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Promoting Sexual Health in Healthcare Practice - Level 6 - AC6751
Delivered as part of the Health and Social Practice Framework

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**This module no longer runs as a single module but can be undertaken as part of the Health and Social Practice programme. Find out more information on the Health and Social Practice programmes here.

Students can study the Health and Social Practice programme or modules within it by choosing modules to study or take a break, transfer or withdraw by following these step by step instructions after enrolment here.

We encourage you to contact Programme leads for discussion about your individualised award via this email nsapplicantservices@northumbria.ac.uk. FAQs can be found here.

Details of how to build your award can be found via the Award Building Study System drop down here.**

This module aims to prepare primary care nurses to safely and competently deliver sexual health services, within professional, legal and governance frameworks in primary healthcare settings.

During the module, you will critically appraise current service provision to identify health priorities and opportunities to develop practice/service. You will also examine legal, ethical and professional implications that influence the sexual healthcare agenda.

The theoretical knowledge you will gain from the module will enable you to achieve clinical competency in the sexual health area.

What is sexual health and illness

Sexual health assessment and inequalities in the UK

Intervening using motivational interviewing/brief interventions

Legal, professional and ethical considerations within sexual health provision

Contraceptive methods including LARC and Emergency contraception

Pregnancy decision making

Common STIs screening including blood-borne viruses, with the associated aetiology and management options for each infection

Sexual dysfunction and psycho-sexual issues

Sexuality, diversity and equality-LGBT and transgender patients

Safeguarding issues, under-16, CSE, sexual assault Female genital mutilation

National cervical screening training (if required) can be included during the course at no additional cost

Course Information

Award Type Level 6

Mode of Study
Part Time

Start Delivered as part of the Health and Social Practice Framework

Sector
Health and Social Care

Module lead Karen Elton has over 30 years’ experience in clinical and managerial roles and is an ex-specialist nurse practitioner in sexual health. Karen is supported by colleagues across the academic and clinical arena to deliver this module, ensuring contemporaneous evidence and practices throughout the module.

Northumbria is the principal provider of nurse education in the North East of England and was named Nurse Education Provider of the Year (post-registration) for three consecutive years by Student Nursing Times.

We have excellent relationships with partner services in health, social care and social work and our range of CPD provision supports practitioners and managers to engage in professional learning and then examine how this can be integrated in the practice arena.

Designed by a multi-professional team including Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Midwives, Social Care Staff and Medical practitioners our range of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is tailored towards individuals who are driving and enabling practice development in NHS North East.

Teaching

This module is delivered using a blended learning approach via a comprehensive e-learning support package and four days in university for lectures/seminars. Delivery of classroom sessions will be enhanced by local specialists in the field leading the sessions enabling the students to obtain authentic teaching and learning opportunities. You will learn through a combination of seminars, lectures, blended learning, discussions and clinical placements.

Summative Assessment

Summative assessment for this module will comprise of two components;

Part One: You will be required to critically analyse and reflect upon the health needs of your practice population, and associated outcomes from quality performance indicators to identify opportunities for the development of sexual health services within a primary care setting

Part Two: will require you to demonstrate safe and effective practice through assessment of competence in your workplace, or placement area (if this is not possible in your own workplace).

This course is based at our Coach Lane Campus where you will have access to cutting-edge facilities with technology embedded through all aspects of your CPD course.

Northumbria University has been ranked in the top quartile in the UK for research power in Allied Health Sciences and Nursing. Additionally, more than 80% of our research activity in Allied Health Sciences and Nursing is rated as world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2014).

Completing this module will enable you to become a competent practitioner across the integrated spectrum of sexual health care provision. This will enable any nurse working outside of specialist sexual health services to provide a comprehensive service or signpost appropriately.

Course Outline Entry Requirements Key Learning Outcomes Fees and Funding Enquiries

This course would suit Primary Care Nurses who wish to be able to deliver sexual health services.

You must be a registered primary care nurse and have previous evidence of level 5 study.

Level 6

1. Identify the health needs of their practice population, public health priorities and service provision

2. Critically analyse outcomes from quality performance indicators and identify opportunities for service development

3. Plan interventions to facilitate holistic care provision, including addressing risk taking behaviours

4. Demonstrate clinical competence in meeting diverse sexual health needs, working within local and national governance frameworks at Levels 1 & 2

5. Appraise ethical, legal and professional implications that influence the sexual health care agenda

This is a funded CWD module, or self-funding is available.

We encourage you to contact Programme leads for discussion about your individualised award via this email nsapplicantservices@northumbria.ac.uk

Please register your interest for this course and we will be in touch once we have confirmed dates.

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