Fixed term Band 6 Genetic Counsellor for 6 months | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for an experienced B6 GC for a six month post to cover a sabbatical vacancy in our team of Genetic Counsellors at Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine. Depending on experience, the post holder will contribute to our clinical services in urgent prenatal, cancer or general genetic counselling. This post would ideally suit an overseas candidate looking for experience in the UK. Support would be given towards UK Registration.

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The Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, with a designated Genomic Laboratory Hub, is one of the biggest genetic clinical and laboratory service in the UK, at the forefront of developing education, training, research and clinical services. We have a strong commitment to education and training. The academic arm of the Scientist Training Programme (STP) in Genomic Counselling is coordinated through this department in collaboration with the University of Manchester. We also host the Manchester Rare Conditions Centre.
We have integrated and multidisciplinary services including metabolic, immunology, cardiac, prenatal and ophthalmology services. The department is active in translational research, clinical trials and actively promote research in our genetic counselling team.

You will undertake a range of genetic counsellor duties including; independent genetic counsellor clinics, genetic register work, peripheral clinics, pre-natal/urgent referral work, and where appropriate may help contribute to supervision or teaching of other staff members.

You must be motivated and self directed in your learning and must be able to work autonomously and in a team. You will need good multidisciplinary working skills to be able to work effectively with medical colleagues.

There will be opportunities for CPD through a lively programme of internal seminars and lectures, as well as access to external education and training.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust 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 28,000 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.

You will provide high quality genetic counselling and testing for a wide variety of conditions, with supervision and training where needed. You will also participate in our urgency rota to provide genetic counselling in demanding situations (pregnancy, NICU, PICU and urgent cancer referrals). Please see full job description for details.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide'that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.