Senior Clinical Perfusion Scientist | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS teaching trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a full-time Senior Clinical Perfusionist to provide expert care and deliver training. Candidates should have a minimum of two years of post-accreditation experience and be accredited by the Society of Clinical Perfusion Scientists. This full-time permanent contract allows for a 4-day working week, promoting work-life balance. Join a renowned team dedicated to compassionate patient care and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Must be accredited by the Society of Clinical Perfusion Scientists.
• Requires a minimum of two years of post-accreditation experience.
• Needs to demonstrate professional development for re-accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Provide significant and autonomously managed direct care delivery.
• Assist in maintaining and troubleshooting high-value equipment.
• Develop and deliver training packages to the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Accredited by Society of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland

Advanced computer literacy

Ability to deliver specialist training

Knowledge of health and safety guidelines

Education

Postgraduate knowledge of specialised techniques

Minimum two years post-accreditation experience

Job description

The Cardiothoracic unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital performs 700 adult cardiac surgical cases per annum. As well as the usual range of myocardial revascularization and valve replacement procedures, the case mix comprises complex thoracic aortic surgery, mini mitral valve repair, minimally invasive coronary and valve surgery, and off-pump coronary surgery.

The Department of Clinical Perfusion provides additional support when required to the Cardiology Angiography Suite, and is working alongside Cardiologists and Intensivists on an emerging MCS program for Cardiogenic Shock.

The Department is currently looking to recruit a Senior Clinical Perfusionist, making a total establishment of 9 qualified perfusionists and 2 trainees. We also welcome applications from suitably qualified Perfusionists who are able to work towards limited registration status. In these cases Agenda for change Annex U rules will apply and the successful candidate will be paid base rate of Band 5 until gaining accreditation.

The position is full time permanent contract based around a 4-day working week, but the department is optimised for work life balance and open to discussing part-time or flexible and work patterns also. Participation in the on‑call rota will be required – this is currently at a frequency of 1:6 with 4.5% uplift and additional calls paid hourly on NHSP. Please ask for details.

Informal enquiries and visits are welcome from appropriately qualified individuals.

Key Dimensions

• Provide significant, highly specialist, autonomously managed, direct care delivery.
• Responsibility for the continual development and delivery of training packages related to perfusion science, specialist devices and specialist techniques to trainees and members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide highly specialist advice directly related to care delivery and technical aspects of treatment.
• Undertake significant out of hours commitment for autonomously managed, direct care delivery on a rota basis.
• Assist the Clinical Perfusion Manager directly in procurement, maintenance, servicing and troubleshooting of a range of high‑value equipment and specialist clinical devices.
• Allocation of daily duties appropriate to skill mix in the absence of the Clinician Perfusion Manager or Deputy Manager.

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.

The Trust comprises four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopedic 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.

Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values

Essential

• Accreditation by Society of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland.
• A minimum of two years post‑accreditation experience.
• Postgraduate knowledge of routine and highly specialised techniques, e.g. Inta Aortic Balloon Pumps.
• Demonstrate continuing professional development towards re‑accreditation and re‑registration with the College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland.
• Deliver specialist training to others where appropriate.
• Advanced computer literacy and keyboard skills.
• Conversant with health and safety guidelines (Trust‑wide and national) related to the use of particular devices, techniques, drugs and solutions.

Desirable

• Evidence of policy and/or protocol development and post‑incident reporting.
• Networking: being able to work within and outside of the department, with credibility out of area.

This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Dec 2025.