Genetic Counsellor

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a motivated Genetic Counsellor. The successful candidate will manage their own caseload and provide exemplary genetic counselling to patients with cardiomyopathies. Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential. Experience in cardiac genetics is desirable. The role includes contributing to research and improving patient care. A full-time position, offering the chance to work in a dynamic and supportive multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Experience of genetic counselling clinics.
• Experience in caring for young adults.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide genetic counselling for patients with cardiovascular conditions.
• Manage own caseload and deliver patient-centred care.
• Contribute to research and education in cardiac genetics.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

IT skills

Therapeutic counselling

Education

MSc or STP in Genetic Counselling

Certified/registered Genetic Counsellor

Tools

MS Office

Pedigree software

Job description

The Barts Inherited Cardiac Conditions (ICC) team is looking to recruit a motivated Genetic Counsellor to join our dynamic team. The post-holder will work closely and collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary team to provide exemplary care to patients with cardiomyopathies and complex medical needs. Prior experience in cardiac genetics is desirable but not essential.

The post-holder will work autonomously to manage their own caseload to deliver gold-standard, person-centred genetic counselling to a diverse cohort patients and their families. Applicants must have excellent communication, organisational and time management skills.

As one of the country's leading specialist cardiac centres, aiming to be at the forefront of care provision and service design, it is expected that the post-holder will work closely with both regional and national specialist genetic counsellors from other Trusts, as well as participate in local multidisciplinary team meetings and third-sector organisations.

The successful candidate will embody the Trust's WeCare values and these will shape their everyday working.

Main duties of the job

The aim of this service is to provide genetic counselling for patients with cardiovascular conditions, primarily focusing on inherited cardiomyopathies. The post holder will provide appropriate testing for patients and their relatives, adhering to national testing criteria. Applicants must be able to deliver patient and family centred care, whilst ensuring adequate follow-up, documentation and risk management.

In addition to direct patient care, applicants are expected to contribute to the development of the field of cardiac genetics. The post-holder will participate in research and it's dissemination, by contributing to both publication and education. Thereby, furthering MDT knowledge and understanding of this fascinating group of conditions and, therefore, improving patient care.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MSc or STP in Genetic Counselling
• Evidence of continuing
• Certified/registered Genetic Counsellor

Experience

• Experience of genetic counselling clinics
• Experience of maintaining accurate and contemporaneous documentation
• Teaching and mentoring experience
• Experience of taking part in research and audit
• Experience in caring for young adults and patients transitioning from paediatric services

Knowledge

• Comprehensive understanding of provision of genetric counselling in the outpatient setting
• Understanding of current professional issues related to NHS genetics services.
• Willingness to develop knowledge of cardiac genetics
• Understanding of the role of genetic counselling for inpatients
• Understanding of the commonly seen cardiac genetic mutations

Skills

• Perform the core duties of a genetic counsellor and demonstrate therapeutic counselling
• Ability to assess, evaluate and implement current evidence from a variety of high quality sources
• Exemplary organisational skills
• Ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities to deliver care in a timely manner
• Excellent communication skills with patients, families and staff; both verbal and written
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, working with the MDT to ensure gold-standard care delivery
• Competent IT skills, to include MS office, Trust systems and pedigree software
• Experience of participation in service and quality
• Experience of contribution to maintaining clinical governance procedures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.