Senior Perfusionist

University Hospitals Of Leicester Nhs Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment & Retention Payment

Relocation assistance

Job summary

University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust is seeking a motivated Senior Perfusion Scientist to join a team delivering advanced extracorporeal life support. The post involves open heart surgery support, ECMO and IABP, with opportunities to expand skills in paediatric and adult CPB in a dynamic Centre.

The role requires UK accreditation and registration, and includes a pro rata Recruitment and Retention Payment up to £2500, plus relocation assistance.

Qualifications

• UK-qualified Senior Perfusion Scientist with autonomous practice.
• Accredited by the Society of Perfusionists of Great Britain & Ireland and registered with the College of Clinical Perfusionists.
• Experience in adult and paediatric cardiopulmonary bypass and ECMO is required.
• Willingness to participate in an on-call rota.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a wide-ranging extracorporeal and life support service including ECMO (in-house and transport) and IABP support.
• Provide care across Operating Theatres, ICU, Cardiac Investigation Laboratories and High Dependency Units.
• Develop protocols and techniques to help the clinical group meet targets.
• Maintain accreditation and professional registration as required.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

ECMO experience

Paediatric experience

Education

Accredited Perfusionist

Registered with College of Clinical Perfusionists

Tools

Perfusion equipment

IABP support

Job description

The role comes with a pro rata Recruitment and Retention Payment of up to £2500 divided over 12 months (currently payable to 31/3/27) and the opportunity to move to Band 8B once all competencies are met. There is also a payment towards relocation expenses subject to the relocation policy. We are looking for a motivated UK qualified Senior Perfusion Scientist to join our friendly team of around 20 colleagues of Perfusionists and Surgical Care Practitioners. We are one of the few Centres in the UK to deliver Adult, Paediatric and ECMO services, which will provide you with an excellent opportunity to expand your range of skills and experiences. Our Centre is busy, exciting and dynamic and we are proud to be the recipients of the 2022 Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery of Great Britain and Ireland best Perfusion Team of the year award. You will be a qualified, autonomous practitioner who is keen to participate in all aspects of the service and able to deliver a wide-ranging and comprehensive extra-corporeal life support service to patients undergoing open heart surgery and/or other related procedures. You will use a broad range of vital, complex and specialised procedures requiring skilled performance with a high level of individual responsibility applied to a variety of situations. Experience in Adult and Paediatric cardiopulmonary bypass and ECMO is required. Training will be given where needed and participation in an on call rota is essential.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be a qualified and autonomous practitioner required to deliver a wide-ranging and comprehensive extra-corporeal and life support service, including Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (in-house and transport), IABP support and cell salvage to patients undergoing open heart surgery and/or other related procedures in Operating Theatres, Adult, Paediatric and General Intensive Care Units, Cardiac Investigation Laboratories, and Coronary Care and High Dependency Units. You will use a broad range of vital, complex and specialised techniques requiring skilled performance with a high level of individual responsibility applied to a variety of situations, and within the overall responsibility of the Manager, Clinical Perfusion. You will participate fully in the development of the protocols and techniques to enable the clinical group to meet its contractual and professional targets. You must be accredited by the Society of Perfusionists of Great Britain & Ireland and registered with the College of Clinical Perfusionists of Great Britain & Ireland. It would be an advantage to be conversant with all relevant perfusion techniques. Past experience in paediatrics and ECMO is not mandatory but beneficial towards the application. The department currently undertakes 800 adult and 160 neonatal/paediatric cases, along with 50 neonatal, paediatric and adult ECMO's and IABP support.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030). We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities. Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust