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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.
Job Overview
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.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is 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 here www.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 this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and 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 the OUH YouTube channel .
Detailed Job Description And Main 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 Criteria
* 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 criteria
* Relevant post school qualification, may include but does not require University Degree relevant to Clinical Genetics (psychology, biology, biomedical sciences etc)
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Administrative
* Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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