Chief Clinical Perfusionist

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.

The Chief Clinical Perfusionist will provides strong organisational leadership, clinical and professional perfusion services to the multi-disciplinary team. The individual will hold Paediatric experience and 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. They will manage delegated resources efficiently within devolved financial responsibilities as part of the Trust's financial standard financial instructions., 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.

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.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is ourInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.