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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Medical Photography Department at North Bristol NHS Trust.
Would you like to start, or develop, your career in medical photography in a dynamic, supportive team based in the state-of-the-art medical photography facility in the Brunel Building?
We are seeking a compassionate, motivated individual with a foundation degree in photography or HND / NVQ level 4 in photography, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
The Medical Photography department provides critical support to excellent care across the Trust and you will be delivering a high-quality service including medical photography (studio/ward/clinic) and ophthalmic photography. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a thorough understanding of image management / digital technology is essential.
You will support the department using your photography and image management skills to enable clinical decision making and care. You will work with the medical photographers to deliver the service with high standards of accuracy and efficiency.
You will be able to demonstrate an ability to work independently, and with the team, to agreed timelines.
North Bristol NHS Trust is a large regional centre of excellence and dedicated to the development of all our staff; as such the successful candidate will be expected to develop while in post.
Main duties of the job
- ndertake medical photography under the direction of the medical photographers and in accordance with local practice / policies.
- To support the Medical Photography and Illustration department, with responsibility for image management within the Medical Image Management System (MIMS) and Job Management System (JMS) databases.
- To deliver a service in line with the departmental and Trust guidelines, abiding by all consent, confidentiality, and legal guidelines.
- To provide a photographic support service for non-clinical activities undertaken by the Trust following national and local standards.
- To support the multi-skilling work within the department to ensure an efficient service is delivered in line with departmental service level agreements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Work Experience
Essential
- General Photographic and digital image management experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in a Medical Photography & Illustration Dept.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage own time and act as an effective team player.
- Flexible approach to work patterns to meet the needs of the patients, clinics and department while meeting deadlines.
- Ability to communicate effectively with all members of multi-disciplinary healthcare teams
Education / Qualification
Essential
- Evidence of self-managed CPD and continued commitment to professional development
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential
- Excellent photographic skills
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and email) including the ability to liaise with multi-disciplinary team and wider stakeholders.
- Knowledge, and application, of appropriate legislation, guidelines and policies.
- Excellent IT skills (Word, excel, PowerPoint and Photoshop etc) with a proven ability for accurate image management, data entry and data checking.
- Ability to work on own initiative and within a team organising own work.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a Medical Photography & Illustration Dept.
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This advert is for Assistant Medical Photographer with North Bristol NHS Trust in Bristol, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 pa pro rata. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 09 Jul 2026.
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