Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is looking to appoint a full time Trainee Medical Photographer, who on completion of the post graduate training will become a qualified Band 5 Medical Photographer working within our small team, across Huddersfield and Halifax Hospital sites.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and cheerful team player, who is not only proficient in photography, but has a caring and empathic approach to our patients and can communicate with a wide range of health professionals.
If you would like to know more about this great opportunity to start a career in Medical Photography, please visit the Institute of Medical Illustrators websiteInstitute of Medical Illustrators. If you would like to visit the department for an informal chat, please contact Jane Armitage, Medical Illustration Manager.
Provide a high quality, cost effective comprehensive clinical photographic service for patient record, research, teaching and publication to clinicians and other health care professionals, across hospital and community sites. Provide a diagnostic digital retinal ophthalmic imaging service to the Trust. Provide high quality graphicand videoservice.
This is a 2-year fixed term training post. The successful candidate will complete the Postgraduate Certificate at Staffordshire University within this period of appointment to develop their career as a Medical Photographer and acquire professional registration with the AHCS (Academy Health Care Scientist) on successful completion of the postgraduate certificate
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
· To participate in all aspects of clinical photography and videography of adults and childrenin a variety of locations, in the photographic studio, on wards, in clinics, operating theatresandcommunitysites,guided by local andnationalguidelines.
Medical Illustration provides a service to wide range of modalities within the Trust, with anemphasis on Tissue Viability, Dermatology, Plastic Surgery, ENT (Ears, Nose & Throat)andadult&children’ssafeguarding.
· You will be an active team member in the Community Diagnostic Centres, photographingskinlesionswithin thenew teledermatologyservice.
· Under guidance/supervision, competently and routinely undertake ophthalmic imaging ofpatientsinregularclinics usingavarietyofophthalmic imagingtechniques.
· Production of large format posters, patient information leaflets and illustrative graphicassignments.
· To enrol and complete the Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Photography within thetrainingperiodofappointment.
This advert closes on Thursday 8 Aug 2024
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