Medical Rare Disease Lead - North West Genomic Medicine Service

Main area Clinical genetics Grade YC72 Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

Site Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester Town Manchester Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 05/10/2026 23:59

We require an exceptionally skilled leader to ensure the benefits of advances in genomics are consistently available to the entire population of the North West. The Medical Rare Disease Lead of the North West Genomic Medicine Service (NW GMS) will be a pivotal leader in the NW GMS team and will contribute to the formation of national genomics strategy as a member of national genomics network as well as regional transformation plans.

The Medical Rare Disease Lead of NW GMS will assist the clinical, scientific and operational teams to deliver on the nationally set priorities as well as those set by the NW GMS Senior leadership team and the NW GMS Partnership Board. They will provide specialist clinical direction and leadership for the NW GMS, ensuring high-quality patient care, and promoting the embedding of genomics across rare diseases in all specialisms.

They will also ensure the successful delivery of national and local transformation projects.

The Medical Rare Disease Lead of NW GMS will work with clinical scientific and operational teams to ensure high quality, safe care to our service users. They will provide expertise in rare conditions for all aspects of GMS function including laboratory reporting, multi-disciplinary meetings, service development and education - see detailed job description for further details. The post holder will also play a key role in national rare disease activities.

The duties outlined below are not exhaustive and may change in consultation with the post holder in line with service development and organisational priorities.

Hours of Work: 2 PA per week (8 hours)

Base – Manchester and Liverpool NW GMS sites and remote working

The post holder must be willing to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and travel as required for regional and national meetings. Onsite working for a proportion of the time is required.

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