Genetic Counsellor | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 11 Tachwedd 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £46,419 - £63,176 Per Annum, Inclusive of HCAS |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 11 Rhagfyr 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, EC1V 2PD |
| Cwmni: | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7586367/273-DC-7586367 |
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Moorfields is one of the world's leading eye hospitals, providing expertise in clinical care, research and education.
Our main focus is the treatment and care of NHS patients with a wide range of eye problems, from common complaints to rare conditions which require treatments not available anywhere else in the UK. We treat people at our main hospital base in London's City Road and at a number of satellite facilities in and around the capital, which enables us to provide expert treatment closer to patient’s homes. Moorfields has contracts with more than 80 primary care trusts across the country, making us a truly national centre for eye care.
We are also a major postgraduate teaching centre and a national centre for ophthalmic research involving, with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, the largest ophthalmic research programme in the world. In addition, we directly manage three commercial divisions: Moorfields Private, Moorfields Pharmaceuticals and Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai.
The post holder will 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.
What’s in it for You?
At Moorfields, we invest in you—your growth, your wellbeing, your future.
You’ll join a flexible, supportive organisation offering:
Competitive salary (including high-cost area supplement)
Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
24/7 independent counselling support
Career-long learning and development opportunities
Excellent transport connections
Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes
Free Pilates classes
Full support and training to develop your skills
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet.
Work as part of a team of genetic support staff, coping with a flexible timetable to cover the clinical requirements of the Genetic Service as efficiently as possible
Will be responsible for their own clinic and clinical/research work load
Provide on-going advice and support to patients and families in the outpatient clinics and by telephone
Explain risks of carrier status to at-risk individuals, modes of inheritance and counselling of patients before undertaking pre-symptomatic testing
Recording family histories and pedigrees
Obtain blood samples using phlebotomy skills
Ensure that samples are passed to the appropriate laboratories for the correct tests
Act as an on-going point of contact for the patients, families and other health professionals
Work closely with the consultant and junior members of the team to provide continuity of care and supervise junior members of staff
Work closely with the medical social workers
Maintain close links with the regional genetics units throughout the UK in the management of patients and families and the overseeing of genetic testing
Maintain and develop the computerised genetic database of patients and families affected with inherited disorders
This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Nov 2025