PCN General Practitioner Sunflower ClinicNHS

Job summary

Sutton Primary Care Networks are seeking an innovative, compassionate and committed General Practitioner with a Special Interest in Menopause Care to join our multidisciplinary Sunflower Clinic. The successful candidate will provide expert assessment, diagnosis and management of menopause-related conditions, supporting women across Sutton with high-quality, evidence-based care.

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and management of patients experiencing perimenopause and menopause. Develop individualised management plans in line with national guidance and best practice. Initiate, review and monitor HRT and non hormonal treatment options as clinically appropriate.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

1. Sunflower Menopause Clinic Responsibilities

Provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and management of patients experiencing perimenopause and menopause.

Develop individualised management plans in line with national guidance and best practice.

Initiate, review and monitor HRT and non-hormonal treatment options as clinically appropriate.

Undertake fitting and replacement of intrauterine systems where clinically indicated for contraception or endometrial protection.

Maintain accurate clinical records and coding in EMIS.

Work collaboratively with GPs, nurses, pharmacists and secondary care services to ensure high quality patient care.

To cover all aspects of the clinical management of the patient as appropriate including initiating investigations, reviewing results, making referrals to secondary care or to other providers as appropriate

To analyse and interpret history, presenting symptoms, physical findings and diagnostic information to develop appropriate differential diagnosis.

To prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately, including initiation of effective emergency care.

To use National, Community / Public Health assessment information and guidelines, when evaluating patient needs, initiating referrals, coordinating care and programme management.

To provide counselling concerning drug regimes, side effects and interactions and if legally authorised prescribe medication based on efficacy, safety and cost, from the appropriate formulary.

To order, perform and interpret common screening and diagnostic tests.

To communicate the health status of the patient to the relevant health care professionals.

To maintain accurate and contemporaneous records, utilising the practices computer system and considering the Caldicott Principles in relation to all data handling.

2. Other Responsibilities within the Practice

Awareness of and compliance with all relevant practice policies/guidelines, e.g. prescribing, confidentiality, data protection, health and safety.

To undertake training deemed suitable for this job description by the PCNs.

To keep an up to date Individual Learning Portfolio of achievements and training undertaken

Attendance at regular in house clinical, operational meetings and training as well as events with other agencies as appropriate.

Assistance with the shadowing of other staff members and with the education of doctors and nurses in training as appropriate. Following undertaking appropriate course.

3. Other Essential Requirements

To demonstrate personal qualities and skills needed for general practice by responding appropriately and sympathetically to medical problems presented by patients, including history taking, examination, investigation, diagnosis, treatment and referral where appropriate.

To be able to provide appropriate preventative health care and advice within the context of primary health care and to develop innovative approaches to the development of preventative medicine.

To take active involvement in clinically related administrative and non clinical duties needed for the delivery of personal medical services; including basic computer literacy.

Participation in appropriate educational activity in order to maintain clinical and or managerial competence and to maintain professional standards as defined by registration, insurance or other authorised body.

About us

Sutton has a population of approximately 200,000 residents registered to 21 practices and there are currently 4 Primary Care Networks (PCNs); Carshalton, Cheam & South Sutton, Central Sutton and Wallington PCN; each serving a population of approximately 50,000 patients. PCNs form a key building block of the NHS long-term plan. Bringing general practices together to work at scale has been a policy priority for some years for a range of reasons, including improving the ability of practices to recruit and retain staff; to manage financial and estates pressures; to provide a wider range of services to patients and to more easily integrate with the wider health and care system.

Our Sutton PCNs are forward-looking, friendly and focused on providing a wide range of excellent healthcare services to patients in Sutton and the surrounding area. Our PCNs between them are led 9 by PCN Clinical Directors. The PCNs work together as they see the benefits of working together as a larger GP partnership and are delighted to be realising some of those benefits now. Because of our scale, not only are we more resilient and efficient but we are able to invest in continuous quality improvement, enhanced care, new services and training and developing our workforce. We value the diversity of our colleagues and actively champion an inclusive culture and are committed to helping our colleagues achieve a work/life balance.