Warning
This job advert has expired and applications have closed.
Genetic Counsellor
| Posting date: | 20 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £46,148.00 to £52,809.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £46148.00 - £52809.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 October 2024 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L8 7SS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9159-24-0266 |
Summary
As a member of the team, contribute to the provision of a comprehensive, high quality, specialist genetic counselling service for a population of 2.8 million in the Cheshire and Merseyside Region. To ensure that families referred receive a service which is caring, and scientifically and diagnostically up-to-date. To act as an educational resource, both to the wider health care system and to trainees in clinical genetics and genetic counselling. To practice within the ethical guidelines of the Genetic Counsellor Registration Board and, in addition, qualified nurses must adhere to the code of professional conduct as per the Nursing and Midwifery Council. To carry out the duties and responsibilities of a genetic counsellor with the aim of helping patients and families:comprehend the medical facts, including the diagnosis, probable course of the disorder and the available management; Appreciate the way heredity contributes to the disorder, and the risk of recurrence in specified relatives; Understand the options (including genetic testing) for dealing with the risk; Choose the course of action most appropriate for them; Make the best possible adjustment to the disorder/risk of the disorder. For more details please refer to the the job description and person specification attached.