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317 Medical Photography - RVI
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent: on call
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
317-2025-33-18-DR
Employer
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Town
317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/08/2025 23:59
Interview date
17/09/2025

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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Medical Photography Manager

Band 7

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. 

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and manage the clinical photography services at Newcastle Hospitals. This role is ideal for a qualified Clinical Photographer with strong leadership experience to enhance our medical photography services and inspire others to perform at their best.

  • Interview Date: 17 September 2025
  • 37 hours 30 minutes/week

  • You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

Leading a team of skilled clinical photographers, technicians and administration staff, the post holder will ensure the provision of accurate, ethical and timely visual documentation for clinical, diagnostic, educational and legal purposes.

Working for our organisation

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

         Freeman Hospital

         Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

         Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

         Newcastle Dental Hospital

         Newcastle Fertility Centre

         Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

         Northern Genetics Service

         Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Overall responsibility for an effective and efficient management, development, and provision of the service
  • To implement Departmental, National, Local and Trust policies and directorates, which affect the service to the Trust.
  • To assist the Clinical Board and departmental management team with all aspects of their area(s) of responsibility and take the lead in specific delegated areas.
  • Manages a team of photographers, technicians and administration staff who provide a full range of clinical and non-clinical services to consultants, patients, and a range of clinical services across the organisation.
  • Provides an out of hour’s on-call service (evenings & weekends) across hospital sites.
  • Managing the development and expansion of the medical photography department to meet Trust wide needs.
  • Maintain an up to date Continue Professional Development (CPD) portfolio to satisfy the requirement of the Health Professions Council and Institute of Medical Illustrators
  • Provides images for use in assessments, treatments, or social care of the patient.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria
  • BSC in Medical Illustration
  • Registration as a registered Medical Illustrator Practitioner
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Training plus extensive post graduate experience to MSc level
  • Fully conversant and leads in matters surrounding confidentiality, consent, and data protection in medical photography.
  • Competence with all SLR camera formats
  • Fully up to date with information technology and multi media
  • Knowledge and experience of a wide range of computer skills and software programs.
  • Experience of working in a photographic environment.
  • Evidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable criteria
  • Training and experience in research and audit.
  • Experience mentoring and training junior members of staff
  • Experience of working independently in outlying clinics
  • Experience in running a Trust wide Medical Photography service.

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Proven leadership and interpersonal / communication skills with experience of change management and practice development.
  • Ability to work outside the photographic studio.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills particularly persuading, negotiating and influencing skills to manage change and service improvement.
Desirable criteria
  • Able to demonstrate skills / knowledge regarding all aspects of medical photography.

Values I Behavioural I Attitudes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work under pressure.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardRIDI Awards Finalist 2021Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall Gold 2022Better Health at Work Award - Maintaining ExcellenceDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldCycle Friendly Employer

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Anya Connor
Job title
Operational Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01912829483
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