Job summary
- Main area
- Neurology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 23 months (Fixed 23 months)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 190-7927-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Hallamshire Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 pa/pro rata for part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/08/2024
Employer heading
Clinical Genomics Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 5
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
The successful candidate will provide support to the Lead Consultant in genome sequencing in the prevalent epilepsy population. The person would organise the phenotyping and logging of patient's and the associated administration to provide a seamless service.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 23 Months due to the post being externally funded. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the ongoing source of the external funding and the requirement for the post to be maintained.
Main duties of the job
To provide the support for Whole Genome Sequencing using the approved documentation.
Communicate effectively with colleagues, patient's and their family members.
Organise obtaining clinical samples
Provide Support to the lead Consultant
Gather family history
Obtain consent as required
Write patient information
Identify to emerging issues
Working for our organisation
This genome sequencing will work within the Neurology Department at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree qualification
- Professional registration
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of any education related training programmes pertaining to obtaining informed consent from patients.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Understanding of the Trust’s confidentiality procedures (Data Protection Act and Caldicott guidelines).
Desirable criteria
- Experience of caring for patients in a professional setting.
- Understanding and knowledge of genetics.
- Has undertaken the process of approaching and obtaining informed consent from patients.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good IT Skills, specifically in database management, Microsoft Excel and E-Record
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to coordinate collection of data to agreed timescales
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to communicate well (written and verbally).
Desirable criteria
- Venepuncture skills
Values and Behaviours (PROUD)
Essential criteria
- Committed to proving the highest levels of patient/client care.
- Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk/promote patient safety and understands when to do so.
- Shows respect, courtesy and professionalism in all contacts
- Demonstrates behaviours which are caring and compassionate
- Have a ‘Can Do’ attitude.
- On-going commitment to personal development and improvement
- Aware of their limitations/professional boundaries and knows when to seek advice and support from more senior colleagues
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently with minimal supervision.
- Methodical and accurate with attention to detail
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Have a flexible approach to working hours to meet the needs of the servic
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Markus Reuber
- Job title
- Consultant Neurologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01142713451
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