Job summary
Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Perfusion Specialist
Salary: Agenda for Change Band 8a plus HCA.
Guy's & St Thomas' Cardiovascular Department is one of the largest in the United Kingdom and within the directorate is the Department of Clinical Perfusion based at St Thomas' Hospital.
The Perfusion department at Guy's and St Thomas' performs approximately 1200 adult and paediatric cardiac surgical bypass procedures per year while providing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation support for acute respiratory failure for both adults and paediatrics. Other services supported include Trans Catheter Aortic Valve Surgery, Laser Lead Extractions and Intra Aortic Balloon Pump therapy.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the department to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic Clinical Perfusion Specialist to join our highly specialised team.
The successful candidate will have demonstrable post qualification perfusion experience, will be working as an autonomous practitioner, and join the team in its ongoing commitment to supporting cardiac surgery, a commissioned adult ECMO service and a paediatric ECMO service.
Applicants to this post would ideally have some ECMO and/or paediatric experience, although training and mentoring in either/both will be given where required.
Participation in the on-call rota is essential.
About us
Applicants must hold the Society of Perfusionists accreditation certificate and be registered with the college of Clinical Perfusion Scientists.
For information and to arrange an informal visit, please contact either Geoff Fowler on 07747533814 or Nicola Agnew on 07801492990.
Part-time and flexible working will be considered.
Date posted: 30 January 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £61,927 to £68,676 a year p.a. inc. HCA
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 196-LIS9216
Job locations
St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH
Job description Job responsibilities Provide significant, highly specialist, autonomously managed, direct care delivery. 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. Allocation of daily duties appropriate to skill mix in the absence of the Perfusion Manager or Deputy Manager. Responsible for the development and delivery of specialist training packages to trainees and members of the multidisciplinary team i.e. medical and nursing staff. Please refer to the attached job description for full information. Person Specification Skills Essential Familiar with a wide range of routine and specialist Cardiopulmonary Bypass techniques. Experience Essential Post qualification experience. Postgraduate knowledge. Desirable Knowledge of imaging systems. A knowledge of the NHS plan, relevant National Service Frameworks, national directives and clinical governance. Knowledge/Qualifications Essential Accreditation by The Society of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland. Desirable Society of Clinical Perfusionists of Great Britain and Ireland Advanced Certificate. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the
UK Visas and Immigration website . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
Guidance can be found here . UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website . Employer details Employer name: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Address: St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH
Employer's website:
https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx
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Job description Job responsibilities Provide significant, highly specialist, autonomously managed, direct care delivery. 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. Allocation of daily duties appropriate to skill mix in the absence of the Perfusion Manager or Deputy Manager. Responsible for the development and delivery of specialist training packages to trainees and members of the multidisciplinary team i.e. medical and nursing staff. Please refer to the attached job description for full information. Person Specification Skills Essential Familiar with a wide range of routine and specialist Cardiopulmonary Bypass techniques. Experience Essential Post qualification experience. Postgraduate knowledge. Desirable Knowledge of imaging systems. A knowledge of the NHS plan, relevant National Service Frameworks, national directives and clinical governance. Knowledge/Qualifications Essential Accreditation by The Society of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland. Desirable Society of Clinical Perfusionists of Great Britain and Ireland Advanced Certificate. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the
UK Visas and Immigration website . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
Guidance can be found here . UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website . Employer details Employer name: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Address: St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH
Employer's website:
https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx
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