Arts Assistant not in Training to Clinical Geneticist

As an ANIOS (Doctor in Training) in clinical genetics in our MUMC team, you will work in a department where heredity counseling is central. Heredity counseling involves informing, initiating diagnostics for, and guiding people who have or may develop a hereditary disorder. During the investigation, preventive options are discussed with those seeking advice, involving children and family members as well. The clinical geneticist is also increasingly playing a role in the treatment of patients with a genetic disorder.

As an ANIOS in clinical genetics, you will work in our outpatient clinic. You will receive patients, perform heredity research within all fields of clinical genetics, and advise patients within one of our pillars. Our pillars are general genetics, syndrome diagnostics and mental retardation, neurogenetics, reproductive genetics, cardiogenetics, and oncogenetics.

Organizationally, the Clinical Genetics department falls within the Diagnostics & Advice expertise center. There is close cooperation with the Genetics department of Radboudumc in Nijmegen. The department possesses an Outpatient Clinic and a Clinical Genetic Laboratory and operates at various external locations. The department comprises approximately 190 employees.

Clinical Genetics is concerned with the diagnostics of and information about hereditary and congenital abnormalities. The Clinical Genetics department of MUMC+ is the only one in the Netherlands with a permit for Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT). The department's service area covers the province of Limburg and South-East Brabant. At the Clinical Genetics Outpatient Clinic, heredity research and counseling are performed by a team of specialists, A(N)IOS, and junior doctors.

For more information, we would like to refer you to our website https://klinischegenetica.mumc.nl and www.pgtnederland.nl.

Our candidate for ANIOS clinical genetics possesses:

• an RGS-recognized medical degree (basisarts)

• demonstrable interest in clinical genetics

• (preferably) experience in patient care

• excellent written and oral communication skills in both Dutch and English.

Additionally, you are a team player, you are flexible, and you have a hands-on mentality. If suitability is demonstrated, transitioning to training as a clinical geneticist (in the long term) is a possibility.

For this position, you must be able to provide a Certificate of Conduct (VOG) before the commencement of employment.

Do you meet these job requirements? Then we will go for you!

Depending on education and experience, the salary is at least € 4,642 and at most € 6,393 gross per month for a full-time appointment. This salary is exclusive of holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% of your gross annual salary.

This concerns a temporary employment contract of 1 year for an average of 37-46 hours per week in accordance with article 2.4.2 of the UMC Collective Labor Agreement. 

At Maastricht UMC+, we ensure that you have everything to make your contribution to ultimate care. The right employment conditions belong with that. Read here what we offer you.

For more information about the position or the training and career opportunities, you may contact dr. S. Bulk, clinical geneticist, reachable via saskia.bulk@mumc.nl. Want to shadow for a day? That is also a possibility!

For information about the application procedure, follow this link. General information about employment conditions and working at Maastricht UMC+ can be found here. Unable to find the answer to your question? Then contact the Recruitment team.

Applications for this vacancy can be submitted up to and including 31 October.

We recruit our candidates ourselves and do not work with external agencies for this vacancy.