To assist Senior Medical Photographers in providing a comprehensive medical illustration service to the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust and other Trusts within the Coventry and Warwickshire area. Specifically based at our Rugby St. Cross Hospital to assist with a new Tele-Dermatology Service.
The primary duty and role of this job is to assist in providing a professional clinical photography service in the studio to specifically support Tele-Dermatology referrals. This will involve photographing a cohort of patients for onward review by UHCW Dermatology Consultants.
At times you may also be asked to support in other aspects of Clinical Photography support within the medical illustration team.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Assist in providing a professional clinical photography service in the studio.
2. Accountable for producing and printing images which neither exaggerate nor diminish a condition, ensuring they are both medically and legally valuable (i.e., Medico-legal evidence).
3. Responsible for deciding the most appropriate photographic technique to best demonstrate the patient's condition from the options available; this may include cross lighting, ultraviolet and infrared photography, or use of a control subject.
4. Discuss clinical photographic procedures with patients and ensure consent forms are completed.
5. Communicate in an empathetic manner with patients who may be emotional, distressed, or in pain.
6. Assist in keeping technical operational guidelines up to date.
7. Responsible for all photographic and associated equipment under the post holder's control. Ensure work areas and equipment are clean, tidy, and conform with infection control policies, maintaining hygiene for clinical purposes.
8. Perform initial maintenance and simple repairs to photographic equipment.
9. Ensure clinical images and data are processed in compliance with the Trust's consent and confidentiality policies.
10. Identify areas where the service could be improved or developed; plan, recommend, and implement change where required in conjunction with the Senior Medical Photographer and Head of Medical Illustration.
11. Responsible for the safe use, maintenance, and storage of valuable digital photographic equipment.
12. Be prepared to work overtime to meet the needs of the service, occasionally at short notice.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high-quality patient care at the heart of everything we do. By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential, and receive the most appropriate and relevant care.
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