Genomic Associate

Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a degree-educated candidate to join the Cancer Triage Team at the Oxford Centre for Genomic Medicine. The role involves gathering family history information, risk assessments, and supporting clinical staff in genetic care; training will be provided.

The post is fixed-term (3 years), Band 5, with working patterns across full- and part-time hours. Applicants must be able to work autonomously in a compassionate NHS environment and

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Ability to work autonomously with confidence to make decisions.
• Ability to work with patients in a sensitive and empathetic manner.

Responsibilities

• Telephone and email contact with patients to gather family history information.
• Locate reports and clinical information needed for genetic assessment.
• Quality reviewing family history diagrams.
• Run clinical risk assessments with guidance.
• Prepare and send consent forms for relatives to obtain relevant medical documents.
• Support senior clinicians with tumour testing.
• Work with multidisciplinary team to ensure best patient care.

Skills

Public-facing experience

Empathy and patient care

Autonomous working

NHS healthcare environment familiarity

Education

Degree level or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

Oxford Centre for Genomic Medicine

We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate degree educated individual (or equivalent experience) to join our Cancer Triage Team (a part of the Hereditary Cancer Service) based at Oxford Centre for Genomic Medicine. This is a clinical role ideal for someone with an interest in developing a career in clinical genetics, who has demonstrated public facing experience in a healthcare, care, or volunteer setting.

The post holder will work collegiate as part of an existing team of Team Lead - Genomic Nurse, Genomic Associates and Genomic Assistants, based in OxGEM, and will be responsible for collating family history information by questionnaire, phone and email, as well as runnning risk assessments with support, as part of patient's clinical care. Training will be provided.

Please note that this is not a genetic counselling post, and does NOT lead to registration as a Genetic Counsellor with the Genetic Counselling Registration Board/Academy of Healthcare Scientists/HCPC. Please see GCRAB, AGNC and NSHCS websites for details on a career in Genetic Counselling in the UK.

Main duties of the job

Main duties include:

• Telephone and email contact with patients to gather family history information
• Locating reports and other clinical information needed for genetic assessment with Clinical Geneticist or Genetic Counsellor
• Quality reviewing family history diagrams
• Running clinical risk assessment with guidance
• Preparing and sending consent form for patients' relatives in accordance with national best practice to obtain relevant medical documents to complete our patients risk assessment and healthcare plan
• Supporting senior clinicians with Tumour Testing
• Working closely with a multidisciplinary team to ensure patients and their relatives receive the best possible care

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

Details

Date posted: 01 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year depending on previous NHS experience

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 3 years

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time

Reference number: 321-MRC-7394647-B5

Job locations: Oxford Centre for Genomic Medicine, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, OX3 7HE, United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached detailed Job Description

Key summary of responsibilities:

• Supporting senior clinicians with pre and post clinic preparation work including tumour testing
• Liaising with Clinical Scientists in Laboratories, and clinicians in other Clinical Genetics and Mainstream services
• Working collegiately with patients, relatives and colleagues to ensure information for assessment is available.

Person Specification

Education, knowledge and skills

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Ability to work autonomously with the confidence to take decisions
• Ability to work with with patients in a sensitive and empathetic manner

Desirable

• Experience of working in a clinical/medical NHS setting
• Knowledge of Genetics

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Oxford Centre for Genomic Medicine, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, OX3 7HE, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

Lead Consultant Genetic Counsellor

Barbara Stayner

[e-mail]

01865225931

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.