I have an interview for a trainee clinical photographer!

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Hi! I was hoping I could find someone on here who might have had this interview/ works as a clinical photographer that can help. I have to take a portfolio and I’m not sure what to include for this specifically. Also was hoping for advice!
Thanks!
 
Is this role in a hospital medical photography/medical illustration department?
 

Entry requirements, skills and interests (clinical photography)

Entry requirements To qualify as a clinical photographer you’ll need a degree in photography and a postgraduate certificate in clinical photography. If you have a degree in photography, you can apply for a post as a trainee clinical photographer. Once in a trainee position with the NHS you can...
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I'd say use and control of lighting is what they'll be looking for.

I wouldn't take any dead cat photos with you though, might look a bit keen.
 
GreenNinja67 said:
I'd advise you to read up on what one actually is before you go for the interview.

This might make it easier to put together a portfolio.

Best of luck.

I've a feeling you're going to need it.

Hope you have a strong stomach. Autopsy photos can get a bit on the gross side.
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I still recall my brother telling me about his first operating theatre visit as an observer (when he started.....many years ago now) and how he was more absorbed by the whole thing than put off by it! For him it became his life long career, heading up the department in a major teaching hospital group, until he retired a few years back.
 
GreenNinja67 said:

Entry requirements, skills and interests (clinical photography)

Entry requirements To qualify as a clinical photographer you’ll need a degree in photography and a postgraduate certificate in clinical photography. If you have a degree in photography, you can apply for a post as a trainee clinical photographer. Once in a trainee position with the NHS you can...
www.healthcareers.nhs.uk www.healthcareers.nhs.uk

I'd say use and control of lighting is what they'll be looking for.

I wouldn't take any dead cat photos with you though, might look a bit keen.
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Haha I’ll make sure not to include anything like that! I have some medical photos taken during work experience but only 3ish so I guess it would be best to use studio images in my portfolio as that’s what they use and can show off lighting?
thank you for the help!
 
Box Brownie said:
I still recall my brother telling me about his first operating theatre visit as an observer (when he started.....many years ago now) and how he was more absorbed by the whole thing than put off by it! For him it became his life long career, heading up the department in a major teaching hospital group, until he retired a few years back.
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is he a medical photographer? But that sounds amazing! I’ve definitely made sure to check what I getting into I know what’s involved and I’m definitely not squeamish!
 
Good luck with it Taylor, I hope it works out for you.

Don't forget to come back and let us all know how you get on. Maybe not post the pictures though :D
 
Taylorway said:
is he a medical photographer? But that sounds amazing! I’ve definitely made sure to check what I getting into I know what’s involved and I’m definitely not squeamish!
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Yes he was.....starting in the early 70's and later in the major teaching hospital group where he spent the rest of his service eventually becoming the head of department until he retired a few years back.

During that time he also did darkroom processing of B&W and as far as I recall with the advent of minilabs the C41 colour processing.......amongst the many and varied photography roles ~ operating theatre, post mortem, forensics, publicity etc. I surmise no two days were ever the same.

The advent of degree qualifications affected all non clinical services over a period of years ~ in the path lab where I worked the Zuckermann report of the mid 70's had a very unsettling effect on 'time served' technicians. None too sure when the same level of required higher education affected the Medical Photography area?
 
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I wish you luck in your interview and the opportunity it may offer you into a lifelong career in one of the more specialised (non medical) departments in the NHS :)
 
woof woof said:
Good luck with it Taylor, I hope it works out for you.

Don't forget to come back and let us all know how you get on. Maybe not post the pictures though :D
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thank you so much! and i will definitely let everyone know what happens! and haha i won't!! :ROFLMAO:
 
Box Brownie said:
Yes he was.....starting in the early 70's and later in the major teaching hospital group where he spent the rest of his service eventually becoming the head of department until he retired a few years back.

During that time he also did darkroom processing of B&W and as far as I recall with the advent of minilabs the C41 colour processing.......amongst the many and varied photography roles ~ operating theatre, post mortem, forensics, publicity etc. I surmise no two days were ever the same.

The advent of degree qualifications affected all non clinical services over a period of years ~ in the path lab where I worked the Zuckermann report of the mid 70's had a very unsettling effect on 'time served' technicians. None too sure when the same level of required higher education affected the Medical Photography area?
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wow thats amazing! sounds like he had a great career
 
Hi Taylor, can you access the departments website and go into their about us page and see if there's anything helpful within that? Failing that you could always just call the department and ask what they might be looking for, nothing ventured nothing gained as they say, good luck
 
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