Consultant Clinical Geneticist

NHS Jobs; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham seeks a Consultant in Genetics to lead the provision of the full range of genetic services for a defined district. The role covers both adult and paediatric genetics with fixed commitments of outpatient clinics and participation in departmental meetings.

The post holder will divide time between diagnosis, counselling, administration and teaching, participate in the duty rota, and contribute to audit and clinical governance within

Job description

This job outline highlights the main areas of responsibility for the post and is not exhaustive. It is expected that in line with the development of the Trust, additional responsibilities that are commensurate to the role will be added to this role outline to reflect the changing environment of the Trust as an NHS organisation.

• Duties in general genetics, with both adult and paediatric caseloads.
• The post holder will be responsible for the provision of the full range of genetic services to specific districts, but this will be kept under regular review with adjustments made in response to changing needs.
• It is anticipated that the job plan is likely to contain fixed commitments of 9 out-patient clinics per month and attendance at departmental clinical/audit meetings.
• It is expected that a consultant on 1 WTE will offer 400 clinic appointments per year consisting of a mixture of new and review patients.
• The post holder will be expected to take part in the duty rota, as the named consultant available to deal with urgent clinical enquiries and referrals.
• The appointee will share their time between diagnosis and counselling in general genetics, administration and teaching.
• The job plan will be arranged with the clinical director, the clinical lead and other consultants.
• Space, a laptop with access to all of the necessary departmental and Trust software and dedicated secretarial support will be provided, as well as support from the Genetic Counsellors.
• The post holder will be expected to take an active part in audit and clinical governance.

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust