Senior Perfusionist - North East England, United Kingdom - The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Trainee Clinical Perfusion Scientist (Band 7 (Annex Heart/Lung (Perfusion) - FH - The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Tyne and Wear

The Cardiothoracic Unit at the Freeman Hospital is an internationally renowned specialist unit and is unique in undertaking cardiac surgical techniques for adults, adult congenital, paediatric and neonatal patients including transplantation.

We are looking for a highly motivated Trainee Clinical Perfusion Scientist to join our team.

Currently, the multi-disciplinary cardiac team undertakes 1000 adults and 200 paediatric/neonatal procedures per year within five cardiac theatres. We are one of only four national ECMO units.

This is an opportunity to be part of a Cardiothoracic Centre that is a renowned Regional and National Centre of Excellence for Respiratory and Cardiac Care.

It is one of the top units in the UK, providing specialist treatment for all types of heart and respiratory related conditions in adults and children; You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.

You would be appointed on Annex 21 of Band 7, salary will be 65%, 70% and 75% of the top of Band 7 in your first, second and third years of employment respectively.

Once you have completed training and provided evidence to HR, annex 21 will be removed and you will be paid at Band 7.

The successful applicants will be enrolled on an MSc in Perfusion Science at the University of Bristol. The course is delivered part time, split between Bristol and Newcastle.

It is essential candidates possess an upper second class or higher science or medicine-related BSc degree, to gain entry onto the MSc course.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country.

This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment.

We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients.

We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

The successful candidates after two years of training will become fully conversant with perfusion techniques involving adult, paediatric and neonatal patients.

These techniques include cardiopulmonary bypass, cell salvage, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Ventricular Assist Devices, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump, Liver Perfusion, Xvivo Donor Heart Perfusion Retrievals and various point of care testing techniques including thromboelastography.

As an autonomous practitioner a Clinical Perfusionist should offer a comprehensive specialist clinical and technical service during both routine and emergency procedures as a vital member of the multidisciplinary team during cardiac surgery.

Participate in the emergency on-call rota. The clinical perfusionist will also participate in the education of trainee perfusionists and contribute to departmental research.
Safely perform a range of highly specialised perfusion techniques on adult patients during routine and emergency cardiopulmonary bypass.

Construct, prime and operate the cardiopulmonary bypass machine to maintain CAR/PTB/CAR/FRM/149g "life support" for the period of cardiopulmonary bypass according to local and occupational clinical policies and protocols.

Assess the patient's relevant medical history, pathology and diagnosis and make appropriate decisions concerning conduct of the procedure.

Prepare and deliver cardioplegic solutions to arrest the heart and give a still bloodless field in which the surgeon can perform heart surgery.

Maintain patient's blood pressure at adequate level whilst on cardiopulmonary bypass, by mechanical and pharmalogical means.

Monitor a wide range of highly complex and routinely conflicting clinical information on a minute to minute basis such as blood oximetry, cardiac output, systemic vascular resistance, ventilation and anticoagulation whilst observing renal status and blood glucose levels and take appropriate autonomous action.

Determine the requirements for and perform where clinically indicated, haemofiltration and blood transfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass.
antegrade/retrograde cerebral perfusion, deep hypothermic circulatory arrest and mechanical support devices.
Assist senior clinical perfusionist in construction and management of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (long term cardiopulmonary bypass)

Ensure quality control, calibration and maintenance of complex medical equipment in Clinical Perfusion and their safe use incompliance with Near-Patient testing Policies.

Assisting when necessary with education of trainee clinical perfusionists.
Training of nursing and medical personnel in use of blood gas analysers
Participating in Clinical Perfusion 24hr emergency on-call rota as second on-call.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.

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