CNS for Whole Genome Sequencing | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	18 Rhagfyr 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£56,276 - £63,176 Per Annum inclusive of HCAS pro Rata
Oriau:	Rhan Amser
Dyddiad cau:	17 Ionawr 2026
Lleoliad:	London, NW1 2BU
Cwmni:	University College London Hospital
Math o swydd:	Cytundeb
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7682637/309-UCLH-7204

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The Teenage and Young Adult Cancer team are recruiting a Clinical Nurse Specialist to progress the Whole Genome Sequencing and tissue banking workstream with UCLH and across the North Thames TYA Cancer Network. The post is funded through a donation from Gilead but employed through UCLH and the NHS. The post holder will lead on projects improving the access and uptake of genomics and tumour banking processes across the region. They will also have to opportunity to support the Young Adult CNS workstream, with the YA CNS role offering cross covering support to the WGS CNS post.
The successful candidate will be part of an expanding and dynamic team helping to improve outcomes and experiences of young people with cancer.

The post holder will work within and team, and autonomously to support the implementation of the TYA Service Specifications.
The role will entail clinical and leadership responsibilities including:
- Educating patients, families and clinical teams on the importance of WGS and tissue banking
- Liaising with clinical teams, signposting sampling pathways.
- Identifying the barriers to young people being able to access additional tumour sampling both locally, regionally, and nationally and escalating these to the North Thames TYA Cancer Network. Working with relevant stakeholders to address these challenges.
- Lead a working group within the TYA Network, looking at creating pathways to improve opportunity for WGS and tissue banking.
- Collection of relevant data as per the TYA Service Specification

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

· University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

· National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

· Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

· University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

· Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

· University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

· The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

· University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.



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