Genetic Counsellor

-Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan
Job type: Part time
Organisation: The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Health and Allied Health
Reference: 67463

**Genetic Counsellor - Optimising Clinical Genomics Care for People with Dementia/Cognitive Disorder Syndromes**
- ** Supervise the conduct of the project from genetic counselling and research perspective**:

- ** Part Time position (1/2 day per week)**:

- ** Based at the Royal Melbourne Hospital**
- The Department of Genomic Medicine is a comprehensive genetic service providing diagnosis, counselling and support to adults with a variety of genetic disorders. We provide multidisciplinary clinics for diagnosis, risk assessment and risk management, with a team of clinical geneticists, genetic counsellors, and genetic nurses, as well as committed specialists in medical and surgical disciplines appropriate to support that clinic. Our services ensure that heritable factors are considered at every point of a patient's journey and take the opportunity to identify other family members at risk, making risk management strategies available.
- The Clinical Change Project:

- _Optimising Clinical Genomics Care for People with Dementia/Cognitive Disorder Syndromes _is a two-year collaborative project involving the Melbourne Genomic Health Alliance (MGHA), Melbourne Health, Monash Health and Austin Health. This program will embed genetic counsellors in neurology, neuropsychiatry or aged care teams to provide genetic counselling in these settings to prevent multiple appointments for patients with cognitive decline. Whole genome sequencing analysis will be performed for all eligible patients and results fed back at these clinics. The project aims to enroll around 100 individuals with early onset dementia. The impact of this changed care model for patients and their families as well as health services will be examined in a broad evaluation of the program.

**Your new role**
- This role invites a senior, board-certified Genetic Counsellor to be part of the new embedment model of genetic counselling for the project
- The appointee will oversee the genetic counsellors involved in the project and will be involved in designing, formulating and delivering this new model of genomics care
- They will provide supervision to other genetic counsellors involved in the project and liaise with the MGHA steering committee in measuring outcomes of the project
- They will liaise closely with the neuropsychiatry, neurology or aged care teams across all three participating sites (RMH, Monash and Austin) and will be a point of contact for the other genetic counsellors
- Board certification, excellent interpersonal skills and a demonstrated capacity to work as part of a multidisciplinary team are required
- Previous experience working in a Neurogenetics service is desired

**About you**
- Board eligibility in genetic counselling
- An understanding of the current genetic and psychosocial issues relating to adult genetics
- Demonstrate competency in managing complex workload with high level of accuracy

**Benefits**:

- A rewarding career offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement including mentorship and leadership programs
- Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; On-site staff gym, Staff Medical Service, Employee Assistance Program, Peer Support Program - run by our dedicated employees
- Salary packaging options, monthly ADOs for fulltime time employees (That’s an additional day off every month)

**Interested?**
- If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us.
- For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below.