confidently photograph patients to show their condition or disease. This may be for record, diagnostic or teaching purposes purposes. We have apurpose-builtstudio, but you will also be expected to visit wards, outpatient departments and operating theatres. As well as the Queen Alexandra site, we have a busy satellite department in Dermatology on the St Marys campus where you will be expected to work several days perweek. Becauseeach patient is unique, you will have to have an adaptable, thinking approach to each job to obtain the best results under what can be difficult circumstances and conditions.
You will sometimes have to take photographs of a distressing nature so you have to be prepared for this.
Having taken the photographs you will then be responsible for initial editing and making sure that the photographs get to the correct clinician and department in a timely manner.
Non patient photographic duties will include photographing awards and presentations, portrait photography and location photography so you will need to have versatile photographic skills. Other jobs will include liaising with our graphic designers in obtaining any photographs they might require for posters and leaflets.
Off camera, you will be expected to have a good understanding of Adobe Photoshop andInDesignin order to amend or enhance non-clinical photographs so that they are suitable for use.
About us
The Trust is committed to driving excellence in care for our patients and communities and was rated good by the Care Quality Commission report published 2020 and became a University Hospital. We are ranked as the third in the country for research; embedding education and training across the organisation and we continuously strive to achieve our core values which are at the heart of everything we do. The Trusts main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, starting life as a military hospital over a century ago and now one of the largest hospitals on the south coast and you may have seen us on the TV series Nurses on the Ward. The Trust provides comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. The Trust employs over 8,000 staff and are #ProudtobePHU; our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because its the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for providing outstanding care and support for patients, colleagues and our community you will find a home at PHU. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in
terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender
identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans
status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a comprehensive professional cost effective,
efficient clinical & general photographic,
service to the Trust and other users.
- To ensure high quality work is produced to the required deadlines which
meets the clients requirements.
- To assist in the smooth running of the department by undertaking other
technical duties.
- Following training, assesses and undertakes own workload of
patients/clients and maintains associated records.
Clinical
duties (following suitable training):
- To ensure
correct level of patient consent has been given when obtaining photographic
recordings of patients, and that this level of consent is not breached when
image requests are made by clinicians.
- To undertake routine
clinical photography within the department studio, outpatient clinics, wards
and theatre adhering to the Trust and Department guidelines and policies on
photographic standardisation and patient confidentiality.
- To undertake complex photographic procedures including
clinical trials, serial photography intra-oral photography and the photography
of surgical procedures.
- To use
specialist digital photographic software and hardware and to support the
training of others in its use.
- To
photograph potentially disturbing medical cases/patients including in
theatre, outpatient departments and in the mortuary.
- To participate in and support the research and
development activities within the Trust and for national organisations.
- To be proactive in introducing new equipment,
systems and working practices within the department.
- To ensure that all patient information relating
to their clinical images are kept up to date within the department database
ensuring that the clients have the patient images within their required deadlines,
and that the patient images are either printed or uplifted to the departments
patient database within the departments time limit.
Non-clinical duties
(following suitable training):
- To undertake routine non-clinical photography
for use in promotional material, displays, reports, training manuals and
publications. This may include photography in the studio, or other Trust /
non-trust locations of people, specimens, equipment, buildings, medical or
other procedures. (These lists are not exhaustive.)
- To ensure that all record keeping relating to
non-clinical work is accurate and up-to-date.
- To provide a reprographic service to the Trust
by photographing hard copy or the scanning of slides and other images as
required by clients.
- To produce and/or edit scientific posters for
clinical staff within the Trust.
- To produce simple design work using specific
software as required.
- To be actively involved in the videography projects
which the department undertakes.
Training:
- To undertake a suitable Post-graduate
qualification in clinical photography.
- To undertake Trust mandatory and
statutory training.
- To maintain professional competence and be aware of
relevant technical and professional developments in photography.
General:
- To ensure suitable standards and high quality work
are set and maintained, including the developing implementing and maintaining of
quality working systems.
- To ensure maximum productivity within allocated
resources.
- To ensure and advise that adequate photographic and
related stocks are maintained within the department so that the service does
not suffer from supply shortages.
- To work collaboratively as part of the Medical
Photography and Illustration Department team.
Health and safety:
- To ensure a safe working environment and patient
protection by maintaining adequate levels of safety, security and
confidentiality in adherence with Trust and department policies.
Please Note:
The
above list of duties and responsibilities is indicative only and other duties
may be required from time to time according to the changing requirements and
needs of the Medical Photography and Illustration service provided.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a comprehensive professional cost effective,
efficient clinical & general photographic,
service to the Trust and other users.
- To ensure high quality work is produced to the required deadlines which
meets the clients requirements.
- To assist in the smooth running of the department by undertaking other
technical duties.
- Following training, assesses and undertakes own workload of
patients/clients and maintains associated records.
Clinical
duties (following suitable training):
- To ensure
correct level of patient consent has been given when obtaining photographic
recordings of patients, and that this level of consent is not breached when
image requests are made by clinicians.
- To undertake routine
clinical photography within the department studio, outpatient clinics, wards
and theatre adhering to the Trust and Department guidelines and policies on
photographic standardisation and patient confidentiality.
- To undertake complex photographic procedures including
clinical trials, serial photography intra-oral photography and the photography
of surgical procedures.
- To use
specialist digital photographic software and hardware and to support the
training of others in its use.
- To
photograph potentially disturbing medical cases/patients including in
theatre, outpatient departments and in the mortuary.
- To participate in and support the research and
development activities within the Trust and for national organisations.
- To be proactive in introducing new equipment,
systems and working practices within the department.
- To ensure that all patient information relating
to their clinical images are kept up to date within the department database
ensuring that the clients have the patient images within their required deadlines,
and that the patient images are either printed or uplifted to the departments
patient database within the departments time limit.
Non-clinical duties
(following suitable training):
- To undertake routine non-clinical photography
for use in promotional material, displays, reports, training manuals and
publications. This may include photography in the studio, or other Trust /
non-trust locations of people, specimens, equipment, buildings, medical or
other procedures. (These lists are not exhaustive.)
- To ensure that all record keeping relating to
non-clinical work is accurate and up-to-date.
- To provide a reprographic service to the Trust
by photographing hard copy or the scanning of slides and other images as
required by clients.
- To produce and/or edit scientific posters for
clinical staff within the Trust.
- To produce simple design work using specific
software as required.
- To be actively involved in the videography projects
which the department undertakes.
Training:
- To undertake a suitable Post-graduate
qualification in clinical photography.
- To undertake Trust mandatory and
statutory training.
- To maintain professional competence and be aware of
relevant technical and professional developments in photography.
General:
- To ensure suitable standards and high quality work
are set and maintained, including the developing implementing and maintaining of
quality working systems.
- To ensure maximum productivity within allocated
resources.
- To ensure and advise that adequate photographic and
related stocks are maintained within the department so that the service does
not suffer from supply shortages.
- To work collaboratively as part of the Medical
Photography and Illustration Department team.
Health and safety:
- To ensure a safe working environment and patient
protection by maintaining adequate levels of safety, security and
confidentiality in adherence with Trust and department policies.
Please Note:
The
above list of duties and responsibilities is indicative only and other duties
may be required from time to time according to the changing requirements and
needs of the Medical Photography and Illustration service provided.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- General Photographic Degree.
- Good all round education.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Digital Photography experience.
Desirable
- General Photographic experience.
- Experience in Adobe suite.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Strong customer service skills.
- Photographic.
- Technical and computer skills using specialised software.
- Effective communication skills, both written and spoken.
- Sound knowledge base.
- Autonomy of decision making when photographing patients.
- IT skills.
Desirable
- Full driving license.
- Understanding of medical terminology and clinical processes.
- Knowledge and experience of photographic manipulation of images.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- General Photographic Degree.
- Good all round education.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Digital Photography experience.
Desirable
- General Photographic experience.
- Experience in Adobe suite.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Strong customer service skills.
- Photographic.
- Technical and computer skills using specialised software.
- Effective communication skills, both written and spoken.
- Sound knowledge base.
- Autonomy of decision making when photographing patients.
- IT skills.
Desirable
- Full driving license.
- Understanding of medical terminology and clinical processes.
- Knowledge and experience of photographic manipulation of images.
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
