Genetic Counsellor • Cambridge Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nGenetic Counsellor with Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Cambridge\n\n Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment This vacancy will close at midnight on 22nd October 2024 Interviews are due to be held on 7th November 2024 Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces. We have an exciting opportunity to join a friendly, motivated and supportive team of Genetic Counsellors in the East Anglian Clinical Genetics Service. The post will include a broad caseload of cancer, general and prenatal genetics. We are based at Addenbrooke's Hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, which enables close collaboration with other specialties and plenty of CPD/teaching opportunities. We deliver genetics clinics in-person and virtually from Addenbrooke's Hospital, as well as from a number of hospitals across Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. We currently operate a hybrid working policy, with a minimum of 50% of working hours spent in a formal work setting (eg office or in-person clinic) This post is for a permanent 1.0 WTE Band 7 Genetic Counsellor. We welcome applications from experienced or newly registered Genetic Counsellors, or Genetic Counsellors due to register in the near future. A successful candidate who is eligible for registration but not yet registered at the time of commencement of the post would be appointed under Annex 21 terms. Interviews will be held virtually on Thursday 7th November 2024, and interested applicants are very welcome to arrange a visit in advance. o To provide a high quality genetic counselling service at regional specialist level and support families with a genetic disordero To comprehend and communicate the medical and scientific facts including the diagnosis, probable course of the disorder and the risk of recurrence in specified relativeso To support patients and families in their decision makingo To participate in education of other healthcare professionalso To work autonomously and as part of a team "}