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NHS Lothian
*Please note this is a Trainee post, therefore Annex 21 applies*
For trainees covered by Annex 21 where the period of training lasts for between one and four years, pay will be as follows:
- up to 12 months prior to completion of training: 75 per cent of the pay band maximum of the fully qualified rate.
- more than one but less than two years prior to completion of training: 70 per cent of the pay band maximum of the qualified rate of the qualified.
- more than two but less than three years prior to completion of training: 65 per cent of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate.
- more than three years from completion of training: 60 per cent of the pay band maximum of the fully qualified rate.
For further guidance on Annex 21 – please follow this link: Annex 21 – Arrangements for pay and banding of trainees
Clinical Photographer (Band 5)
37 hours per week
Salary £33,247 - £41,424
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Photographer to join our team within the Medical Photography Service at NHS Lothian.
We are committed to providing a comprehensive clinical photography / video and ophthalmic imaging service based over five hospital sites within the city of Edinburgh and Livingston, West Lothian. The post is full-time, 37 hours per week (5 days over 7). The successful candidate will be based at St John’s Hospital in Livingston but will be required to help provide cross-cover support to any NHS Lothian site.
You will have a recognised degree-level clinical photography qualification and be on the national Academy of Healthcare Science (ACHS) register. Applicants should be experienced in digital imaging workflow and be familiar with photography image management systems. Experience in ophthalmic imaging is desirable.
Although priority will be given to qualified and experienced clinical photographers, an Annex 21 trainee position may be available for suitable candidates with anappropriate degree in photography. If the post is offered on this basis, then a trainee would be expected to undertake a one year, distance learning, Post-Graduate Certificate in Clinical Photography in order to qualify for the AHCS register. Pay will be based on a Band 5 salary but under Annex 21 conditions until qualified.
A portfolio of recent work is expected to be submitted electronically for candidates without prior Clinical Photography experience.
For an informal discussion please contact Duncan Blyth, Medical Photography Head of Service, NHS Lothian on 01506 522143 or email: duncan.blyth@nhs.scot
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.