Trainee Clinical Photographer

**Operational**: Competently interpret requests for photography / video to provide clinicians with high quality images for patient care, triaging, diagnostic, teaching, publication, and research purposes. Undertake clinical photography in accordance with departmental protocols and procedures, using standardised representational photography and non-standardised techniques.Undertake clinical photography to the highest standards, across a wide range of clinical specialties within the organisation. Undertake patient photography in a range of clinical settings, including clinics, on the wards, in operating theatres, and in the photography studio, adhering to the local standard operating procedures applicable to each clinical area. Ensure patient care, dignity and well-being is maintained during the photographic procedure.

Adapt photographic practice to meet individual needs, including but not exclusively, cognitive disorders, cultural and religious considerations, physical and sensory impairments. Undertake clinical photography practice to ensure it adheres to national and local policies and legislation, including but not exclusively, consent, confidentiality, copyright, and data protection, from the photographic request through to image storage and output. Competently and creatively handle non-clinical photography assignments e.g., PR photography, portraiture, and other forms of general photography, to support the organisations public relations, teaching, and research activities. Produce high quality digital images using advanced technical skills in computerised image editing, in accordance with departmental procedures, being aware of where there is a need for a defined audit trail.

Contribute to the maintenance of quality control of own work and across the section. Communications: Understand all relevant issues regarding patient consent and confidentiality for illustrative recordings and be able to provide advice about appropriate policies, techniques, and image management within the organisation. Ensure patients understand why photographs / video are being requested, the process of consent for imaging and how the recordings may be used and securely stored. Working as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team to deliver patient centred care.

Advise clients, of all levels, on the most appropriate use of photography / clinical video techniques and resources. Liaise with clients and senior photographers, when appropriate, in interpreting photographic briefs to meet the needs of the client. Contribute to the development and implementation of protocols for clinical photography practice, including research projects. Assist the Head of Department / Photography in the forward planning, development, and promotion of the service as a whole and in the implementation of new technologies and techniques, as appropriate.

To be conversant with modern trends in clinical, scientific, and technical photography and illustrative procedures and to keep abreast of technological development within the photographic field. Administration: Maintain confidential, accurate work records and contribute to the auditing of these records. Undertake day-to-day management of stock levels. Ensure the cost-effective use of all departmental resources.

To be responsible for planning own workload making short term adjustments in order to prioritise requests. Maintain membership of the Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS) voluntary accredited register for medical illustrators.Maintain an up-to-date CPD portfolio to satisfy the requirements of the AHCS accredited register for medical illustrators.