Band 8a Senior Clinical Perfusion Scientist

The successful applicant will join an evolving and dynamic team expected to work as an experienced and autonomous practitioner in Clinical Perfusion Science contributing to the treatment of patients with varied pathologies. The post holder will be expected to undertake a wide range of duties detailed within the job description in order to successfully deliver a variety of clinical services including conventional cardiac surgery, complex aortic, cardiothoracic transplantation, adult congenital heart disease, liver surgery, and MCS support. The post holder will be expected to take responsibility for a specific clinical and non-clinical aspect of the service that best suits the needs of the department and will participate in a 24 hour on-call rota. It will be expected that the successful applicant will divide time between clinical and managerial responsibility as required whilst ensuring CPD is maintained. All required training and supervision will be provided. Opportunity will exist to
support the treatment of NHS patients through local private healthcare providers. A recruitment and retention premium is applied to this post and reviewed annually., The successful applicant will hold a wide range of responsibilities which requires a variety of skills. Many qualities will be required in all the following areas

The Senior Perfusionist will work up to 4 days per week undertaking a shift pattern to suit the needs of the clinical service. They will also be expected to contribute to out of hours work requiring a 30 minute response time.

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

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