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Principal Genetic Counsellor - Tasmanian Clinical Genetics Service (TCGS) (511317)

Tasmanian Government · US

*Please note this role is based in Hobart, Tasmania - Australia*. The Team: The Tasmanian Clinical Genetics Service (TCGS) is the only public genetics servic...

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*Please note this role is based in Hobart, Tasmania - Australia*. The Team: The Tasmanian Clinical Genetics Service (TCGS) is the only public genetics service in Tasmania, Australia. Based at the Royal Hobart Hospital in Southern Tasmania, the TCGS is a Statewide service receiving referrals from across Tasmania for general and cancer genetics across all life stages including prenatal, paediatric and adult. The TCGS team works closely with public and private specialists and primary health providers to deliver genomic healthcare to the Tasmanian community in person, including regular outreach clinics to the North and Northwest regions of Tasmania, and via phone and telehealth. The TCGS team includes dedicated administrative support, research, allied health assistants, genetic counselling and clinical genetics staff. The TCGS is also closely linked with The Menzies Research Institute and the University of Tasmania. The Role: The Principal Genetic Counsellor provides leadership and supervision to the allied health workforce within the Tasmanian Clinical Genetics Service (TCGS) including Associate Genetic Counsellors, Certified Genetic Counsellors and Allied Health Assistants. The Princ...