Contraception and Sexual Health: Theory and Practice

Overview

This module aims to develop health care practitioners who are able to work sensitively with clients and understand the issues and management of contraception and sexually transmitted infections. Completion of this module will give you a strong foundation of clinical and theoretical skills in contraception and sexual health. It will enable you, as a health care practitioner, to contribute more effectively to the sexual health services and to evaluate the impact of sexual health policy and sexual health promotion strategies on service provision. Nurses will be deemed competent to work clinically in sexual health services.

Course content

This course is suitable for all registered nurses wanting to deliver a contraceptive service, such as those working within general practice, abortion services or sexual health.

This module will cover the following topics:

• Anatomy and physiology of male and female reproductive system
• Assessment of men and women accessing contraceptive and sexual health services
• Contraceptive methods, their counselling and management
• Testing, diagnosis, treatment and management of sexually transmitted infections
• Current clinical and evidence based guidelines and the cultural and psychological effect of sexual health
• Diverse client groups, their needs and care
• Legal, ethical, professional dilemmas in contraceptive care.

Clinical placement ideally should be within a sexual health clinic for a duration of 35 hours.

Learning, teaching and assessment

A range of strategies will be used to encourage personal development, reflection and discussion through seminars and small groups. Teaching will be through blended learning which will entail online resources and lectures as well as face to face lectures and discussion groups involving critical incident analysis.

You will be required to attend one day a week over 8 consecutive weeks, Wednesdays 7th October – Wednesday 25th November, Induction day 23/09/20. The teaching and acquisition of clinical skills will take place in the practice setting over 35 hours.

Assessment

• You will be assessed via an examination containing multiple choice and short answer questions (1.5 hours for level 6 or 2 hours for level 7)
• Additionally for level 7, you will be examined via a clinical scenario addressing a complex contraceptive and sexual health issue
• Exam dates in January 2021, resit exam May 2021
• Clinical assessment document submission 20th May 2021

Fees and funding

There are several funding options available:

• receiving course fees via CPPD contracts between NHS trusts and Middlesex University
• paying your own fees
• sponsorship by your employer (but not under a CPPD contract).

For more information for any of these options, including fee rates for self-funding/employer-sponsored students, please visit our dedicated funding page.

How to apply

To apply for this module, please download and complete the Clinical Placement Agreement form then complete the Nursing CPD application form. Please ensure to upload your completed Clinical Placement Agreement form when submitting the completed application form.

Please note that both forms must be submitted together for your application to be considered.