Senior Clinical Perfusionist
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Cottingham, Hull, HU16 5JQ
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
11 September 2026
11 days left
Job description
The Perfusion Department at Castle Hill Hospital is excited to offer an opportunity for a Clinical Perfusion Scientist to join our dynamic team. We ar...
- As a Clinical Perfusion Scientist, you will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality patient care, ensuring the safe and effective management of patients' physiological functions. You will be expected to deliver within the framework of a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating with various healthcare professionals to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
The candidate will provide Clinical Perfusion and specialist services as part of a team and must be fully registered with the College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists GB&I.
Perform a range of highly specialist Perfusion science activities relating to cardiopulmonary bypass with special reference to clinical, technical and scientific aspects.
Perform a wide range of complex blood coagulation assays and draw upon expert knowledge to interpret and report results to a wide scope of staff including Cardiologists, Cardiac Surgeons, Nursing staff, Physiology Technicians and ODPS.
Capable of maintaining intense concentration for extended periods during routine and specialist perfusion techniques, especially while monitoring complex data during cardiopulmonary bypass.
Actively adapts to the dynamic clinical environment, including unpredictable workloads, emergency procedures, deadlines, and critical situations.
The successful candidate will fully participate in the department's on-call rota, ensuring the smooth operation of a 24-hour service.
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent in Perfusion Science
- Accredited by the Society of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland.
- Professional Registration with College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists Of Great Britain and Ireland.
- Basic understanding of statistics.
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development.
Desirable
- Evidence of Advanced Training in Perfusion Techniques
- Management qualification
- Leadership qualification.
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Masters level knowledge of routine and specialised clinical techniques
- Deliver specialist training to the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team where appropriate
- Knowledge of clinical hazards & emergency procedures
- Up-to-date with latest developments
Desirable
- Evidence of Advanced Training in Perfusion Techniques
- Management qualification
- Leadership qualification
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Power-Point and Access, Hospital and perfusion databases
- Attention to detail.
- Accuracy.
- Able to manage time effectively.
- Ability to work as part of a wider team.
- Able to maintain intense levels of concentration.
- Able to interact with patients and their relatives where necessary
- Accountable for own professional action
Desirable
- Effective leadership skills
- Able to teach and relate to different Staff Groups
- Good mentoring skills.
- Good negotiation skills
- And ability to manage
Special Attributes and other
Essential
- Able to cope under pressure at all times.
- Proactive autonomous practitioner.
- Good time-keeping, punctuality and reliability
- Willingness to advance own knowledge and understanding.
- Conscientious in all aspects of work.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Able to cope under pressure at all times.
- Proactive autonomous practitioner.
- Good timekeeping, punctuality and reliability.
- Willingness to advance own knowledge and understanding.
- Conscientious in all aspects of work.
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First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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