Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Clinical Perfusion Scientist at Wythenshawe Hospital.

The two cardiac  surgery centres in Manchester merged in April 2024 to form a single site at Wythenshawe.

Over 1500 adult cardiac cases will be performed each year including  CABG, valve surgery and repairs of the Aorta.

We are one of  five Adult Heart and Lung Transplant centres in England and have a heart failure programme to compliment this. Patients can be offered several types of mechanical circulatory support including VA ECMO and temporary VAD's. We also offer long term VAD support with the implantation of the Heartmate 3.

Our Lung Transplants are carried out on the Wythenshawe Hybrid Circuit. We also have plans to revisit the use of EVLP for donor lungs this year.

Wythenshawe is one of only seven commissioned Respiratory ECMO centres in the UK . We carry out retrievals from outside ICU's which brings another dimension to our role.

All these specialities make Wythenshawe a special place to be a perfusionist and place us at the forefront of developments in all these fields.

If you are a qualified perfusionist and looking for a fresh challenge, and to learn new skills this is the place for you. No experience is necessary in these specialities, full training will be give by our friendly and supportive perfusion team.

All applicants must have UK registration with the College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists.

Main duties of the job

The set up and running of the following;

1. CPB machine

2. IABP

3. Cell Saver

4. VAD and ECMO

5. Blood coagulation testing

6. Data management

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

 At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.