Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Photographer

The closing date is 23 April 2026

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Photographer to join our Clinical Illustration Service at King's Mill Hospital. We are expanding to meet the evolving needs of our patients and clinicians, and we're looking for a talented, motivated individual to become part of our growing team.

About the Role:

Medical Photography services are required across four sites:

  • King's Mill Hospital

  • Newark Hospital

  • Ashfield Health Village

  • Mansfield Community Hospital

This varied and rewarding role involves working across a range of clinical specialities, including (but not limited to):

  • Dermatology and Teledermatology

  • Wound photography

  • Theatre photography

  • Ophthalmology imaging

  • Studio photography

  • PR and promotional photography

You'll be contributing to high-quality patient care by producing accurate, consistent, and clinically valuable images.

This is a part-time position, offering flexibility while allowing you to contribute meaningfully to a vital clinical service.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

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Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Details

Date posted

09 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

214-CSTO-7838112

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

  • Post graduate certificate in clinical photography or equivalent experience
  • A high level of photographic ability
  • An imaginative, innovative and creative mind
  • Excellent standard of appearance and presentation to reflect the high-profile nature of this role
  • Ability to work with all professions throughout the Trust and with colleagues in partner organisations involved in the management or provision of health and social care services
  • Experience in using a professional photographic studio
  • Experience of interacting with patients and their families/carers in an acute setting
  • Experience of working in photography within a hospital/clinical environment
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to use initiative, organise self and service workload
  • Skills in effective team working

Desirable

  • Have professional membership with the Institute of Medical Illustrators (IMI)
  • Basic telephone and computer skills, including Word, plus experience with specific software packages such as Adobe Photoshop
  • Competence in using specialist clinical photography cameras for example OCT, Fundus camera and dermoscopic cameras
  • Understanding of legislation pertaining to consent, data protection and copyright etc
  • Proactive to take on new responsibilities and have the confidence to work alone on projects or to work as part of the wider team
Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

  • Post graduate certificate in clinical photography or equivalent experience
  • A high level of photographic ability
  • An imaginative, innovative and creative mind
  • Excellent standard of appearance and presentation to reflect the high-profile nature of this role
  • Ability to work with all professions throughout the Trust and with colleagues in partner organisations involved in the management or provision of health and social care services
  • Experience in using a professional photographic studio
  • Experience of interacting with patients and their families/carers in an acute setting
  • Experience of working in photography within a hospital/clinical environment
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to use initiative, organise self and service workload
  • Skills in effective team working

Desirable

  • Have professional membership with the Institute of Medical Illustrators (IMI)
  • Basic telephone and computer skills, including Word, plus experience with specific software packages such as Adobe Photoshop
  • Competence in using specialist clinical photography cameras for example OCT, Fundus camera and dermoscopic cameras
  • Understanding of legislation pertaining to consent, data protection and copyright etc
  • Proactive to take on new responsibilities and have the confidence to work alone on projects or to work as part of the wider team

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 details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Department Sister

Samantha Lambert

samantha.lambert3@nhs.net

01623622515

Details

Date posted

09 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

214-CSTO-7838112

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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