Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.
This full time (10 PAs) substantive post provides an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated clinical geneticist with a broad based training in all areas of clinical genetics to join the Northern Genetics Service. A candidate with an interest in paediatric genetics would be desirable. The post-holder will be part of a large multidisciplinary team of clinical and laboratory staff with administrative and managerial support who provide a co-ordinated genetics service to a population of 3.1 million people in the North East of England and Cumbria; and highly specialised services for people affected by limb girdle muscular dystrophies in the wider UK population. The Service is part of the Directorate of Integrated Laboratory Medicine.
Candidates for the post must be registered medical practitioners and on, or eligible to join, the Specialist Register within six months of the date of the Appointments Committee.
Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will share responsibility for the delivery of the general, paediatric and prenatal clinical genetics service as part of a multidisciplinary team consisting of consultant clinical geneticists, trainees and genetic counsellors working in close collaboration with the North East and Yorkshire Genomics Laboratory Hub (NEYGLH). The appointee will be expected to enable delivery of a genomic diagnostic service through participation, where required, in Specialist MDTs and specialist clinic for diagnosis and management of people with rare genetic disorders. Outpatient Clinics will be provided at the Institute of Genetic Medicine, RVI and other regional clinic sites, to be agreed as part of a team job plan. There is no formal on-call commitment in this post.
In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Richard Martin, Clinical Lead, on 0191 241 8700, or via email at richard.martin11@nhs.net
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Please see attached Recruitment Pack
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
Participate in multi-professional triage of patients and families referred for genetic assessment.
Provide expert diagnostic opinion on patients with paediatric syndromes as part of a multi-professional team.
Ensure appropriate diagnostic testing is undertaken and the results of these and their implications are communicated to referrers patients, relevant family members, primary care team and other involved clinicians as appropriate.
Ensure appropriate follow up arrangements are made for patients and family members.
Manage outpatient clinics to ensure that care of the highest quality is provided and that relevant local and national targets are met.
Work in collaboration with laboratory staff to ensure that appropriate diagnostic testing is undertaken and that the most clinically effective use of these resources is made.
Participate in Genomic MDT Meetings to facilitate interpretation of Genomic test results
Participate in regular Department and multidisciplinary team meetings as appropriate.
Undertake clinical duties within a context of compliance with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives.
Undergo Continued Medical Education (CME) in accordance with guidelines stipulated by the Royal College of Physicians or Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Heath.
Undertake an annual appraisal and job plan review. It is expected that objectives within job plan reviews will be based on Trust objectives such as fulfilment of fixed contractual commitments on the basis of a 43 week working year with due allowance for statutory holidays
It is a condition of employment that so far as is reasonably practicable, all employees must minimise the risk of infection to themselves, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors and, in so doing, must:
be familiar with, and adhere to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control
attend Trust Induction Programme(s) and statutory education programmes in infection prevention and control
include infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development
take personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care acquired infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently by you and your colleagues.
Managerial:
Participate in all aspects of Clinical Governance, including participation in audit projects, formulation of guidelines and full involvement with risk management processes
Assist the Directorate Manager and Clinical Leadership Group in the timely investigation of complaints if necessary
Contribute to the general organisation and running of the Genetics service within the Trust, working in collaboration with other colleagues.
Take the lead on specific management projects as requested by the Directorate Manager or Clinical Leadership Group.
Administrative:
Undertake administrative duties in relation to the care of his/her patients and in relation to the running of Northern Genetics Service
Undertake general administrative duties within a context of compliance with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives.
Research:
Although the appointee will be not be expected to participate substantively in clinical research and service innovation, there are potential opportunities to act as a Principal Investigator for NIHR portfolio studies with the support from R&D as well as develop their own research.
The appointee will be expected participate in improvement and innovation activity. Where such activity creates potential new intellectual property this must comply with Trust policy on Innovation and Intellectual Property.
Undertake regular audit of compliance with national and local clinical guidelines.
Teaching:
Participate in teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Participate in education of health professionals about use of new genomic testing and advances in genomic medicine.
Flexibility:
In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical:
Participate in multi-professional triage of patients and families referred for genetic assessment.
Provide expert diagnostic opinion on patients with paediatric syndromes as part of a multi-professional team.
Ensure appropriate diagnostic testing is undertaken and the results of these and their implications are communicated to referrers patients, relevant family members, primary care team and other involved clinicians as appropriate.
Ensure appropriate follow up arrangements are made for patients and family members.
Manage outpatient clinics to ensure that care of the highest quality is provided and that relevant local and national targets are met.
Work in collaboration with laboratory staff to ensure that appropriate diagnostic testing is undertaken and that the most clinically effective use of these resources is made.
Participate in Genomic MDT Meetings to facilitate interpretation of Genomic test results
Participate in regular Department and multidisciplinary team meetings as appropriate.
Undertake clinical duties within a context of compliance with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives.
Undergo Continued Medical Education (CME) in accordance with guidelines stipulated by the Royal College of Physicians or Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Heath.
Undertake an annual appraisal and job plan review. It is expected that objectives within job plan reviews will be based on Trust objectives such as fulfilment of fixed contractual commitments on the basis of a 43 week working year with due allowance for statutory holidays
It is a condition of employment that so far as is reasonably practicable, all employees must minimise the risk of infection to themselves, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors and, in so doing, must:
be familiar with, and adhere to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control
attend Trust Induction Programme(s) and statutory education programmes in infection prevention and control
include infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development
take personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care acquired infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently by you and your colleagues.
Managerial:
Participate in all aspects of Clinical Governance, including participation in audit projects, formulation of guidelines and full involvement with risk management processes
Assist the Directorate Manager and Clinical Leadership Group in the timely investigation of complaints if necessary
Contribute to the general organisation and running of the Genetics service within the Trust, working in collaboration with other colleagues.
Take the lead on specific management projects as requested by the Directorate Manager or Clinical Leadership Group.
Administrative:
Undertake administrative duties in relation to the care of his/her patients and in relation to the running of Northern Genetics Service
Undertake general administrative duties within a context of compliance with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives.
Research:
Although the appointee will be not be expected to participate substantively in clinical research and service innovation, there are potential opportunities to act as a Principal Investigator for NIHR portfolio studies with the support from R&D as well as develop their own research.
The appointee will be expected participate in improvement and innovation activity. Where such activity creates potential new intellectual property this must comply with Trust policy on Innovation and Intellectual Property.
Undertake regular audit of compliance with national and local clinical guidelines.
Teaching:
Participate in teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Participate in education of health professionals about use of new genomic testing and advances in genomic medicine.
Flexibility:
In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification. MBBS or other recognised equivalent medical qualification
- Full GMC Registration
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC). Exceptional candidates who have applied for the Specialist Register but not yet accepted may be considered.
- MRCP/MRCPCH or appropriate professional qualification
Desirable
- Higher Degree (MD/PhD in relevant are of research)
- Special skills training in the specialty
Further specialised training and experience
Desirable
- Evidence of experience in assessment of whole exome and whole genome results, particularly in patients with rare disease
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion in an outpatient and inpatient setting
- Ability to use diagnostic testing appropriately and to interpret results of such testing.
Desirable
- Experience in prenatal genetics, ability to offer expert clinical opinion in prenatal genetics MDT and clinic
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Committed to share in professional and managerial responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
- Successful completion of audit projects
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- A thorough understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Evidence of successful participation in management processes
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
Research
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
- Publications in the last 2 years
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit.
Desirable
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's values.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
- Evidence of good leadership, organisational and management skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, other healthcare professionals and other agencies.
- Enthusiasm and ability to work under using own initiative and under pressure
- Ability to form constructive and effective professional relationships with patients and staff
- Supportive, tolerant and able to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Caring attitude to patients
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD.
Practical Requirements
Essential
- Ability and willingness to work across the region of service provision with flexibility around specific areas of work.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification. MBBS or other recognised equivalent medical qualification
- Full GMC Registration
- Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC). Exceptional candidates who have applied for the Specialist Register but not yet accepted may be considered.
- MRCP/MRCPCH or appropriate professional qualification
Desirable
- Higher Degree (MD/PhD in relevant are of research)
- Special skills training in the specialty
Further specialised training and experience
Desirable
- Evidence of experience in assessment of whole exome and whole genome results, particularly in patients with rare disease
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion in an outpatient and inpatient setting
- Ability to use diagnostic testing appropriately and to interpret results of such testing.
Desirable
- Experience in prenatal genetics, ability to offer expert clinical opinion in prenatal genetics MDT and clinic
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Committed to share in professional and managerial responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
- Successful completion of audit projects
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- A thorough understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Evidence of successful participation in management processes
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
Research
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
- Publications in the last 2 years
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit.
Desirable
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Alignment with the Trust's values.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce
- Evidence of good leadership, organisational and management skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, other healthcare professionals and other agencies.
- Enthusiasm and ability to work under using own initiative and under pressure
- Ability to form constructive and effective professional relationships with patients and staff
- Supportive, tolerant and able to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Caring attitude to patients
- A commitment to personal / unit CPD.
Practical Requirements
Essential
- Ability and willingness to work across the region of service provision with flexibility around specific areas of work.
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
