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Main area: Clinical Perfusion
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Participation in on-call rota)
Job ref: 279-6856767-DEC24
Employer: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Sussex County Hospital
Town: Brighton
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 08/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 15/01/2025
About our Trust
At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, ambition, and values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.
Our hard-working, talented, and dedicated people work together towards a common goal – to always put our Patient First. In fact, our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto, and you will play a part in driving us forwards and improving the lives of patients across Sussex.
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work-life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching, and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career, we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a recently qualified & accredited Clinical Perfusionist to join the Perfusion team at the Sussex Cardiac Centre.
* Liaise with senior perfusion staff on a daily basis for the purpose of daily responsibilities.
* Monitor and evaluate the delivery of service within the team and report back to senior staff.
* Directly supervise trainee clinical perfusionists.
* Respond in a flexible way to the demands of the environment, including unpredictable workload, emergency procedures, deadlines, and multi-area working.
* Independently manage and prioritise personal workload using effective time management skills.
* Applicants must hold current accreditation with SCPS & current registration with CCPS. Applications that do not meet these criteria will not be considered.
Main duties of the job
As a qualified/accredited autonomous practitioner to provide clinical perfusion services, involving the management and control of the extracorporeal circuit which temporarily replaces the patient’s heart and lungs during cardiac surgery, management of circulatory support devices (such as the intra-aortic balloon pump & CardioHelp ECLS device), management of blood conservation equipment (such as the cell saver), to work as a vital member of a multidisciplinary team during both routine and emergency cardiac surgical procedures, and to fully participate in the provision of a 24-hour on-call service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Review patient notes for relevant medical history, pathology, and diagnosis making appropriate clinical decisions regarding the conduct of extracorporeal support, including perfusion technique, cannulation, type of equipment, intravenous fluid, blood products, and drug additions to prime, for both routine and emergency cardiac surgical procedures.
* Assemble, prime, de-air, and manage extracorporeal devices and circuitry for cardiac surgical procedures, thus maintaining “life support,” according to departmental perfusion procedures and protocols.
* Assess, interpret and manage a wide range of highly complex and routinely conflicting clinical information on a continual basis and take appropriate autonomous action, e.g. systemic blood pressure and flow, extracorporeal circuit pressure(s), central venous pressure, anticoagulation, ECG, fluid balance, and patient/blood/cardioplegia/thermocirculator water temperatures.
* Work as an independent practitioner, taking responsibility for managing a number of techniques during a single procedure, e.g. cardiopulmonary bypass, antegrade and retrograde blood cardioplegia, autologous cell salvage, haemoconcentration, high volume haemofiltration, deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, retrograde cerebral perfusion, selective antegrade cerebral perfusion.
* Perform a range of complex myocardial preservation techniques to protect the heart from the damaging effects of ischaemia.
* Be conversant with complex procedures and specialised perfusion techniques as deemed necessary for individual patient requirements.
* Assist with the setting up, initiation, and management of complex long-term extracorporeal circulation techniques.
* Seek advice from senior colleagues in order to gain experience and knowledge. Apply experience and knowledge to formulate sound clinical judgements.
* Integrate information from auditory, visual, and perceptive senses on a constant basis and use this to manage the cardiopulmonary bypass procedure.
* Administer drugs and fluids according to departmental protocol and as necessitated by the clinical situation.
* Act and think clearly and calmly under acute time pressures and in emergency situations, to resolve potential life-threatening situations.
* Provide CPB and cardiac support services in other clinical areas external to the operating theatre complex.
* Prepare equipment and disposable items to perform autologous cell salvage both intra- and post-operatively.
* Maintain sensitivity and the dignity of patients in emergency situations and in the event of a patient death during a procedure.
* To be part of the team providing a highly skilled, reliable 24-hour on-call cover for cardiac surgery and other associated areas.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Accreditation with SCPS
* Registration with CCPS
* MSc Clinical Perfusion Sciences
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
Important information for applicants
Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.
DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check.
Skilled Worker Visa: Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for those that meet the Visa and Immigration eligibility criteria.
Closing adverts early: Please apply as early as you're able for this role. In the event of exceptional interest, we may close adverts earlier than specified.
UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Further Information: For help with the application process for non-medical vacancies only, please contact the Resourcing Team by Email: uhsussex.non-medicalvacancies@nhs.net
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.
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