Higher Specialist Practitioner in Genetics | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 May 2024 |
| Location: | 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary, NE1 4LP |
| Company: | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6188342/317-2024-12-050 |
Summary
Applications are invited for a permanent Higher Specialist Practitioner (Band 6) post in the Newcastle Genetics Laboratories. The successful candidate will be a motivated and reliable individual and a strong team worker, with significant postgraduate laboratory experience, looking to join a team of around 90 Scientific and Technical staff. A knowledge of genomics is essential, ideally in both rare disease and cancer genetics, alongside excellent analytical, communication and supervisory skills.
Newcastle Genetics Laboratory provides testing for a wide variety of inherited and acquired conditions for a local population of over three million people and in addition provides specialised services to patients throughout the UK and internationally. The laboratory is housed in purpose built accommodation at the Institute of Genetic Medicine close to Newcastle city centre, and has a close association with various high profile academic groups working in Newcastle University.
• Interview Date: 16 May 2024
• 37 hours 30 minutes/week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
The Newcastle Genetics laboratory forms part of the North East and Yorkshire Genomic Laboratory Hub. This collaboration between laboratories in Leeds, Sheffield and Newcastle provides Genomic services across Yorkshire, Humber and the North. The combined size of our geography makes this the largest collaboration in the country with the Trusts offering a range of both general and specialist hospital services with excellent clinical outcomes for patients. We have an international reputation for excellence in specialist care, research and academic training.
The successful applicant will primarily help to deliver analytical and reporting activity for a defined range of disorders, supporting service provision in key areas for the Newcastle Genetics Laboratory as part of the North East and Yorkshire Genomic Laboratory Hub.
In addition, the successful applicant will work closely with scientific and technical staff to help to ensure adequate analytical and technical cover in other areas of the laboratory.
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
• Analysis, interpretation and reporting of genetic tests for a broad range of inherited and acquired disorders guided by clearly defined policies and procedures.
• Providing specialist advice to clinicians on specific genetic tests.
• Supervision of technical and trainee technical staff in section.
• Participation in practical and theoretical training of scientific & technical staff.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Apr 2024
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