Medical Photographer - Bristol, United Kingdom - North Bristol NHS Trust

North Bristol NHS Trust

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Bristol, United Kingdom

6 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the dynamic Medical Photography Department.

Medical Photographer Band 5 1.0 WTE - 18 months fixed term

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.

The department provides a critical service supporting excellent care across the Trust and you will be delivering a high-quality comprehensive service including medical photography/video (studio/ward/clinic/theatre) and ophthalmic photography.

Excellent communication/interpersonal skills, and a thorough under standing of image management / digital technology is essential.

You will support the department leadership by ensuring the quality and consistency of photographs and videos produced by the department as well as maintaining IMI QAS Level 2, undertaking regular audits and training with the team as required and working with the Head of Department /Seniors Photographers to continually develop and improve the service.

You will be able to demonstrate an ability to work independently, and with the team, to manage the workload and deliver projects within agreed timelines.

To provide a medical photography /video service to inpatients and outpatients of NBT as part of their medical records, medico-legal work, research, teaching and/or publication.

To deliver a service in line with the departmental and Trust guidelines, abiding by all consent, confidentiality and legal guidelines.

To provide a photographic /video support service for public relations 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.

To demonstrate increasing independence and reduction in levels of support as medical photography professional competencies develop

Actively engage in continuing professional development

Medical Photography is a dynamic, compassion department supporting people during some of the most challenging times in their lives.

The medical photographs and videos you take will help clinicians monitor and care for our patients helping ensure they experience the highest possible standards of care and treatment.

Medical photography provides person centred care in a innovative and innovation led department.

What is North Bristol NHS Trust?

North Bristol NHS Trust is one of the largest healthcare trusts in the South West of England. We provide hospital and community healthcare to people living in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

We do this across a range of settings, including within our award-winning Brunel building, designed and built for a better patient and staff experience.

Our values

NBT Cares.

It's a very simple statement; one which epitomises how everybody across our organisation goes the extra mile to ensure our patients get the best possible care.

Cares stands for Caring, Ambitious, Respectful and Supportive:
Caring - because it underpins everything we do for our patients and the way we care for one another

Ambitious - because it signals that we always want to improve what we do on behalf of our patients and one another

Respectful - because every individual has an important role to play

Supportive - because we're a team and deliver together

Medical Photography

Create medical photography /video a dhering to standard medical views accurately in the studio and while out in wards, clinics, and theatres.

Assess situations and assisting patients with dressing/undressing to ensure appropriate medical photography/video views are obtained.

Accountable for own actions working within department guidelines, policies, and procedures.

Provide Ophthalmic and Medical Legal photography adhering to SLAs and agreed timelines.

Digital processing and finishing of images for the Medical Image Management System (MIMS).

Act as a support resource to non-medical photography staff in the use of the WABA medical pics App.

Processing and managing images provided by others, from out of hours services, for upload into MIMS

Accu r ate data entry and updates within the Job Management System (JMS)

Support the department in maintaining the quality assurance accreditation level 2 from the Institute of Medical Illustrators (IMI)

Ensuring all specialist medical photography equipment is always managed safely and secure

Media

Undertake public relations photography

Medical photography for patient leaflets, teaching, research, posters etc.

Accurate data entry within the Job Management System (JMS)

Support income generation activities as appropriate

Multi-skilling

Participate fully within the multi-skilling rota covering photography, video, fundus /OCT, and poster printing

Able to adjust short term plans / day rota to reflect the demands of the medical photography and illustration department

Medical vide