Consultant in Clinical Genetics and Genomic Medicine

Job summary

GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

CONSULTANT POST IN CLINICAL GENETICS and GENOMIC MEDICINE

Applications are invited for a consultant post in Clinical Genetics and Genomic Medicine.

This exciting new 10PA post for the North East Thames Regional Genetics Service will be based in the Clinical Genetics Department at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). We are seeking a motivated clinician to join our supportive, dynamic and innovative department.

The successful candidate will join an experienced team in delivering high quality care for children with complex rare disease in both the outpatient and inpatient setting at GOSH. There will also be an expectation of supporting local paediatric units in East London. The patient population cared for by the service provides ample opportunity to pursue areas of specialist clinical interest.

The postholder will have a full clinical commitment and will play an active role in the department's programme of research and innovation, quality improvement, education and training. They will work closely with laboratory colleagues from the North Thames GLH who are co-located with the clinical department. The clinical service is a key partner in the North Thames Genomic Medicine Service Alliance (GMSA), also hosted by GOSH.

Interested applicants are invited to contact Dr Munaza Ahmed, Specialty Lead for Clinical Genetics, telephone on 020 7762 6077. Email Munaza.Ahmed@gosh.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

The post is non-resident and there are no on-call commitments.

The remit of the postholder will be to:

• Deliver clinical genetics care in paediatric rare disease through clinics held at Great Ormond Street, peripherally and remotely. There may also be a requirement for review of paediatric inpatients at GOSH or a peripheral site.
• Take a share of the weekday consultant rota to review referrals, including urgent prenatal referrals.
• Support Genomic Medicine clinics for deep phenotyping of patients requiring clinical genetics input, feedback of results from genomic research studies, offer cascade testing and prenatal testing to parents and relatives where appropriate.
• Offer clinical input to the interpretation of genomic variants and to provide clinical input to reports, liaising with clinicians from other specialties where appropriate.
• Support genetics and genomics education across the Trust by teaching on courses, such as the QMUL Counselling in Genomic Medicine MSc module and other mainstreaming educational activities.
• Play an active role in supporting research and development in the Clinical Genetics service.
• Provide advice and supervision as appropriate for genetic counsellor-led clinics and contribute to the teaching of SpRs, genetic counsellors and other visitors allied to the department.
• Take part in clinical genetics departmental activities including weekly clinical meetings, journal club, seminar series and audit.

About us

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.