Genetic Counsellor | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust


Company:	London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
Salary:	£55,524 - £62,652 Inclusive of HCAS pro rata per annum
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Harrow, HA1 3UJ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	29 Oct 2026
Closing date:	10 Dec 2026

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Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Genetic/Genomic Counsellor to join the North West Thames Regional Genetics Service (NWTRGS) Cancer Genetics Team. The post holder will provide a comprehensive, equitable and person-centred genetic counselling service for individuals and families with, or at risk of, inherited cancer predisposition.

This is a full-time, fixed-term Band 7 post for 12 months to provide maternity leave cover. The post holder will support continuity and capacity within the Cancer Genetics Team and will autonomously manage a varied caseload that may include diagnostic, predictive, presymptomatic and urgent cancer genetics cases.

The post holder will undertake cancer risk assessment, arrange appropriate genomic testing, interpret and communicate results, and coordinate referral to relevant screening, surveillance and specialist management pathways. They will contribute to cancer genetics advice and guidance, multidisciplinary meetings, mainstreaming pathways and the on-call service according to competence and service need.

• Manage an autonomous cancer genetics caseload, including diagnostic, predictive, presymptomatic and urgent cases.

• Provide genetic/genomic counselling through face-to-face, video and telephone consultations, including preparation, follow-up and coordination of care.

• Elicit and interpret detailed medical and three-generation family histories and maintain accurate pedigrees using approved clinical systems.

• Assess inheritance patterns and cancer risks using appropriate evidence, clinical information and validated risk-assessment tools.

• Explain testing options, possible outcomes, limitations and uncertainty, and facilitate informed, voluntary and non-directive decision-making.

• Arrange and, where authorised, request genomic tests in line with the National Genomic Test Directory, local pathways and professional scope of practice.

• Interpret and communicate results, including complex or uncertain findings, and coordinate appropriate follow-up, cascade testing and referral.

• Participate in the cancer genetics on-call rota and respond to urgent enquiries and time-sensitive treatment-related testing.

• Contribute to referral triage and advice and guidance within agreed competencies and approved protocols.

• Prepare for and participate in multidisciplinary meetings, presenting cases and documenting agreed actions.

• Contribute to teaching, supervision, audit, quality improvement, pathway development and research.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK

• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease

• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice

• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Nov 2026

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