Barts Health NHS Trust

Medical Photographer

The closing date is 15 September 2025

Job summary

This is a great opportunity to further your career and join the Medical Illustration department at Barts Health NHS Trust and be part of a busy team. The department is committed to a high quality service and fully supports the Trusts aims and values whereas you will have the energy and enthusiasm to take part in shaping the future and face new challenges ahead. You will work within a small friendly team covering both general clinical and ophthalmic imaging across the Royal London, Whipps Cross and Newham University Hospitals. To meet these challenges you will be outgoing and self-motivated with the ability to switch from being a committed team player to being able to work alone when required.

The successful candidate will ideally have a degree in Clinical Photography or an equivalent, and be a AHCS registered clinical photographer or working towards registration.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will form part of a small team maintaining a high quality medical illustration service to Barts Health NHS Trust, with specific responsibility for clinical photography, teledermatology clinics, adult/paediatric ophthalmic imaging and paediatric retinoblastoma ophthalmic imaging.

You will be based predominantly at The Royal London Hospital or Whipps Cross Hospital, however you will have a remit to cover all sites within the Trust.

You will be an integral player in taking the department into the future and feed in ideas for improvement.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Details

Date posted

01 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£37,259 to £45,356 a year per annum inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-7452176RLH

Job locations

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualification in medical photography.
  • Registered clinical photographer (AHCS)

Desirable

  • Photographic degree.

Experience

Essential

  • Working in a department of medical photography as a generalist medical photographer. plus experience in ophthalmic imaging to include FFA, ICG and OCT

Skills

Essential

  • General clinical photography
  • Ophthalmic photography
  • IT literate

Desirable

  • General reprographic skills
  • Computer graphics
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualification in medical photography.
  • Registered clinical photographer (AHCS)

Desirable

  • Photographic degree.

Experience

Essential

  • Working in a department of medical photography as a generalist medical photographer. plus experience in ophthalmic imaging to include FFA, ICG and OCT

Skills

Essential

  • General clinical photography
  • Ophthalmic photography
  • IT literate

Desirable

  • General reprographic skills
  • Computer graphics

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 (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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

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 (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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR


Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR


Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Department

Darrin Hawkins

darrin.hawkins@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

01 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£37,259 to £45,356 a year per annum inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-7452176RLH

Job locations

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR


Supporting documents

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