Senior Clinical Perfusion Specialist

Job overview

Are you looking for a new challenge, then why not come and join one of the leading paediatric centres in the world.  Alder Hey is the Level 1 Centre in the North West of England providing Congenital Cardiology and Paediatric Cardiac Service with a total population in this catchment area of over 7.5 million, making it one of the largest Paediatric Cardiac Surgical Units in the country. It is one of only four stand-alone paediatric trusts in the UK and is staffed by 2,800 employees.

The successful candidate will join a team providing specialist Perfusion services for children with all forms of heart disease from Merseyside, the North West Region, North and Mid Wales and the Isle of Man with a catchment population of approximately 7 million people.  There has been a measured and systematic approach to developing and strengthening the cardiac surgical capability at Alder Hey over recent years. This has allowed the team to build up the capacity to perform high quality surgery. The strategic commitment is to continue with that programme with the unit performing approximately 520 procedures each year, approximately 250-300 of them requiring cardiopulmonary bypass. As well as providing cardiopulmonary bypass the perfusion department is responsible for providing a Cardiac and Respiratory ECMO service as an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

• As part of the surgical team provide perfusion and associated services for surgical, diagnostic and support procedures ensuring a high standard of patient care. Prepare, set up and maintain and check all perfusion related equipment so that they are clean, safe and in good working order. To provide ECMO service for Cardiac Theatre and the Intensive Care Unit. To provide Cell Salvage service as required by patients in the Cardiac Department and elsewhere in the Trust when necessary. Liaise with multidisciplinary team to promote and maintain the highest standard of patient care. Participate in the training and supervision of new staff and student placements and participate in the interdepartmental cover arrangements for absent colleagues. Ensure the cost effective use of resources. Participate in the department out of hours on-call system

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• As part of the surgical team provide perfusion and associated services for surgical, diagnostic and support procedures ensuring a high standard of patient care. Prepare, set up and maintain and check all perfusion related equipment so that they are clean, safe and in good working order. To provide ECMO service for Cardiac Theatre and the Intensive Care Unit. To provide Cell Salvage service as required by patients in the Cardiac Department and elsewhere in the Trust when necessary. Liaise with multidisciplinary team to promote and maintain the highest standard of patient care. Participate in the training and supervision of new staff and student placements and participate in the interdepartmental cover arrangements for absent colleagues. Ensure the cost effective use of resources. Participate in the department out of hours on-call system