Practice Educator

Job summary

We are excited to announce the launch of our new Leicestershire and Rutland Sexual Health Service and are looking for aBand 7 Practice Educatorto join our team starting April 1, 2025.

As a Band 7 Practice Educator, working19 hours per week, you will focus on improving and enhancing professional education and clinical training across the Leicestershire and Rutland Sexual Health Hub including GP, Pharmacy professionals and the broader workforce. Including but not limited to, training for Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) competency and developing competencies in other areas, i,e school nursing services, health visitors, and providing best practice guidance for non-clinical colleagues.

As a Practice Educator you will advocate for the importance of Practice Education, representing the team at meetings with key stakeholders. You will prioritise following best practices and staying up to date with the latest guidance in the field, taking a flexible approach to meet the evolving needs of the service.

In addition to your educational responsibilities, you may also provide some clinical hours as a Sexual Health Nurse, with the distribution of these duties based on the needs of the service and the training requirements of staff and partners.

If you would like any additional information or would like further discussion please contact Kerrie Beasley- General Manager at -Kerrie.Beasley@hcrgcaregroup.com

Main duties of the job

• Work closely with the Strategic Lead, to assist in identifying key partners who would benefit from Sexual Health Education and Training, and support expansion of system resilience and capacity
• Work specifically with Primary Care and Pharmacy providers and identified secondary care areas in the development of competency-based training in Sexual Health for STI screening and contraception provision, including LARC delivery.
• Ensure the educational/development needs of the Clinicians are identified and an individualised education programme is developed and implemented in partnership via a learning contract.
• Develop and deliver sexual health education programs and workshops for individuals, groups, and communities.
• Provide accurate and evidence-based information on topics such as safe sex practices, contraception, STI prevention, and consent.
• Create and distribute educational materials and resources on sexual health topics.
• Undertake all formal assessments both academic and practical to ensure all delegates are competent in skills and knowledge, to support the delegate to achieve letter of competency from FSRH.
• To monitor the Clinicians progress throughout any practical placement, liaising with the staff as appropriate.

Please see the attached job description for a full list of responsibilities for this role.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Loughborough

Leicestershire

LE11 1DQ

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Loughborough

Leicestershire

LE11 1DQ

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

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