Senior Clinical Perfusion Scientist (Band 8a) - Clinical Perfusion - Manchester University NHS [...]

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Manchester seeks a Clinical Perfusion Scientist to join their innovative team at Wythenshawe Hospital. This full-time position offers the opportunity to work with advanced cardiac treatment technologies, contributing to life-saving procedures and patient care in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years post qualification experience.
• Expert knowledge in perfusion techniques including VAD and ECMO.
• Evidence of involvement in policy and practice change.

Responsibilities

• Set up and run IABP, Cell Saver, VAD, and ECMO.
• Conduct blood coagulation testing and data management.
• Assist in adult cardiac surgery procedures.

Skills

Advanced communication skills

Ability to work in a team

Advanced computer literacy

Training and mentoring trainee perfusionists

Education

Professional clinical registration with the College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists

Teaching and managerial courses

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Main area Clinical Perfusion Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (4 days per week) Job ref 349-WTWA-7114634 RL4

Site Wythenshawe Hospital Town Manchester Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 08/06/2025 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Clinical Perfusion Scientist at Wythenshawe Hospital.

The two cardiac surgery centres in Manchester merged in April 2024 to form a single site at Wythenshawe.

Over 1500 adult cardiac cases will be performed each year including CABG, valve surgery and repairs of the Aorta.

We are one of five Adult Heart and Lung Transplant centres in England and have a heart failure programme to compliment this. Patients can be offered several types of mechanical circulatory support including VA ECMO and temporary VAD's. We also offer long term VAD support with the implantation of the Heartmate 3.

Our Lung Transplants are carried out on the Wythenshawe Hybrid Circuit. We also have plans to revisit the use of EVLP for donor lungs this year.

Wythenshawe is one of only seven commissioned Respiratory ECMO centres in the UK . We carry out retrievals from outside ICU's which brings another dimension to our role.

All these specialities make Wythenshawe a special place to be a perfusionist and place us at the forefront of developments in all these fields.

If you are a qualified perfusionist and looking for a fresh challenge, and to learn new skills this is the place for you. No experience is necessary in these specialities, full training will be give by our friendly and supportive perfusion team.

All applicants must have UK registration with the College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists.

Main duties of the job

The set up and running of the following;

2. IABP

3. Cell Saver

4. VAD and ECMO

5. Blood coagulation testing

6. Data management

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail] .

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

• Professional clinical registration with the College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists
• Professional clinical registration with the College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists
• Teaching and managerial courses

Experience

• At least 3 years post qualification years post qualification experience
• Experience in the use of Heart Lung Machines, Intra Aortic Balloon Pumps And Cell Salvage Machine
• Experience in Perfusion for adult Cardiac surgery procedures
• Expert with Ventricular assist devices
• Expert with Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation systems
• Evidence of involvement in policy and practice change to deliver the Perfusion service
• Expert in transplant perfusion techniques and organ preservation

Skills

• Advanced communication skills - able to convey highly complex, sensitive and sometimes contentious information in what may be a hostile or antagonistic environment and where there may be conflicting expert opinions
• Ability to work in a team and support colleagues
• Courses, Certificates, Experience Advanced computer literacy
• Training and mentoring trainee perfusionists

Knowledge

• Extensive expert professional knowledge in perfusion supplemented by specialist training and CPD
• Demonstrates advanced theoretical and highly developed specialist expertise and knowledge underpinned by academic theory and acquired through CPD
• Sole expert in individual field of service responsibility
• Knowledge of Perfusion techniques including VAD,ECMO and Organ Preservation techniques gained through working within a Perfusion service

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Edward Seville Job title Chief Perfusionist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0161 291 2074 Additional information

Please call the Perfusion Office on 0161 291 2074 or Eddie Seville on 07862230689 to arrange an informal visit or just to have a chat about the vacancy.