Consultant Clinical Geneticist

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Job Title: Consultant Clinical Geneticist

Start Date: ASAP

Contract Type: Permanent

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

To be part of a team providing specialist Paediatric Clinical Genetics services across the Wessex region, including triaging referrals, conducting genetics clinics, advising acute and specialist teams on rare and complex genetic disorders, interpreting genomic testing results, and supporting diagnosis and family management for inherited conditions. Provision of Cancer and/or Cardiac Genetic services may also be considered, depending on the skills of the candidate and in line with the needs of the department. The role also contributes to teaching, training, audit, and service development within an integrated regional genomics and laboratory network.

Team Culture: Wessex Clinical Genetics Service is a warm, supportive and respectful environment that values collaboration, professionalism and patient centred care. The team are highly committed to clinical excellence and service development to continually improve care for patients and families. The department has strong relationships with a wide range of hospital specialties, supporting multidisciplinary care for patients with complex and rare genetic conditions across both paediatric and adult services. The department is closely linked with the University of Southampton, enabling collaboration with their research and genomics community.

Please see the Consultant Brochure which provides further information.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Training & Experience

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
  • GMC registration with a licence to practise
  • Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
  • MRCP/MRCPCH or equivalent
  • Sufficient training, experience and competence in Clinical Genetics
  • Experience in variant interpretation
  • Experience of participation in regular and recent clinical audit

Desirable

  • MD, PhD
  • Qualification in Education
  • Clinical and research interests that complement the department
  • PgCert in Genomics or Genomic Medicine
  • Variant interpretation course
  • GMC’s specialist registration with CCT/CCST in Clinical Genetics, or within 6 months of achieving this at time of interview
  • Previous experience of research with recent publications

Aptitudes and skills

Essential

  • Evidence and ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams
  • Understanding of equality and diversity and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
  • Evidence and ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and colleagues (verbal and written communication skills in English)
  • Good organisational skills including ability to prioritise effectively and meet deadlines
  • Ability to be calm, compassionate, and able to respond efficiently to various circumstances, which may change rapidly
  • Evidence of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching

Desirable

  • Special interests which complement those of existing Consultant staff

Living Trust Values

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate behaviours that meet the Trust Values: Patients First, Always Improving, Working Together

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 17 August 2026

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