Training and development

We provide clinical and non-clinical sexual health training for the primary care workforce, community pharmacies and other health and social care professionals in Newham, Tower Hamlets, and Waltham Forest. You can also attend our training if you work in Barts Health or other boroughs.

We offer training to local general practice and community pharmacy staff to support the development and maintenance of specific knowledge, skills and attitudes related to sexual and reproductive health.

SRH Essentials – for Primary Care

The SRH Essentials Course is aimed specifically at healthcare practitioners working in primary care settings.  It provides an interactive day with scenario based learning, presentations, time for discussion, questions and role play. It is relevant for those needing an introduction to SRH and also provides a useful update for more experienced staff. These courses are delivered in a variety of locations across the UK. SRH Essentials is not a competency based course and it is not assessed.

 

 At the end of the course, you will be able to:

•Develop the skills and confidence to consult with patients about their sexual and reproductive healthcare needs

•Recommend an appropriate method of emergency contraception

•Review the COC, POP and injection contraceptive methods

•Carry out sexual health risk assessments

•Identify when patients are at risk of STIs

 

Course Dates: for primary care professionals in Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest

Date:  Thursday December 5th 2019

Time: 08:30 – 17:30

Venue: Ambrose King Centre

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Course Dates: for primary care professionals in Tower Hamlets

Date:  Friday April 3rd 2020

Time: 08:30 – 17:30

Venue: Ambrose King Centre

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A basic Introduction to sexual health care for frontline and non-clinical staff

All staff have an important role to play in making every contact count and are often in key positions to respond to concerns about sexual health. This course is to enable all those who come into contact with adults and young people to develop awareness of, and the ability to act on, concerns about their sexual health needs, welfare and safety.

Making the most of the enhanced service contracts clinically and operationally

Targeted clinical and operational training for GP and CP staff to support the LES delivery programme. We offer bespoke sessions at practice, pharmacy or network, cluster and locality level. Contact us to discuss how we can design a bespoke course for you.

BASHH sexually transmitted infection foundation (STIF) training

Suitable for doctors, nurses, health care assistants and pharmacists. This course provides multidisciplinary training in the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for the diagnosis, management and prevention of STIs.

After approximately 10 hours of pre course e-learning, delegates attend 2 face-to-face study days.

Contraception and LARC updates

Reproductive healthcare updates will provide you with the most recent data and other information to support your clinical practice and professional development. We offer both bespoke training sessions - for GP network, cluster, locality multi-disciplinary staff and protected learning time (PLT) sessions on contraception and reproductive healthcare for each borough designed in collaboration with local primary care staff.

LARC fitter forums

Many LARC fitters are the only people in their practice undertaking this role. LARC fitter forums provide an opportunity for fitters to meet together with local specialists to discuss issues and share best practice. Bespoke training sessions are available for – the GP network, cluster and locality and multidisciplinary staff.

DFSRH Course of Five

If you are a doctor, nurse or midwife working in general practice, community and integrated services, the FSRH Diploma (DFSRH) is a suitable qualification for you. 

By testing your knowledge and assessing your skills, the Diploma demonstrates that you can provide safe and effective sexual and reproductive health care in community, primary and secondary care settings.

This DFSRH Programme is CLOSING. The deadline for purchasing a portfolio is 13th December 2019 as this is the last day in which the FSRH will be issuing them

The last Courses of Five will be held in December 2019

See the website for Course of Five entry and training requirements.

Course of Five for primary care professionals in Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest

Date:  Saturday December 14th 2019

Time: 10am – 4:30pm

Venue: Ambrose King Centre

Booking: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dfsrh-course-of-five-tickets-78961278309

FSRH are launching a new FSRH Diploma in Spring 2020 and we will be taking trainees again later on next year.

Clinical experience and assessments for nurses and doctors undertaking the niploma or nurse diploma insSexual and reproductive healthcare

We can provide clinical placements for the FSRH diploma. We may also be able to offer some or all of your assessments in your own practice.

The letter of competence in subdermal implants (LoC SDI)

We can provide clinical placements for the FSRH LoC SDI either in our clinics in your own practice.

The letter of competence in intrauterine techniques(LoC IUT)

We can provide clinical placements for the FSRH LoC IUT either in our clinics in your own practice.

Managing sexual health patients using patient group directions for community pharmacists and nurses in non-specialist settings theory

A series of webinars to support you to provide medicines for STIs and contraception using PGDs. Compulsory for the NEL LES.

Managing sexual health patients using patient group directions for community pharmacists and nurses in non-specialist settings face-to-face

Workshops and case scenarios to support you to provide medicines for STIs and contraception using PGDs. Compulsory for the NEL LES.

Other bespoke training

We can also provide bespoke in-house training courses on, sexual health and contraception for clinical commissioning groups, clinics, medical centres, schools and others. Contact us to discuss how we can design a bespoke course for you.