These are open to all Sexual Health professionals (including Chlamydia Screening Nurses and Practice Nurses) involved in PN.

The day will look at both the history of and rationales for PN and update attendees on innovative practice.

Participants will be able to understand both the process and underlying ethical principles of PN and start to develop PN skills;.

We also discuss using a simple tool to audit PN and the importance of outcomes.

Date:

Saturday 27th October 2012

Venue:
The Unite Offices. Liverpool.

Who is the Study Day for?
Health advisers and nurses who are involved in partner notification for patients diagnosed with an STI

Programme

09.15-09.30  Introduction
09.30-10.00 History of Partner Notification
10.00-11.00   Rationale and Process
11.00-11.15      Coffee

11.15-12.45      Partner Notification Skills
12.45-13.30    Lunch

13.30-14.30    Audit in Partner Notification
14.30-14.45    Coffee

14.45-15.45    Ethical Guidance: Principles into Practice
15.45-16.15     Innovations in Partner Notification
16:15-16:30    Reflections & Evaluation    

Cost:

SSHA members £60
Non SSHA members £75

Contact:

Justine Mellor

Sexual Health Adviser

Trafford Centre for Sexual Health

Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Trafford General Hospital

Moorside Road

Davyhulme

M41 5SL

0161 746 2268 / justine.mellor@cmft.nhs.uk

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Gary Barker

Sexual Health Service

St Helens & Knowsley Hospitals

Marshalls Cross Road

St Helens WA9 3DA

01744 646 487

Gary.barker@sthk.nhs.uk

Gary is currently working as senior health advisor for St Helens & Knowsley Hospitals, which has a newly intergraded sexual health service. He has worked in sexual health for 7 years and worked in A&E prior to this.

Achieved BSc in Reproductive and Sexual Health at University of Central Lancashire in 2008 and completed non medical prescribing course in 2011.

Gary is chair of the North West HIV alliance group who hold meetings quarterly for nurses and pharmacist in the area and has also juts set up a Cheshire and Merseyside sexual health network health advisors group.

Outside of work Gary is a season ticket holder for St Helens Rugby club and a Liverpool FC fan.

This guidance sets out how prosecutors should deal with cases involving  an allegation of intentional or reckless sexual transmission of, or exposure to, infection which has serious, potentially life threatening consequences for the person infected. In developing this guidance, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has consulted with the public health sector and has benefited substantially from their input and expertise.

Their advice has been greatly appreciated, however, the content of this policy statement remains the responsibility of the COPFS. There have been very few prosecutions in Scotland involving intentional or reckless transmission of, or exposure to, sexually transmitted infection. Although previous prosecutions have involved HIV infection, this policy is not restricted to HIV and applies to any sexual infection which could have serious, potentially life threatening consequences for the person infected.

Annex A provides details of previous prosecutions. The prosecution of Mark Deveraux in 2010, for the culpable and reckless transmission of, and exposure to, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) attracted some concern from the public health and HIV sector due to the prosecution of charges where there was no transmission of the infection to the victim. One concern was that the threat of prosecution, particularly in circumstances where no resultant infection occurs, could prevent people at risk from sexually transmitted infection coming forward for testing.

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If you are a counsellor or psychotherapist working in the NHS I would really value your input into this research in order to document therapists understanding and experience of clinical governance. This should only take about 5 to 10 minutes of your time.

I am undertaking research in the field of clinical governance.  Clinical Governance is the system through which NHS organisations are accountable for continuously monitoring and improving the quality of their care and services and safeguarding high standards of care and services.

This may provoke a range of reactions in the autonomous practitioner (like you may feel you are being told what to do) where there is an expectation that we work within a quality framework like clinical governance.

The purpose of this investigation is to measure NHS counsellors and psychotherapists understanding and experience of clinical governance within the NHS.

If you are interested then please click to this link (https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/toshlynchresearch) which will provide you with further information and a questionnaire.

Tosh Lynch

t.lynch@nhs.net

9.30am – 4pm

Cost:      £65

Chair – Emma Painter

09.00 – 09.30       Registration with Tea/Coffee

09.40 – 10.25      “Psychosexual therapy in the sexual health clinic – what’s in it for the men?”

Rob Irwin, Senior Lecturer in Psychology

10.25 – 11.10         “On being a man – is it hard?”

John Ewan, Staff Grade in GUM, Sandyford Initiative, Glasgow

11.10 – 11.30         Tea/Coffee

11.30 – 12.15          “Post orgasm illness syndrome- what is it?”

David Goldmeier, Consultant in sexual medicine Imperial College

12.15 – 13.00           “A silent witness – the man in an infertile couple”

Wendy Martin, Specialist Fertility Counsellor, Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine

13.00 – 13.45           Lunch

13.45 -15.30             Group Work

15.30 – 15.45            Tea/Coffee

15.45 – 16.00            Close

For Further details please contact:

Sharon Sheere – Bristol Sexual Health Centre                  Tel: 0117 342 6943

Email: SSP@UHBristol.nhs.uk

The event is endorsed by IPM and COSRT. Attendees are able to claim 5.5 CPD points.

Event will be sponsored by pharmaceutical sponsors

Hosted by Bristol Sexual Health Centre,   Psychosexual service.

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NA3134

   Week 1 September 10^th – 14^th 2012

Week 2 October 15^th – 19^th 2012

This is a 10 day 20 credit module offered at Level 6

About the Module 

This module has been designed in response to developments that have raised the profile of sexual health on the political and health care agenda.  This is a vital time for health care professionals to consider and plan the future of sexual health care provision, particularly health advisers, who can respond to the challenges presented by developing and expanding their current role. The module aims to enhance effective and innovative practice.

The Aims of the Module

• Critically appraise the developing role of the sexual health adviser in order to lead appropriate change in practice

• Explore personal and professional issues that may affect practice and demonstrate enhanced communication and interpersonal skills 

• Critically evaluate a variety of strategies for meeting the sexual health needs of clients

• Critically discuss and debate the changing political and health care context and the implications for sexual health care provision

• Demonstrate evidence-based knowledge of the clinical presentation and management of sexually transmitted infections and blood borne viruses

• Discuss and debate the ethical, legal and professional controversies related to sexual health, reflecting upon the implications for practice

Job Reference: 289-TG-004909

Job Title: Band 6 Sexual Health Advisor

Area of Work: John Hunter Health Advisors

Employer: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Location: London – Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £30,634 to £40,406 pa Incl

Job Type: Permanent

Pay Band: 6

Working pattern: 37.5 Hours/Week

Closing Date: 8/04/2012

http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/showvac/k72zNU/1278028/912845921

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Senior Sexual Health Adviser

We are seeking to recruit a full time Senior Sexual health adviser to lead, manage and develop the existing health advising service. You will be responsible for achieving the locally and national set targets for partner notification of those found to carry a sexually transmitted infection (including HIV), with robust , consistent and effective referral on for future management of such conditions as agreed within the service management team meetings. You will be expected to report the health advising team’s outcomes on a monthly basis.
This role requires a strong emphasis on clinical input, one session a week working clinically as a nurse, 6 sessions a week working as a health adviser and two working on management issues.
Alongside this you will be offering risk reduction advice.

The service operates a Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm service and as such the successful applicant will be expected to be able to work the hours the service requires.

NHS JOBS Reference 374-SD.085, closing date 19th March.

For further details please contact Sally Pullen 01323 462767 sally.pullen@esht.nhs.uk

Sally Pullen

Coordinator, Chlamydia Free East Sussex

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Tel: 01323 462767

Mobile: 07881 510934

Email: sally.pullen@esht.nhs.uk

Encrypted Email: sally.pullen@nhs.net

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If you’d like to add a Sexual Health Advisers job to this site email paul.madden@chelwest.nhs.uk

The Society of Sexual Health Advisers are delighted to announce that their annual sexual health advising conference will take place this year in Liverpool on Saturday 29th of September.

The conference will look at the sexual health advising role in the ever changing NHS.  It is an opportunity to share best practise and new ways of working.

If you would like to be considered for an oral or poster presentation on an aspect of  work you are currently involved in please submit an abstract to info@ssha.info

09.30   Registration tea and coffee

10.00   Psychological Therapies for Risk Reduction

10.30   Setting up a Motivational Interviewing Service

11:00   Health Sector Input – “Where we are in the NHS today”’

11.30   AGM

12.30   Lunch

1.30    Launch of the SSHA Partner Notification Guidelines.

2:00   Sexual Health Adviser – Productivity Tool

2.30   HIV partner notification

3.00    Tea and coffee

3.30    Transexual Clients and Sexual Health Services

4.00   Open Discussion & Closing Statement

4.30   Close

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