Metabolic Genetics Counsellor

2 weeks ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Queensland Health Full time
About Us

Children's Health Queensland is a specialist statewide hospital and health service dedicated to caring for children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.

We are committed to collaborating with all of our healthcare partners, most importantly families, to ensure we consistently deliver safe, high-quality patient and family-centred care.

A recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, education and research, Children's Health Queensland delivers a full range of clinical services, tertiary level care and health promotion programs.


We provide an integrated network of services through:

  • The Queensland Children's Hospital
  • The Child and Youth Community Health Service
  • The Child and Youth Mental Health Service
  • Statewide services and programs, including specialist outreach and telehealth services
  • Partnerships with other hospital and health services and nongovernment organisations


Children's Health Queensland provides services from key locations in the Brisbane metropolitan area and works with the 15 other hospital and health services as well as NGOs and charity partners in Queensland to deliver an integrated network of healthcare services and support across the state.


Your Opportunity:

  • Lead/Manage education for families and junior medical/nursing staff for all aspects of genetic testing as well as lead/manage obtain informed consent from individuals, adults and parents for genetic testing
  • Coordinate/Assist quality improvement activities to guide Providers (SMO's/NP's) outside of Metabolic Medicine with models of care which are appropriate use of genetic testing and identify appropriate Nata accredited laboratories
  • Provide clinical education, supervision or observational students, allied health assistants and nongenetic clinicians
What CHQ HHS can offer
Apart from contributing to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, you will also benefit from a competitive remuneration package and a working environment which embraces professional development, builds capabilities and supports staff to maximise their health and wellbeing

Additional benefits include:

  • Up to 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
  • 17.5% annual leave loading
  • Salary packaging
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Work/life balance, variety and flexibility
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.
Some roles within Queensland Health are designated as 'Vaccination Preventable Disease (VPD) risk roles'.

A VPD risk role is a role in which the incumbent may be exposed to the risk of acquisition and/or transmission of a VPD.

Please refer to the attached Role Description for more information and what requirements may exist.
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