Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Photography
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 37.5 hours per week (Required to cover on-call, out of hours, 24 hours, 365 days per year)
- Job ref
- 225-CORP-7726653
- Employer
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- New Cross Hospital
- Town
- Wolverhampton
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Photographer
Band 5
Job overview
Join Us as a Clinical Photographer
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Permanent | Full-time | Multi‑site Role
Are you ready to take the next step in your Clinical Photography career? Passionate about working in a dynamic, forward‑thinking environment where no two days are the same? We’d love to welcome you to our expanding, progressive Clinical Photography Team here in Wolverhampton.
Why Join Us?
Our team provides a comprehensive and diverse clinical illustration service across a wide range of specialities, including:
- Surgery & Medicine
- Dermatology
- Tissue Viability
- Orthodontics
- ENT
- Diabetic Retinal Screening
- …and many other clinical areas
We’re a vital clinical support service, delivering high‑quality imaging and a formal emergency on‑call service to our clinical colleagues.
Beyond our clinical work, we also support our graphic design and animation teams with non‑clinical photography and videography—making this a rich and varied role where your creativity can shine.
Main duties of the job
What the Role Involves
As a Clinical Photographer, you will:
- Accurately capture clinical stills and video both in clinic, on wards, and in a fully equipped studio
- Produce high-standard clinical and non‑clinical imagery for education, publication, research and patient care
- Use your judgement to interpret complex request forms and deliver appropriate imaging across specialist areas
- Communicate confidently about consent, confidentiality, copyright, image security, and patient preferences
- Provide expert advice to clinicians on the best imaging techniques for clinical assessment
You’ll be based at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, but you will also work regularly at:
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
- Any other site where we provide our services
Because this is a multi‑site role, a full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential, all travel costs to other sites are reimbursed.
You will also participate in our emergency on‑call rota—approximately one week every 3 months—receiving appropriate standby and overtime payments.
Working for our organisation
Who We Are
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest and most diverse NHS trusts in the West Midlands. We’re proud of the communities we serve and are committed to building an inclusive workforce with a wide range of perspectives and lived experiences.
We aim to be a learning organisation and a leader in delivering compassionate, high‑quality care—and we’re looking for people who share those values.
A Place to Grow Your Career
We are committed to your professional and personal development. Appropriate training is fully supported, and you’ll gain experience across an exceptional range of specialist areas.
We welcome:
- Fully qualified Clinical Photographers
- Newly qualified candidates seeking a supportive first post
- Applicants with a Photography degree who are ready to complete a funded Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Photography
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The ideal candidate will have:
Essential
- BSc in Medical Illustration or equivalent
OR - A Photography degree plus a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Photography
- AHCS registration
- A strong, current portfolio showcasing your skills
- Excellent Photoshop and general IT skills
- Outstanding communication abilities
- A full UK driving licence and access to your own transport
Desirable
- At least 6 months post‑qualification experience in medical photography
- Professional membership of the Institute of Medical Illustrators (IMI)
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- BSc in Medical Illustration Or Degree or HND in Photography with Graduate Certificate in Clinical Photography
- Registered Medical Illustration Practitioner [RMIP] AHCS registered
- Full professional membership of Institute of Medical Illustrators (IMI)
Desirable criteria
- City & Guilds Certificate in Diabetic Retinal Screening
Experience/Skills
Essential criteria
- Be able to demonstrate a wide range of experience in both clinical and non clinical illustration / photography techniques
- Detailed knowledge and applied skills of clinical illustration including intra-oral, and Fundus photography.
- Detailed knowledge of legislation pertaining to clinical photography, in particular consent, copyright, data protection and NHS corporate ID
- Advanced knowledge of digital imaging capture, manipulation and output.
- Interpret clinical request forms and use appropriate views to illustrate the condition
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates current photography involvement, either clinical or non-clinical
- Experience of video capture and processing and output using digital non-linear editing systems
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Fiona Wright
- Job title
- Clinical Illustration
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01902 695377
- Additional information
Nigel Beardsmore, Head of Service, Tel: 01902 695651
Debbie Somerfield (Senior Clinical Photographer) and Nigel Beardsmore (Head of Clinical Illustration) on 01902 695377.
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