Clinical Perfusionist

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

8/14/2025

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.
• The department has recently acquired Spectrum Quantum HLM's. Familiarity with these would be advantageous but full training will be provided.
  
  

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.

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.

Candidate Information Pack: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carl Vincent Job title: Deputy Lead Clinical Perfusionist Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01273696955

Mark Hampton

Lead Perfusionist

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