Medical Photography Service Lead in Portsmouth

Job summaryNHS Band 7 Salary:49,387 - 56,515 per annumHours Per Week: Full time, 37.5 hrsContract Type: PermanentWe are seeking an experienced and visionary Medical Photography Service Lead to lead our team in delivering a high-quality, patient-focused service. This is a pivotal leadership role, combining clinical expertise with strategic oversight to ensure the delivery of innovative and compliant medical photography services across the Trust.Main duties of the jobou will manage a team of clinical photographers and administration staff, ensuring the provision of accurate, ethical, and timely visual documentation for clinical, educational and legal purposes.Key responsibilities:Provide professional leadership, strategic direction and operational management for Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Medical Photography Service.Ensure a safe, responsive, efficient and patient-centred clinical photography service that supports diagnosis, treatment planning, clinical records, safeguarding, education, audit and research.Lead service governance, workforce development, quality assurance, information governance, consent, image management and continuous improvement.Act as the Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trusts specialist adviser on clinical photography and the capture, management, storage and lawful use of clinical images.Maintain professional clinical photography practice and undertake specialist clinical photography where required to support service resilience, complex cases, quality assurance and staff development.About usHere at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustDetailsDate posted27 October 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 7Salary 49,387 to 56,515 a year ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time Reference numberREF2706VJob locationsQueen Alexandra HospitalSouthwick Hill RoadCoshamHampshirePO6 3LYUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesWhy Join Us?Lead a respected and forward-thinking department.Access to CPD, leadership training, and career progression opportunities.Be part of a supportive and collaborative NHS Trust.Please refer to the attached Job Description for full details. Job description Job responsibilitiesWhy Join Us?Lead a respected and forward-thinking department.Access to CPD, leadership training, and career progression opportunities.Be part of a supportive and collaborative NHS Trust.Please refer to the attached Job Description for full details.Person Specification Qualifications EssentialPostgraduate clinical photography qualification or equivalent specialist knowledge gained through substantial training and experience.Evidence of continuing professional development.Eligibility for, or current registration on, an appropriate accredited healthcare science register where applicable.DesirableManagement or leadership qualification.Postgraduate qualification at Masters level or equivalent experience.Relevant degree in clinical photography, photography or a closely related discipline. Experience EssentialSubstantial post-qualification experience in clinical or medical photography.Experience working at senior level with responsibility for specialist clinical photography standards.Line management or supervisory experience, including appraisal, development and performance management.Experience developing and implementing policies, procedures and standardised working practices.Experience of clinical image governance, consent, confidentiality, secure image management and data protection.Experience of audit, quality improvement, incident review and complaint handling.Experience managing competing priorities and delivering services within available resources.DesirableExperience of budget management, business cases, procurement or contract management.Experience supporting research studies or clinical trials.Experience leading service redesign or digital change. Person Specification Qualifications EssentialPostgraduate clinical photography qualification or equivalent specialist knowledge gained through substantial training and experience.Evidence of continuing professional development.Eligibility for, or current registration on, an appropriate accredited healthcare science register where applicable.DesirableManagement or leadership qualification.Postgraduate qualification at Masters level or equivalent experience.Relevant degree in clinical photography, photography or a closely related discipline. Experience EssentialSubstantial post-qualification experience in clinical or medical photography.Experience working at senior level with responsibility for specialist clinical photography standards.Line management or supervisory experience, including appraisal, development and performance management.Experience developing and implementing policies, procedures and standardised working practices.Experience of clinical image governance, consent, confidentiality, secure image management and data protection.Experience of audit, quality improvement, incident review and complaint handling.Experience managing competing priorities and delivering services within available resources.DesirableExperience of budget management, business cases, procurement or contract management.Experience supporting research studies or clinical trials.Experience leading service redesign or digital change.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer namePortsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustAddressQueen Alexandra HospitalSouthwick Hill RoadCoshamHampshirePO6 3LYUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer namePortsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustAddressQueen Alexandra HospitalSouthwick Hill RoadCoshamHampshirePO6 3LYUnited KingdomEmployer's website