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University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Trainee Clinical Perfusionist
• Plymouth, United Kingdom, Devon
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[...] contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/ flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting
manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted. Job description Job responsibilities PRIMARY DUTIES AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY CLINICAL PRACTICE Assist in the delivery of the perfusion service acting as an integral member of the department in a supernumerary capacity. Under direct supervision by a qualified Clinical Perfusionist undertake a range of perfusion techniques during routine and emergency Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Develop skills [...] and report writing. Manual dexterity essential for manipulation and construction of CPB circuit. PHYSICAL EFFORT Have due regard for personal safety and that of others with respect to relevant health and safety legislation and moving and handling policies. Dismantling and
removal of cumbersome, potentially infected, clinical waste from treatment areas. Move very heavy (250kg) , cumbersome equipment between clinical areas, including the transfer of patients on specialist devices between treatment, diagnostic imaging and critical care areas. Unload, unpack and rearrange heavy perfusion equipment on a regular basis. Attend your cardiopulmonary bypass procedure for its duration, this may involve having to maintain a particular sitting or standing position for what may be several hours. Control several distal parts of the extracorporeal circulation at the same time often in physically challenging circumstances. MENTAL EFFORT Maintain intense levels of concentration for protracted periods, occasionally for several hours, during the direct delivery of routine and specialist perfusion techniques. In particular, the monitoring of multiple strands [...] WORKING CONDITIONS Work within infection control and health and safety guidelines in order to prevent cross infection of patients, contamination of clinical areas and prevent contaminated sharps injuries etc. Daily exposure to patient body fluids and other potentially infectious/ hazardous
material whilst managing highly invasive, specialist devices during the direct delivery of patient care. Take effective precautions to prevent the cross contamination of patients and colleagues and reduce the general spread of infection within the workplace. Daily management of arterial and venous blood samples in close proximity to highly invasive circulatory support devices. Work in a safe manner to mitigate risk to patients and colleagues. Identifying and reporting those risks when appropriate. Frequent exposure to noxious chemicals during heater-cooler maintenance requiring wearing of full PPE including Type FFP3 Mask for several hours at a time. Keep up-to-date with mandatory statutory training. 4 or a Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Perfusion Science if the applicant is a trained Clinical Perfusionist with an [...]
