Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Medicine
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term 12 months)
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 188-CL230825
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Anne Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 per annum pro rata
- Closing
- 14/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/10/2025
Employer heading
Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) Coordinator
Band 8a
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly skilled genetic counsellor or specialist nurse with experience in Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions to implement the sudden cardiac death pathway, providing leadership and organisation to the multidisciplinary teams involved.
Your role will be focused on improving the quality of the SCD pathway working closely with professionals in the network as well as patients and their families.
Working for our organisation
University Hospital Southampton is one of England's largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.
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At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As the Sudden Cardiac Death Coordinator your main roles and responsibilities will be to:
a) To provide a dedicated Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions (ICC) liaison for the coronial service for all patients and their families affected with sudden cardiac death (SCD).
b) To support individuals and families dealing with sudden cardiac death and any associated genetic disorder, including explaining complex medical facts, including the diagnosis, probable course of the disorder, and the available management. Enabling clients to choose the course of actions which seems most appropriate to them.
c) To work with local coroners to provide information and educational materials, and act as a significant educational resource to the wider health care system, and the public.
Specific to this role is the suitability for agile working which is a mixture of on-site and remote working. In addition, we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.
Person specification
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- AHCS or HCPC (NMC) registration
- MSc Genetic Counselling (following BSc/BA in a relevant subject) and registered with AHCS (Genetic Counsellor) OR RGN, RMN or similar with a BSc/BA or MSc in a relevant subject OR Completed an STP in Genomic counselling (either with HCPC registration or pending)
- Relevant experience in Inherited Cardiac Conditions and the associated clinical patient pathways.
- Excellent communication skills and influencing skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively both written and oral.
- Experience within an NHS setting.
- Ability to work autonomously and prioritise appropriately using own initiative.
- Manage independent clinical workload
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to analyse research findings to inform practice development
- Demonstrates clinical expertise and insight into the wider implications of their practice
- Familiarity with relevant databases
- Ability to manage and mentor specialist genetic and other staff
- Must be willing to travel to peripheral clinics
Desirable criteria
- Certificate level counselling qualification
- Teaching Qualification
- Experience with liaising with other providers in the healthcare sector.
- Experience of negotiating and implementing change.
- Expertise in delivering spoken presentations.
- Experience with audit, evaluation and research
- Service planning/development
- Formation of policies/protocols
- Ability to manage conflict/challenging situations
- Evidence of leadership at both a local and national level
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Melanie Watson
- Job title
- Consultant Genetic Counsellor
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 023 8120 6170
- Additional information
Dr Catherine Mercer
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