Clinical Fellow in Clinical Genetics

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Harrow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Harrow is seeking a Clinical Fellow in Clinical Genetics with a focus on Rare Diseases and/or Cancer. The role involves providing genetic counselling, conducting consultations, and participating in clinical governance. Candidates should have expertise in clinical genetics and be flexible in line with service demands. This position offers the opportunity for involvement in audit and multidisciplinary clinics.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical genetics, with a focus on rare diseases and/or cancer.
• Ability to work in a team and show flexibility according to service demands.

Responsibilities

• Provide genetic counselling and ongoing management recommendations.
• Participate in audit and departmental clinical governance.
• Travel to peripheral clinics as required.

Skills

Flexibility in service demands

Conducting face-to-face, virtual, and telephone consultations

Participation in audit and clinical governance

Education

Clinical Genetics expertise

Job description

Clinical Fellow in Clinical Genetics with a special interest in Rare Diseases and/or Cancer

The North West Thames Regional Genetics Service (NWTRGS) is a Clinical Genetics service which offers genetic counselling, genetic diagnosis and ongoing management recommendations to individuals and families living in the region (North West London, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire). The clinical genetics team is comprised of a group of experienced clinicians (10 (8.6 WTE) Consultants, 14 Genetic Counsellors with a wide range of specialist interests, a number of trainees, and Genomic Associates). The service also offers multidisciplinary clinics with colleagues at Imperial Hospital Healthcare Trust and other sites. Clinical Genetics falls under the Division of Integrated Clinical Services.

Applications for a Clinical Fellow in Clinical Genetics in Rare Diseases and/or Cancer are welcome.

The clinical fellow would need to show some flexibility in accordance with the demands of the service and be able to provide both face-to-face, virtual, and telephone consultations. There may need to be a degree of flexibility on the working days in the week. Some travel to peripheral clinics will probably also be required.

It would be possible for the clinical fellow to indicate an interest in certain groups of conditions, which may then be channelled to the clinical fellow’s clinics. The clinical fellow would be encouraged to participate in audit and the departmental clinical governance.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We Run Major Acute Services At

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Virginia Clowes Job title: Consultant Clinical Geneticist & Clinical Director Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0208 869 2795