Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the dynamic Medical Photography Department at North Bristol NHS Trust
Assistant Medical Photographer Band 4 1.0 WTE - 18 months fixed term
Would you like to start, or develop, your career in medical photography in a dynamic, supportive team based in the state-of-the-art medical photography facility in the Brunel Building.
We are seeking a compassionate, motivated individual with a HND / NVQ level 4 or foundation degree in photography, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
The Medical Photography department provides a critical service supporting excellent care across the Trust and you will be delivering a high-quality service including medical photography (studio/ward/clinic) and ophthalmic photography. Excellent communication interpersonal skills, and a thorough understanding of image management / digital technology is essential.
You will support the department using your photography and image management skills to enable clinical decision making and care. You will work with the medical photographers to deliver the service and maintain the IMI QAS level 2.
You will be able to demonstrate an ability to work independently, and with the team, to agreed timelines.
North Bristol NHS Trust is a large regional centre of excellence dedicated to the development of all our staff; as such the successful candidate will be expected to develop while in post.
Main duties of the job
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To support the medical photography and illustration department, with responsibility for image management within the Medical Image Management System (MIMS) and Job Management System (JMS) databases.
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To deliver a service in line with the departmental and Trust guidelines, abiding by all consent,confidentiality, and legal guidelines.
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To provide a photographic support service for non-clinical activities undertaken by the Trust following national and local standards.
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To support the multi-skilling work within the department to ensure an efficient service is delivered in line with departmental service level agreements.
About us
Medical photography is a dynamic, supportive, caring team supporting the delivery of care across the entire Trust.
As a member of the team you will form an integral part in the patients's care pathway providing vital information, in the form of photographs and video of patients to help clinicians diagnose and monitor patients progress.
As a team we also support research, quality improvement and service evaluation through both data capture but also supporting the dissemination of findings through our poster printing service.
In Medical Photography every day is different.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Image Management
- File handling NEFF files to create standardised files, e.g. JPEGs, for uploading into the Medical Image Management System (MIMS)
- Assess images provided to ensure appropriate medical photography views are uploaded to MIMS and corresponding consent level recorded.
- Digital processing and finishing / printing of images from the Medical Image Management System (MIMS).
- Processing and managing images provided by others, from out of hours services, for upload into MIMS
- Accurate data entry and updates within the Job Management System (JMS)
- Undertaking quality assurance checks within MIMS and JMS
- When applicable, print to standard templates for Trust, police, solicitors, Crown Prosecution Service.
Medical Photography
- Working within the medical photography team, unsupervised, within standard
- To provide a medical photography service, working unsupervised within departmental guidelines, adhering to standard views in studio or clinical environment where applicable.
- Assess situations and assisting patients with dressing/undressing to ensure appropriate medical photography/video views are obtained.
- Provide studio, out-patient, clinic, and ward photography, working independently within departmental guidelines, to meet the clinical needs of the department, adhering to SLAs and agreed timelines
- To provide medical video, within departmental studio unsupervised, adhering to standard clinical video protocols / SOPs, adhering to SLAs and agreed timelines.
Non-Medical Photography
- Provide ophthalmic photography, adhering to SLAs and agreed timelines.
- Provide non-medical photography service, e.g. staff boards and PR, adhering to standard views in studio or clinical environment where applicable.
- Responsible for own actions working within department guidelines, policies and procedures.
- Support the department in maintaining the quality assurance accreditation from the Institute of Medical Illustrators (IMI)
- Ensuring all specialist photography equipment is always managed safely and securely.
Media
- Undertake public relations photography, including. in-house magazine, reports, research, and various associated projects.
- Photography for exhibitions and displays, booklets and posters.
- Staff group photography and presentations.
- Portraiture of trust staff for various use
- Non-medical photography for patient leaflets, teaching, research, posters etc.
- Accurate data entry within the Job Management System (JMS)
Multi-skilling
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Participate fully within the multi-skilling rota covering non-medical photography, medical image management, video upload to MIMS, fundus/OCT and poster printing as appropriate.
Training and personal development
Other
- Upholding policies in patient consent, confidentiality, data protection and human rights.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Image Management
- File handling NEFF files to create standardised files, e.g. JPEGs, for uploading into the Medical Image Management System (MIMS)
- Assess images provided to ensure appropriate medical photography views are uploaded to MIMS and corresponding consent level recorded.
- Digital processing and finishing / printing of images from the Medical Image Management System (MIMS).
- Processing and managing images provided by others, from out of hours services, for upload into MIMS
- Accurate data entry and updates within the Job Management System (JMS)
- Undertaking quality assurance checks within MIMS and JMS
- When applicable, print to standard templates for Trust, police, solicitors, Crown Prosecution Service.
Medical Photography
- Working within the medical photography team, unsupervised, within standard
- To provide a medical photography service, working unsupervised within departmental guidelines, adhering to standard views in studio or clinical environment where applicable.
- Assess situations and assisting patients with dressing/undressing to ensure appropriate medical photography/video views are obtained.
- Provide studio, out-patient, clinic, and ward photography, working independently within departmental guidelines, to meet the clinical needs of the department, adhering to SLAs and agreed timelines
- To provide medical video, within departmental studio unsupervised, adhering to standard clinical video protocols / SOPs, adhering to SLAs and agreed timelines.
Non-Medical Photography
- Provide ophthalmic photography, adhering to SLAs and agreed timelines.
- Provide non-medical photography service, e.g. staff boards and PR, adhering to standard views in studio or clinical environment where applicable.
- Responsible for own actions working within department guidelines, policies and procedures.
- Support the department in maintaining the quality assurance accreditation from the Institute of Medical Illustrators (IMI)
- Ensuring all specialist photography equipment is always managed safely and securely.
Media
- Undertake public relations photography, including. in-house magazine, reports, research, and various associated projects.
- Photography for exhibitions and displays, booklets and posters.
- Staff group photography and presentations.
- Portraiture of trust staff for various use
- Non-medical photography for patient leaflets, teaching, research, posters etc.
- Accurate data entry within the Job Management System (JMS)
Multi-skilling
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Participate fully within the multi-skilling rota covering non-medical photography, medical image management, video upload to MIMS, fundus/OCT and poster printing as appropriate.
Training and personal development
Other
- Upholding policies in patient consent, confidentiality, data protection and human rights.
Person Specification
Education / Qualification
Essential
- HND / NVQ level 4 / foundation degree in photography or relevant professional experience
Education / Qualification
Essential
- Evidence of self-managed CPD and continued commitment to professional development
Work Experience
Essential
- General Photographic and digital image management experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in a Medical Photography & Illustration Dept.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
- Excellent photographic skills
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and email) including the ability to liaise with multi-disciplinary team and wider stakeholders.
- Knowledge, and application, of appropriate legislation, guidelines and policies.
- Excellent IT skills (Word, excel, PowerPoint and Photoshop etc) with a proven ability for accurate image management, data entry and data checking.
- Ability to work on own initiative and within a team organising own work.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a Medical Photography & Illustration Dept.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage own time and act as an effective team player.
- Flexible approach to work patterns to meet the needs of the patients, clinics and department while meeting deadlines.
- Ability to communicate effectively with all members of multi-disciplinary healthcare teams
Person Specification
Education / Qualification
Essential
- HND / NVQ level 4 / foundation degree in photography or relevant professional experience
Education / Qualification
Essential
- Evidence of self-managed CPD and continued commitment to professional development
Work Experience
Essential
- General Photographic and digital image management experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in a Medical Photography & Illustration Dept.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
- Excellent photographic skills
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and email) including the ability to liaise with multi-disciplinary team and wider stakeholders.
- Knowledge, and application, of appropriate legislation, guidelines and policies.
- Excellent IT skills (Word, excel, PowerPoint and Photoshop etc) with a proven ability for accurate image management, data entry and data checking.
- Ability to work on own initiative and within a team organising own work.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a Medical Photography & Illustration Dept.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage own time and act as an effective team player.
- Flexible approach to work patterns to meet the needs of the patients, clinics and department while meeting deadlines.
- Ability to communicate effectively with all members of multi-disciplinary healthcare teams
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).
