Genetic Counsellor
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
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Role summary
The Barts Inherited Cardiac Conditions (ICC) team is seeking a motivated Genetic Counsellor to provide exemplary care to patients with cardiomyopathies and complex medical needs. The role involves working autonomously to manage a caseload, delivering person-centred genetic counselling to diverse patients and their families. The post-holder will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to research and education in cardiac genetics. Excellent communication, organisational, and time management skills are essential for this role.
Essential criteria
- MSc or STP in Genetic Counselling
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Certified/registered Genetic Counsellor
- Experience of genetic counselling clinics
- Experience of maintaining accurate and contemporaneous documentation
- Cardiology experiencec
- Teaching and mentoring experience
- Experience of taking part in research and audit
- Experience in caring for young adults and patients transitioning from paediatric services
- Comprehensive understanding of provision of genetric counselling in the outpatient setting
- Understanding of current professional issues related to NHS genetics services.
- Willingness to develop knowledge of cardiac genetics
- Understanding of the role of genetic counselling for inpatients
- Understanding of the commonly seen cardiac genetic mutations
- Perform the core duties of a genetic counsellor and demonstrate therapeutic counselling
- Ability to assess, evaluate and implement current evidence from a variety of high quality sources
- Exemplary organisational skills
- Ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities to deliver care in a timely manner
- Excellent communication skills with patients, families and staff; both verbal and written.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills, working with the MDT to ensure gold-standard care delivery
- Independent problem solving skills
- Competent IT skills, to include MS office, Trust systems and pedigree software
- Experience of participation in service and quality
- Improvement projects
- Experience of contribution to maintaining clinical governance procedures
- MSc or STP in Genetic Counselling
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Certified/registered Genetic Counsellor
- Experience of genetic counselling clinics
- Experience of maintaining accurate and contemporaneous documentation
- Cardiology experiencec
- Teaching and mentoring experience
- Experience of taking part in research and audit
- Experience in caring for young adults and patients transitioning from paediatric services
- Comprehensive understanding of provision of genetric counselling in the outpatient setting
- Understanding of current professional issues related to NHS genetics services.
- Willingness to develop knowledge of cardiac genetics
- Understanding of the role of genetic counselling for inpatients
- Understanding of the commonly seen cardiac genetic mutations
- Perform the core duties of a genetic counsellor and demonstrate therapeutic counselling
- Ability to assess, evaluate and implement current evidence from a variety of high quality sources
- Exemplary organisational skills
- Ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities to deliver care in a timely manner
- Excellent communication skills with patients, families and staff; both verbal and written.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills, working with the MDT to ensure gold-standard care delivery
- Independent problem solving skills
- Competent IT skills, to include MS office, Trust systems and pedigree software
- Experience of participation in service and quality
- Improvement projects
- Experience of contribution to maintaining clinical governance procedures
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Barts Health NHS Trust
Genetic Counsellor
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
The Barts Inherited Cardiac Conditions (ICC) team is looking to recruit a motivated Genetic Counsellor to join our dynamic team. The post-holder will work closely and collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary team to provide exemplary care to patients with cardiomyopathies and complex medical needs. Prior experience in cardiac genetics is desirable but not essential.The post-holder will work autonomously to manage their own caseload to deliver gold-standard, person-centred genetic counselling to a diverse cohort patients and their families. Applicants must have excellent communication, organisational and time management skills.As one of the country's leading specialist cardiac centres, aiming to be at the forefront of care provision and service design, it is expected that the post-holder will work closely with both regional and national specialist genetic counsellors from other Trusts, as well as participate in local multidisciplinary team meetings and third-sector organisations.The successful candidate will embody the Trust's WeCare values and these will shape their everyday working.
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Main duties of the job
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