Genetics Counsellor Level 1/2

**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time
**Position Classification**: Genetics Counsellor Level 1/2

Location: Nepean Hospital
**Remuneration**: $35.77 - $51.04 per hour
**Hours Per Week**: 16
**Requisition ID**: REQ521005

**Applications Close**: 11/11/2024
- With _**_CORE_**_ Values of _**_C_**_ollaboration, _**_O_**_penness, _**_R_**_espect and _**_E_**_mpowerment, _
- working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed_
- and develop in your chosen career role._

**About Us**
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.

Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.

The Nepean Genetic Services provides a diagnostic and genetic counselling service for patients in the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District. The team is currently seeking a Genetics Counsellor on a part time assignment.

In this position, you will provide formal teaching and in-service opportunities to other hospital clinical staff and students to increase their awareness and understanding of the issues raised by genetic medicine, the impact on individuals and families, and how to incorporate this knowledge into patient care. You will liaise with other hospital, health and community service agencies to assist with access to genetic counselling services and to aid coordination of ongoing medical or counselling needs of individuals or families to assure continuity of care.

**Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees**
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport

**What you will bring to the role**:

- Relevant undergraduate degree with post graduate qualification in genetic counselling or have attained Part 1 certification in genetics counselling from the Human Genetics Society of Australasia.
- Relevant clinical experience with evidence of high levels of knowledge in genetic counselling. At least 3 years clinical experience as a genetic counsellor is required for Level 2 appointment.
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, and well developed letter writing skills.
- Demonstrated computer literacy with experience with MS office, databases, presentations and pedigree drawing software.
- Demonstrated ability to work both autonomously and within a multidisciplinary setting and to organise individual workloads to meet deadlines, commitments and standards of performance.
- A sound understanding of issues related to privacy, confidentiality and ethics.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development and commitment to working towards Part 2 accreditation as a Genetic Counsellor by the Human Genetic Society of Australasia.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

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