Medical Photographer

Medical Photographer - 37.5hr post available - B5

The Department of Medical Photography provides a comprehensive clinical and non clinical service to NCIC. It processes in the region of 5000 requests for Clinical Illustration per annum. The Department chiefly supports the, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Oral Surgery and Dermatology directorates clinically. Non-clinical work is requested by a wide variety of Medical and Professional staff to support the presentation of their academic work. The post holder will be expected to work across site at the Cumberland infirmary and West Cumberland Hospital, as well as some of our satellite hospitals.

The Post holder will work as a practising registered Medical Photographer (including Ophthalmic Photography) providing a comprehensive clinical photography service for Clinical and non-clinical medical and professional staff as required.

Work as a Medical Photographer within our small team at NCIC

Organise and prioritise requests.

Liaise with other Departments working flexibly to accommodate the needs as they arise.

Maintain a current database of patient details & type of illustration for all clinical request

Gain the formal consent of patients prior to performing clinical photographic procedures

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’.

Being a clinically led organisation

Quality and safety at the heart

A positive patient experience every time

A great place to work

Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. There is an expectation for all staff to support this by familiarising yourself with the Trust’s sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, videoconferencing, sustainable transport and others.

We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute in to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

The Trust will provide a twelve month preceptorship period for all newly registered healthcare professionals.

Healthcare Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

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As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension sche