Hp3 Genetic Counsellor

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 non-government 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**:
The position of Genetic Counsellor (HP3) within the Genetic Counselling Consultation Liaison Service will:
Deliver base level genetic counselling services to paediatric patients and their families, navigating the intricacies of genetic disorders with the support of an experienced, dynamic and progressive team. This role may include family history documentation, assessment of genetic risk, delivery/explanation of information and client-centred counselling under the supervision of a genetic counselling team that consists of HP4 and HP5 level practitioners.
Contribute to the genetic literacy of CHQ HHS staff, patients, and their families through engaging education initiatives, with guidance from senior genetic counsellors.
Carry out genetic counselling within all clinical areas of paediatrics (general medicine, surgical and critical care).
Work alongside multidisciplinary teams to provide seamless, integrative genetic counselling, ensuring that patient care is both personalized and coordinated.
Grow professionally in a collaborative environment focused on sharing knowledge and specialized care and be at the forefront of incorporating genomic healthcare into paediatric services.
Liaise with children, young people and their families, other health professionals, supervisors, students and researchers, as required.
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
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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.