HCRG Care Group

Band 7 Practice Educator

The closing date is 12 October 2025

Job summary

The ORBISH Sexual Health Service are advertising this newly created role that will be a critical function for developing and embedding a high standard of practice education across sexual health both with an internal and external focus. As a Band 7 Practice Educator, working22.5hours per week, you will focus on improving and enhancing professional education and clinical training across the Health Hubs 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.

You will also work closely with the hub teams and outreach team and with external stakeholders to ensure cohesion and will develop a clear joined up training plan in collaboration with teams that is evidenced based and aligns and supports to local training needs and identify any gaps and unmet training knowledge required to instill sexual health key messages.

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.
  • In conjunction with Strategic Lead, work closely with identified community areas to develop delivery of Sexual Health via outreach provision and or support to their workforce.

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

Details

Date posted

01 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

HCRGCG/TP/1580/17150

Job locations

HCRG Care Group

Oldham

Lancashire

OL1 1NL


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will feel valued as a Practice Educator based at our Oldham Sexual Health Service, within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

  • Salary of AFC Band 7 £46,148 - £52,809 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
  • Free tea and coffee at your base location
  • Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
  • Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
  • Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
  • Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
  • An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
  • The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will feel valued as a Practice Educator based at our Oldham Sexual Health Service, within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

  • Salary of AFC Band 7 £46,148 - £52,809 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
  • Free tea and coffee at your base location
  • Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
  • Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
  • Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
  • Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
  • An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
  • The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Person Specification

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Oldham

Lancashire

OL1 1NL


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Oldham

Lancashire

OL1 1NL


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruiter

Recruitment Team

careers@hcrgcaregroup.com

03002471122

Details

Date posted

01 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

HCRGCG/TP/1580/17150

Job locations

HCRG Care Group

Oldham

Lancashire

OL1 1NL


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