Medical Photographer

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are seeking a part time Medical Photographer to join our Media Studio’s photography team, producing high quality medical and ophthalmic photography for the Trust and its partner organisations on the Biomedical Campus.

You will be expected to work on site and also in clinics off site to help the expansion of our new Teledermatology service.

Media Studio is a modern department providing a comprehensive medical illustration service in a dynamic and expanding environment.

The clinical photography team photographs a large number of patients in our studios, and in wards and departments in the hospital and off the site. Media Studio also provides video production, graphic design and print services in a friendly, collaborative and productive environment.

Main duties of the job

Duties primarily are clinical and ophthalmic photography. You will ideally have a degree in clinical photography or equivalent qualification and/ or experience, be proficient in the use of current photographic equipment and image processing software, and be able to demonstrate good photographic skills and a high degree of attention to detail. You will be expected to work in offsite hubs covering Teledermatology photography as well as work as part of a team of photographers on the Addenbrooke’s site covering clinical and ophthalmic photography.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Photography or equivalent or BSc or MSc in Medical photography/ Medical Illustration.

Desirable

  • Evidence of CPD activity.
  • Graduate or postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma, IMI PEC, or equivalent.
  • Registered as a Medical illustration practitioner with AHCS.

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical photography: studio, teledermatology, ward, operating theatre.
  • General (non-clinical) professional photography.

Desirable

  • Clinical photography including experience in teledermatology. Ophthalmic imaging.
  • Video camera, lighting and/ or sound recording.
  • Reprographic imaging: copy photography, scanning and processing of digital images to a high standard.
  • Public relations photography.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Photographic principles, e.g. colour management, image manipulation, understanding of lighting principles and relevant photographic theory.
  • Anatomy, physiology, medical terminology to an appropriate level.

Desirable

  • An understanding of basic anatomy.
  • Image databases and their applications.

Skills

Essential

  • Competent clinical photographer.
  • Good, professional communication with patients, public and staff.
  • Image processing skills – e.g. Adobe Photoshop – to a professional level.

Desirable

  • Experience with using teledermatology equipment ie dermatoscope.
  • Additional software skills; e.g. MS Office. (Word, Powerpoint), video editing (Apple Final Cut Pro), page layout (Adobe InDesign).

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
  • Resilient to stressful sights, smells and experiences of the clinical environment.
  • Good colour vision.
  • Ability to bend to floor level, work at moderate heights (stepladder) and lift weights of up to 7kg.
  • Good eyesight (with spectacles, if worn).
  • Flexible in terms of occasional out-of-hours working.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Closing Date: 2 August 2026

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