SCHN - Staff Specialist - Cancer Genetics, SCH (eCredential)

SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity - we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. If you identify as an Indigenous Australian or as a person with a disability, please contact us if you would like some more information about our recruitment process.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families that access the services we provide at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. Aboriginal job applicants are encouraged to visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application.

Please refer to the Application Guide and NSW Policy Directive PD2022_030 Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases for vaccination requirements.

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children’s Guardian.  For more information on how to apply for the clearance, please visit the Office of the Children’s Guardian Website https://ocg.nsw.gov.au/

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Applicants holding visas with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable local applicant is identified.

1. Current medical practitioner, registered, or eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP), or equivalent, Clinical Geneticist specialist qualification as provided for in the Staff Specialist (State) Award.
2. Demonstrated training, contemporary knowledge & technical expertise of cancer genetics within the specialty of Clinical Genetics, particularly in children and AYAs, is highly desirable.
3. Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team environment that includes cancer genetics as part of their model of care.
4. Availability to participate in an on-call roster and to respond on site within a reasonable time.
5. Demonstrated commitment to basic, applied or clinical research, medical education & staff supervision & training.
6. Demonstrated participation in teaching & training at undergraduate &/or postgraduate level, including supervision of junior medical staff & genetic counsellors both in training & accredited.
7. Demonstrated commitment to the principles of clinical quality management and continuous improvement and the relevant accreditation processes required for delivering a cancer genetics service.
8. Demonstrated personal qualities including effective communication skills, motivation, innovation, initiative, time management, commitment to professional development & the ability to work with, manage, motivate & lead a team.