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NHS Lothian
Clinical Photographer (Band 5)
37.5 hours per week
Salary £26,104 - £32,915
An 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, 37.5 hours per week (5 days over 7). The successful candidate will be based primarily at St John’s Hospital, Livingston, West Lothian, but will be required to help provide cross-cover support to any NHS Lothian base site.
The ideal candidate should possess the BSc in Medical Illustration. However, consideration will also be given to applicants who have an equivalent level media qualification and / or postgraduate certificate in Clinical Photography and also be on the Academy of Healthcare Science (AHCS) register. Applicants should be experienced in digital imaging workflow and be familiar with photography image management systems.
Although priority will be given to qualified and experienced clinical photographers, an Annex 21 trainee position may be available for suitable candidates with an appropriate degree in photography. 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. Please note the course intake is January 2023 so a training period of 18 months is expected. 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 those candidates shortlisted to demonstrate their range of photographic skills
For an informal discussion please contact Duncan Blyth, Medical Photography Head of Service, NHS Lothian on 01506 522143 or email: duncan.blyth@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
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.
*Please note - as this could be a potential Trainee post, Annex U will apply in this instance*
For trainees covered by Annex U 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 U – follow the link: