Chief Clinical Perfusionist

Job Summary
Alder Hey has an exciting opportunity for a Chief Clinical Perfusionist to join a major Paediatric Cardiac Centre and provide strong and dynamic Leadership within Perfusion, alongside our team of Cardiac Surgeons and supporting departments.

Main duties of the job
The Chief Clinical Perfusionist will have demonstrable Paediatric experience and will provide organisational leadership, clinical and professional perfusion services to the multi-disciplinary team. They will ensure continuity of the perfusion service through all clinical areas and that all policies, protocols and clinical practices are maintained and adhered to. They will develop perfusion services and create a clear strategy and vision for the future aligned with the Trust 2030 vision. Manage delegated resources efficiently within devolved financial responsibilities as part of the Trust's financial standard financial instructions.

About us
As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Details
Date posted: 20 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: 8c
Salary: £79,504 to £91,609 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 411-SUR-26-8125453-A
Job locations: Alder Hey Children's NHS Trust, east prescot road, liverpool, L12 2AP, United Kingdom

Job description

• Responsible for the safe delivery of cardiopulmonary bypass, as outlined in the Department of Healths Guide to Good Practice in Clinical Perfusion using specialised, unique and highly complex perfusion techniques.
• Ensure continuity of perfusion service to ensure all service commitments are met within the capacity of the team. This involves being responsible for the perfusion rota covering all theatre sessions, management and allocation of planned perfusion cases and adjusting allocation of workload/rota to manage emergency cases. The post holder is also responsible for managing a 24/7 on-call rota within Trust e-roster System.
• Ensure perfusion staff complies with necessary policies, protocols and clinical practices, within the Trust clinical governance standards.
• To use highly complex specialised knowledge which require sound clinical judgements/decision making for highly complex and unique cases and advise others in the absence of the full clinical picture.
• Possess excellent reasoning skills and sound judgement in identifying problems generating solutions and reaching reasoned conclusions . As expert clinical perfusion scientists, it is essential that strong relationships are formed with all members of the multidisciplinary team especially consultant cardiac surgeons.
• As perfusion department line manager, co-ordinate all technical and administrative duties, including all HR & financial elements on a daily basis.

Person Specification
Essential

• Fully accredited by SOPGBI
• Full Registration Awarded by COPGBI
• BSc in Perfusion Sciences or equivalent experience
• Demonstrable paediatric clinical perfusion experience.
• Competent in ECMO techniques.

Desirable

• MSc in Perfusion Sciences
• Participation in Audit
• Presentation at MDT, M&M and Audit Meetings

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
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Employer details
Employer name: Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Alder Hey Children's NHS Trust, east prescot road, liverpool, L12 2AP, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Cardiac Surgeon
Ram Dhannapuneni
View email address on meeveem.com