Clinician Perfusion Manager

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks an ambitious Chief Clinical Perfusion Scientist to lead the Perfusion Service and shape its future during growth of the cardiac surgery programme.

You will provide expert clinical perfusion care, lead policy development, and drive workforce planning, on-call service delivery, and budget stewardship across the Trust and referring regions. The role blends clinical practice with leadership and governance excellence.

Qualifications

• Full UK registration with the College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, clinical and operational leadership for the Clinical Perfusion Service across the Trust and referring region.
• Deliver expert clinical perfusion care, including complex cardiopulmonary bypass procedures and advanced mechanical circulatory support therapies.
• Act as the senior clinical perfusion specialist, providing expert advice and support to multidisciplinary teams.
• Lead the development and review of clinical policies, protocols and evidence-based practice.
• Ensure the safe operation, maintenance and availability of perfusion equipment and resources.
• Participate in the 24-hour on-call rota and maintain a significant clinical role within routine and emergency services.
• Lead clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, risk management and patient safety initiatives.
• Contribute to service planning and represent Clinical Perfusion at Directorate, Trust and external meetings.
• Line manage, appraise and develop staff, leading workforce planning, recruitment, training and succession planning.
• Manage departmental budgets, procurement and resource utilisation in line with Trust policies.
• Lead research, innovation and service development projects to improve patient outcomes.
• Develop effective stakeholder relationships and ensure compliance with professional, regulatory and governance standards.
• Investigate incidents and complaints, implementing improvements to enhance service quality and performance.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Cardiopulmonary bypass

Mechanical circulatory support

Staff development

Budget management

Education

UK registration with the College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists

Tools

Perfusion equipment maintenance

Job description

We seek an ambitious, experienced, and motivated Chief Clinical Perfusion Scientist to lead the Perfusion Service, providing expert clinical, operational, and professional leadership to deliver a high-quality, patient-centred service. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future development of the service during a period of growth, including the expansion of the cardiac surgery programme.
Working with the Clinical Lead, you will lead and manage the service, ensuring effective workforce, resource, and operational planning to meet clinical, professional, and performance objectives. You will contribute to directorate planning, represent Clinical Perfusion at key meetings, and support strategic priorities.
Combining expert clinical practice with leadership, you will provide specialist expertise in cardiopulmonary bypass and associated technologies, supporting cardiac surgery and other complex interventions. You will maintain a clinical presence, participate in on-call and late duty rotas, and provide specialist advice to multidisciplinary teams.
You will lead quality improvement, workforce development, research, innovation, and clinical governance activities to promote excellence in patient care and service delivery. The successful candidate will hold full UK registration with the College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists. We are committed to supporting staff development, wellbeing, and career progression.

• Provide strategic, clinical and operational leadership for the Clinical Perfusion Service across the Trust and referring region.
• Deliver expert clinical perfusion care, including complex cardiopulmonary bypass procedures and advanced mechanical circulatory support therapies.
• Act as the senior clinical perfusion specialist, providing expert advice and support to multidisciplinary teams.
• Lead the development and review of clinical policies, protocols and evidence-based practice.
• Ensure the safe operation, maintenance and availability of perfusion equipment and resources.
• Participate in the 24-hour on-call rota and maintain a significant clinical role within routine and emergency services.
• Lead clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, risk management and patient safety initiatives.
• Contribute to service planning and represent Clinical Perfusion at Directorate, Trust and external meetings.
• Line manage, appraise and develop staff, leading workforce planning, recruitment, training and succession planning.
• Manage departmental budgets, procurement and resource utilisation in line with Trust policies.
• Lead research, innovation and service development projects to improve patient outcomes.
• Develop effective stakeholder relationships and ensure compliance with professional, regulatory and governance standards.
• Investigate incidents and complaints, implementing improvements to enhance service quality and performance.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicola Axenderrie Job title: Cardiothoracic Theatre Matron Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01865 572861
Emma Webb Cardiothoracic Theatre manager [e-mail]
Ian harvey Chief Clinical Perfusionist [e-mail]
Vivek Srivastava Clinical Lead for cardiac surgery [e-mail]
Chris palin Clinical Director [e-mail]