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No: Senior Genetic Counsellor Full Time Permanent Contract This post will provide specialist genetic counselling and testing support within perinatal services, including fetal medicine, maternity and neonatal care.
The role involves rotational work across Fetal Medicine and outpatient services, with cross-cover provided as required.
Key responsibilities include providing pre- and post-test genetic counselling and coordinating prenatal and postnatal genetic testing; interpretation and communication of complex genetic results; and supporting individuals and families following the diagnosis of a genetic condition or identified recurrence risk.
The postholder will triage and manage referrals from a range of services including midwifery, fetal medicine, maternal medicine, neonatology, fertility services and bereavement care, and will deliver outpatient genetic counselling clinics for individuals and families with a personal or family history of genetic conditions.
The role requires close multidisciplinary working with the Fetal Medicine team, with participation in fetal medicine MDT meetings and perinatal mortality conferences, and contribution to guideline development, audit, research and patient information resources.
Teaching responsibilities include supervision of MSc genetic counselling students and delivering education to healthcare professionals.
Qualifications and Experience: Candidates must on the latest date for receiving completed applications, possess: 1.An Approved Master of Science degree in Genetic/Genomic Counselling OR Attainment of the NHS Scientific Training Programme (STP) in Genomic Counselling OR A qualification recognised for professional registration via the grandfather clause by the GCRB/AHCS or an equivalent overseas Genetic Counselling Board/Regulatory BodyANDhold current registration with that Genetic Counselling Board/Regulatory Body
2. Have 3 years relevant post qualification experience
3. Maintain live registration on the AHCS register (attained via the Genetic Counsellor Registration Board) or an equivalent Genetic Counselling Board/Regulatory Body covering the region.
Applicants who meet Criteria 1 and 2 who expect to gain professional registration in **** (AHCS intent to register February **** or EBMG letter of eligibility for full application granted October ****) may be considered Skills, competencies and/or knowledge Demonstrate evidence of recent formal continuing professional development relevant to the required area of specialism, in the form of post-graduate qualifications or relevant courses.
Experience in Prenatal Genetics.
Experience in Paediatric and General Genetics.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities Fetal medicine -Test interpretation and genetic counselling for prenatal karyotype and arrays with an abnormal result (excluding trisomy 13, 18 and 21) or variant of unknown significance result -Pre- and post-test genetic counselling and test coordination for invasive prenatal testing for monogenic disorders and known chromosomal anomalies in at-risk pregnancies -Test sourcing and coordination, patient genetic counselling for adjunct specialty genetic testing (eg UPD, methylation, single gene, NIPD sexing, NIPD single gene, NIPD NAIT) where indicated at consultant request -Pre- and post-test genetic counselling and test coordination forexome testing as per MDT consensus (prenatal, postnatal, post-mortem) -NIPS testing: genetic counselling for sex chromosome aneuploidies where the patient is not proceeding to invasive prenatal testing (defer to post invasive testing where possible).
Genetic counselling for patients with atypical or maternal aneuploidy noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) results -Post-pregnancy appointments where previous pregnancy had resulted in chromosomal abnormality or monogenic disorder -Review of results received from TDL genetics -Act as point of contact for CHI Clinical Genetics team members referring patients to the Rotunda for invasive procedures -Act as a genetics resource to team members Outpatient services -Triage of referrals and where there is a concern for a genetic condition Referral sources include:
a.Booking visit midwives
b.Routine outpatient clinics
c.GP referrals
d.Maternal medicine service women with monogenic conditions themselves
e.Recurrent miscarriage clinic carriers of a chromosomal rearrangement
f.OPD Haemaglobinopathy screening carrier couples where risk of serious haemaglobinopathy in pregnancy
g.Neonatology parents of in-patient neonate with a new genetic diagnosis
h.Rotunda Fertility Hub couples considering PGT-M or PGT-SR,individuals with monogenic or chromosomal basis of infertility
i.Bereavement where post-mortem or analysis of products of conception identify a monogenic or chromosomal rearrangement with a recurrence risk (excludes sporadic aneuplodies)
j.Adolescent Gynaecology women with a monogenic or chromosomal condition followed at Rotunda and not CHI -Provide outpatient genetic counselling clinic services and genetic test coordination for Rotunda patients with a history of monogenic or chromosomal condition in themselves or other family members.
Administrative -Maintain contemporaneous MNCMS patient records while maintaining appropriate patient and family confidentiality -With the support of the Genetics admin, ensure outsourced test results, documentation from other hospitals, etc are scanned in to patient records -With the support of the Genetics admin, write genetic counselling summary letters to patients, or when appropriate, to other professionals -Participate in maintenance of departmental tracking of referrals and appointments to ensure timely response to referrals.
Collaborative work To work in a multi-disciplinary way with other staff as part of a team, and to act as genetic resource person to Rotunda colleagues.
-Participation in weekly Fetal Medicine Multidisciplinary meetings -Participation in monthly Perinatal Mortality Conference -Participation in hospital guideline or pathway development, participation in research and audit, development of patient resources Teaching -Clinical placement for MSc genetic counselling students -Lectures for midwifery students, NCHDs, sonographers All informal enquires in relation to the above should be directed to Ms. Debby Lambert, Principal Genetic Counsellor.
Email: New appointees to start at the minimum point of the senior medical social worker scale (HSE ****).
Incremental credit will be applied for recognized relevant service in Ireland and abroad (Department of Health Circular ******).
Incremental credit is normally granted on appointment, in respect of previous experience in the Civil Service, Local Authorities, Health Service and other Public Service Bodies and Statutory Agencies.
If a candidate is appointed who has not yet obtained professional registration, they will be appointed on the medical social worker scale (HSE ****) until such time as they obtain professional registration.
Applications should include a current Curriculum Vitae and cover letter with the names and email addresses of two current referees quoting the relevant reference number.
Applications can be emailed to to arrive no later than ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE NOTIFIED.
____________________ Please Note:Line Managers must bring this notice to the attention of all relevant staff within their Department, including any staff on leave
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, Sick, Maternity, Annual, Parental, Carers, Unpaid, Career Break, Flexible Working Time Arrangements and Secondment.
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