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Job overview

This is a specialist clinical photographer’s post that has lead responsibility for CUH’s Teledermatology service. This is a 1 year maternity cover position.  

The service operates from within the hospital setting and at several outreach clinics within GP practices and the Ely Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC).

The specialist photographer will be responsible for lesion photography and dermoscopic imaging for patients with suspected skin cancer and other skin conditions. You will also be responsible for managing the Teledermatology Photography team and will work closely with the service management for skin.

Main duties of the job

Teledermatology Service

The Teledermatology service is led by Medical Photography and the Skin Service (Dermatology and Plastics), providing patients in the community with a more efficient and accessible pathway to treatment/discharge for suspected skin cancer and other skin conditions. 

Outreach clinics will be administered by the Dermatology team and carried out by the photography team in clinical settings off-site.  The photographs taken will be an accurate record of the patient’s condition and used by the Skin Consultants to provide a diagnosis and/or treatment plan.

You will be a part of the clinical photography team, working alongside the clinical photographers and video editor, but will have particular responsibility for the Teledermatology team’s image requirements. You will have regular correspondence with Skin Consultants, Operational Management and Administrators, and provide standardised photography and dermoscopy of patients.

You will be responsible on a day-to-day basis for the output of the section in terms of both quality and timely delivery of clinical photography, providing advice and training as necessary, both at CUH and the outreach clinics.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.