About this role
Job summary
The Department of Clinical Photography and Illustration (DCPI), based at Lister Hospital in Stevenage, is pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to join our experienced and supportive team.
The post holder will provide professional support to the DCPI service, contributing to the delivery of an efficient, high-quality and cost-effective service across clinical photography, non-clinical photography, video and illustration (graphic design) for the Trust and partner organisations.
The successful candidate will contribute to the day-to-day operational delivery of the service and will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on-call rota.
Applicants who do not currently hold the required qualification in Clinical Photography/Medical Illustration may still be considered for the role and, where appropriate, may be appointed as a Trainee Clinical Photographer at Band 4 under Annex 21 arrangements, with support and development opportunities to work towards achieving the required qualification.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Photographer supports all clinical specialities including Plastic Surgery, Dermatology, Oral Surgery, ENT and Paediatrics (including sudden infant death and non-accidental injury), taking photographs in the studio, operating theatres, mortuary, outpatient clinics and on the wards.
Illustration (graphic design) and video have now become a major part of the DCPI's remit and the Clinical Photographer will be expected to fully participate in this work using industry standard software e.g. Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training Essential
Post-Graduate Certificate in Clinical Photography or equivalent. To be registered as a Medical Illustrator on the AHCS Register (Academy for Healthcare Science). Ability to travel between sites.
Desirable
Professional Member of the Institute of Medical Illustrators
Previous Experience Essential
Relevant experience in clinical photography. Relevant experience in non-clinical photography. Relevant experience in graphic design.
Desirable
Relevant experience in video.
Skills Essential
Competent in all aspects of clinical, non-clinical photography and graphic design. Advanced keyboard and computer skills (desktop publishing, word processing, database systems for clinical photography, spreadsheet creation and image manipulation.) Flexible in order to prioritise workload and respond to urgent requests e.g. theatre calls, meeting the needs of the service. Empathy to patients when dealing with sensitive issues e.g. child abuse and when obtaining images of an intimate nature. Good communication and interpersonal skills and organisational skills and attention to detail. Committed to producing the highest quality clinical photography to agreed national protocols (IMI guidelines), departmental guidelines and an agreement to undertake any additional study to maintain CPD and the upkeep of their professional registration
Desirable
Competent in video. Competent in the use of Waba MIM (Trust's Medical Image Management System) WMP (Trust's clinical photography mobile applications).
Knowledge Essential
Fully conversant in all aspects of relevant and current legislation, including patient confidentiality / consent, Data Protection, Child Protection, Access to Health Records and the Freedom of Information Act. Good knowledge of digital photography, video and graphic design Good knowledge of medical terminology, physiology and anatomy.
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.
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 East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)