Genetic Counsellor / Clinical Nurse Specialist

About the Role
We are seeking to appoint a Genetic Counsellor / Clinical Nurse Specialist with an interest in genetics and oncology to join the Women’s Precision Prevention team. You will be providing virtual counselling and genetic testing support for innovative multi-centre research studies in genetic testing, risk prediction, and risk management. These studies involve genetic testing both in people with a cancer diagnosis and unaffected unselected individuals.

As part of a thriving research group, you will work alongside the study team which includes Clinical Nurse Specialist/Genetic Counsellors, Clinical Research Fellows, Researchers (PhD students, research associates, and Postdoctoral Fellows), Clinical Trial Managers and Data Programmers.

About You
You will be a highly motivated individual with a degree in genetics, nursing or biological/social sciences (or equivalent), a professional qualification in (STP Genomic Counsellor or MSc Genetic Counselling, RGN, etc.) and significant post-registration experience of genetic counselling or nursing in a cancer related area. Experience in cancer, screening or primary care research is desirable.

About the Institute and Centre
The Wolfson Institute of Population Health (WIPH) is an exciting and dynamic environment, home to more than 450 staff, 100 PhD students and c500 postgraduate taught students. It harnesses expertise across a wide range of population-based research and education activities and aims to be an internationally recognized centre of excellence in population health, primary care and preventive medicine.

The Centre for Cancer Screening, Prevention and Early Diagnosis forms part of the WIPH and brings together globally leading researchers focusing on cancer prevention, cancer screening and detection and early diagnosis across two units.

About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

The post is based at the Charterhouse Square campus in London. It is a full- time (35 hours per week), fixed-term appointment for 3 years, with an expected start date of January 2025. The starting salary will be Grade 5, in the range of £43,305 - £46,832 per annum (pro-rata), inclusive of London allowance.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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