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Genomic Assistant - Cancer Triage

The closing date is 08 August 2025

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Band 3 Genomic Assistant (Cancer Triage)

The Oxford Centre for Genomic Medicine is seeking a collegiate, organised and compassionate individual to join our Cancer Triage service as a Genomic Assistant. The successful post holder will play a pivotal support role in helping our service prepare and assess patients' risk for hereditary cancer prior to appointment with a Genetic Counsellor/Clinical Geneticist or a letter from a Senior Genomics Nurse.

The post holder will be key in coordinating referrals and quality assessing medical family history diagrams, arranging blood samples for DNA storage, and requesting relevant medical documents from hospitals and the UK Cancer Registry in accordance with GDPR and guidance from the British Society for Genomic Medicine.

The post is ideal for an individual who wishes to develop towards becoming a Genomic Practitioner, and potentially more senior clinical positions in clinical genetics accordance with career progression regulations and guidance published on AGNC, GCRAB and NSHCS websites. However, this post does not lead to registration as a Genetic Counsellor with either the HCPC or AHCS.

Full time-Monday to Friday Office hours

Main duties of the job

* Drawing and/or quality checking medical family history drawings using software (Pedigree assistant/Phenotips) based on patient provided information.

* Organising DNA storage for patients or their relatives with advanced cancer

* Under direct supervision of a Senior Genomic Nurse, requesting medical confirmations of cancer diagnoses from pathology laboratories, medical records and the UK cancer registry in accordance with GDPR and the British Society for Genomic Medicine

* Under direct supervision of a Senior Genomic Nurse, providing pre and post clinic support to Genetic Counsellors and Clinical Geneticists.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more herewww.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

Details

Date posted

25 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

36 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

321-MRC-7205840-B3

Job locations

Oxford Centre for Genomic Medicine

OxGEM (aka The ACE Building) Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

Oxford

OX3 7HE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for information about the role of Band 3 Genomic Assistant- Cancer Triage

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for information about the role of Band 3 Genomic Assistant- Cancer Triage

Person Specification

Written, evidence, verbal

Essential

  • School leaver with Maths and English
  • Evidence of fluency with MS Office Software, Email and Excel Spreadsheets
  • Evidence of meeting Trust Values of Compassion, Respect, Excellence, Learning, Delivery and Improvement
  • Evidence of Growth Mindset
  • Ability to manage time independently with support
  • Evidence of professional communication ability in application as well as in paid or voluntary volunteer setting
  • NHS, healthcare, caring or public facing experience paid or voluntary

Desirable

  • Relevant post school qualification, may include but does not require University Degree relevant to Clinical Genetics (psychology, biology, biomedical sciences etc)
Person Specification

Written, evidence, verbal

Essential

  • School leaver with Maths and English
  • Evidence of fluency with MS Office Software, Email and Excel Spreadsheets
  • Evidence of meeting Trust Values of Compassion, Respect, Excellence, Learning, Delivery and Improvement
  • Evidence of Growth Mindset
  • Ability to manage time independently with support
  • Evidence of professional communication ability in application as well as in paid or voluntary volunteer setting
  • NHS, healthcare, caring or public facing experience paid or voluntary

Desirable

  • Relevant post school qualification, may include but does not require University Degree relevant to Clinical Genetics (psychology, biology, biomedical sciences etc)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oxford Centre for Genomic Medicine

OxGEM (aka The ACE Building) Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

Oxford

OX3 7HE


Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oxford Centre for Genomic Medicine

OxGEM (aka The ACE Building) Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

Oxford

OX3 7HE


Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Genomic Nurse- Team Lead (Cancer Triage)

Tina Boggs

Tina.Boggs@ouh.nhs.uk

01865225931

Details

Date posted

25 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

36 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

321-MRC-7205840-B3

Job locations

Oxford Centre for Genomic Medicine

OxGEM (aka The ACE Building) Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

Oxford

OX3 7HE


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