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Main area Medical Photography Grade NHS AfC : Band 4 Contract Fixed term : 18 months (On completion of competencies and passing of PostGrad Certificate can move to Band 5.) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 289-CSS-1719

Employer Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Town London Salary £31,944 - £34,937 per annum incl. HCAS (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 11 / 02 / 2025 23 : 59

Trainee Medical Photographer

NHS AfC : Band 4

Job overview

As a Trainee Medical Photographer you will be shadowing Medical Photographers and photographing patients either in the studio, on wards, and other clinical settings. You will be expected to produce high quality images that can be utilised for patients’ medical records, for teaching / education, and publishing. The role may also include the production of graphic design and video services in support of the Trust’s aims and objectives, including patient care, research, education and corporate communications. As part of the role, you can enrol on a graduate clinical photography qualification, so that you are able to become registered with the Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS) on completion of the course.

The team comprises of a Medical Photography Manager, a Senior Medical Photographer, and three Medical Photographers. It is an energetic and friendly department which requires from the applicant a commitment, compassion, and desire to continually learn. We are looking for a candidate who will work as an individual and also collaboratively as part of the wider team to implement new processes and protocols for the better of patient care and the efficiency of the department. We will provide you with a dynamic, and forward thinking department that will give you the opportunity to grow as a Medical Photographer. In the role, you will develop as an individual as well as develop with others as part of a supportive team.

Main duties of the job

To shadow Medical Photographers and also participate in all aspects of clinical and scientific photography of adults and children in a variety of locations including studio, ward, clinic, operating theatre, and mortuary.
Responsible for undertaking training in all aspects of medical photography for diagnosis, case records, education, research, and publication across a wide range of specialities and disciplines.
There is an expectation that the Trainee will enrol on a graduate clinical photography qualification, so that they are able to become registered with the Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS) on completion of the course.
With assistance from Medical Photographers, to ensure a high level of photographic quality so that images are medically and legally valuable i.e. confidence with studio lighting, capturing accurate exposures, correct colour balancing, etc.
With assistance from Medical Photographers, to utilise the most appropriate photographic and lighting techniques to best demonstrate the patient’s condition i.e. flat lighting and crosslighting.
To complete administrative tasks, booking jobs, assisting with patient requests, etc.

Working for our organisation

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To shadow Medical Photographers and also participate in all aspects of clinical and scientific photography of adults and children in a variety of locations including studio, ward, clinic, operating theatre, and mortuary.

Responsible for undertaking training in all aspects of medical photography for diagnosis, case records, education, research, and publication across a wide range of specialities and disciplines.

There is an expectation that the Trainee will enrol on a graduate clinical photography qualification, so that they are able to become registered with the Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS) on completion of the course.

With assistance from Medical Photographers, to ensure a high level of photographic quality so that images are medically and legally valuable i.e. confidence with studio lighting, capturing accurate exposures, correct colour balancing, etc.

With assistance from Medical Photographers, to utilise the most appropriate photographic and lighting techniques to best demonstrate the patient’s condition i.e. flat lighting and crosslighting.

To complete administrative tasks, booking jobs, assisting with patient requests, etc.

To utilise image processing software and layout design software such as Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Bridge, for post‐production processes.

To utilise word processing software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for production of teaching material and reports.

Meet the needs of demand‐led clinical photography work e.g. attending urgent requests such as theatre, paediatrics, and non‐accidental injuries.

Ensuring that photographs taken in operating theatres and trauma situations are taken with speed, dexterity, and accuracy to ensure that the patients’ treatment is not delayed or disrupted.

To photograph medico‐legal clients to the specifications of the requesting legal firm e.g. using measurements, specific lighting techniques, etc. Also, ensuring images are captured with accuracy and are a true likeness to the presented condition.

To participate in video production assignments including pre‐planning, production, filming, editing, and post‐production.

To competently and creatively handle general photographic assignments e.g. PR photography, still life, portraiture, and other forms of general photography.

Meet the needs of outpatient work including undertaking dental / intraoral photography within Health and Safety requirements e.g. safe insertion of glass mirrors / retractors and use of appropriate sterilisation techniques.

Co‐ordinate with ward staff so that in‐patients are prepared and dressings removed in advance of attending the ward.

Provide a service in sometimes difficult and distressing circumstances, such as trauma, burns, terminally ill patients, sexual or physical abuse, still births, specimens, and post‐mortem examinations.

When qualified and AHCS registered, participate in Teledermatology clinics, providing an accurate, efficient, and timely photographic service for the newly implemented patient pathway cancer referral system.

To keep abreast of technological development and modern trends in clinical, scientific, and technical photography.

To assist in the implementation of new technologies and techniques as appropriate. For example looking at how certain patient conditions can be photographed / lit in new and innovative ways.

To be responsible for understanding patient consent and its application within the field of Medical Photography.

Ensuring that patients understand the nature of the photographic procedure and consequences of image consent.

Understand and be able to communicate information concerning consent levels, confidentiality, distribution, copyright, security, data protection, and Caldicott guidelines. This will include accommodating patients’ cultural and religious preferences and showing sensitivity, especially when communicating with patients with disability or anxiety.

Understand and keep up‐to‐date with guidance in relation to the confidentiality of patients and the images, footage and information held about them on Medical Photography systems and databases.

Develop good working relationships with clinicians and others to help ensure their current and future needs are met.

To maintain an up‐to‐date Continuous Professional Development (CPD) portfolio, as recommended by the Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS).

To work at the West Middlesex University Hospital site and other remote sites if necessary.

Work outside office hours occasionally (for example evening and weekend events, major incidents requiring photography).

Person specification

Qualifications

Important

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.

If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.

In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.

During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.

Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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