Applications are invited from State Registered Clinical Scientists in Genomics. Scientists close to registration will also be considered.
You will be joining the team at the North Thames Rare Disease Genomics Laboratory at Great Ormond Street Hospital. We are seeking enthusiastic, self-motivated Scientists with experience of clinical genomics service delivery and a sound understanding of genomic techniques including variant assessment. Accomplished communication and organisational skills are required.
You will support an area of our core, specialist or prenatal genomics service dependent on experience. Applications are welcome from registered scientists from either cytogenetics or molecular genetics. Our scientific teams are cross-discipline with opportunities for cytogenetics and molecular genetics across the department. We support trained scientists who wish to adopt flexible and/or partially remote working patterns.
The GOSH Genomics Laboratory has an establishment of approximately 180 including Technologists, Clinical Scientists, Translational Scientists, Bioinformaticians and Administrative Support staff. Along with two Clinical Genetics Teams we form a strategic Genetics Unit within the hospital and provide North London with a Regional Genetics Service serving a population of approximately 10 million. The laboratory provides an in-house diagnostic service for paediatric and inherited cancer, molecular and cytogenetic testing in accordance with the NHS England Genomic Test Directory; this includes services for 11 of the designated specialist areas for the NHSE Genomic Medicine Service. Genomic testing is provided for both prenatal and postnatal samples using SNP microarray, karyotyping, FISH, qPCR, MLPA, Next generation sequencing, rapid genome sequencing, and various targeted tests. We are also engaged in the delivery of the NHSE GMS Whole Genome Sequencing programme for our North Thames patients.
We are involved in a number of collaborative research and development projects with colleagues at the UCL Institute of Child Health and Institute of Neurology as part of the UCL Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. We host a team of Translational and Research Scientists focusing on translation of new genomic technologies to the diagnostic service.
We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.
We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.
We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.
We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women’s Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.
Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.
