• Part time 22.8 hours p/w, fixed term until 30/06/2024 
• Parkville location, with multiple public transport options available  
• $66,180 – $103,792 salary/range (pro-rata for part time) + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave 
  

The Royal Women’s Hospital is one of Australia’s oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health. Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.

About The Clinical Genetics and Public Fertility Services

The Clinical Genetics Service provides genetic counselling, genetic and genomic testing to individuals with, or at risk of, genetic conditions who are referred to The Women’s and the Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s (Joan Kirner) Hospitals. 

The Women’s Public Fertility Services (PFS) offers high-quality, safe and value-based care that is inclusive and culturally safe and improves access to fertility services for Victorians.

About the role

Reporting to the Genetic Services Manager, this position provides genetic input and support to the PFS at The Women’s. Working in conjunction with a Clinical Geneticist and Genetic Counsellor this will include provision genetic counselling to PFS patients and potential donors to the public donor registry.

A regular day will see you:

• Review of family history questionnaires for the donor registry with recommendations regarding familial risks for disease based on information provided, and follow up required.
• Provision of quality genetic counselling services to patients and donors.
• Ensure there is effective communication with patients and other members of the PFS team

About you

You will be an enthisiatic Associate Genetic counselling with an interest in participating in this newly developed service at The Women’s

You’ll bring with you:

• Qualification Genetics counselling from an HGSA accredited program
• Current registartion with HGSA
• Broad knowledge and understanding of genetic counselling, including medical, genetic and psychosocial aspects
• Previous expereince in the field of Genetic counselling

Our benefits

At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning.  We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day.  We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:

• $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of journey facilities for cyclists
• Onsite childcare centre and breastfeeding rooms
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave

Inclusion and belonging

The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community.  We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.  We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, physically, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters.  We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited.

Join us!

If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application.  All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check, a Working with Children Check and three COVID-19 vaccinations, and may include a range of additional vaccinations including influenza, as required by the Department of Health.  If you need assistance or require any reasonable adjustments to fully participate in the application or interview process, you are welcome to reach out to the contact person listed.  We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.