Information on submitting an expression of interest for the October 2025 Cohort (closing on 15th October) can be found below.
The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) has now changed its name to the College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH).
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Training Hub is delighted to be working with Dr Emily Gwinnell to deliver an CoSRH endorsed training scheme to general practice clinicians with an interest and service need for the CoSRH Diploma (DCSRH). This programme is supported by a team of experienced local faculty registered trainers.
There will be an opportunity to complete letters of competence training following the completion of the DCSRH, please note letters of competence stand alone training is not offered at this time. There are opportunities to access DCSRH as a funded programme, the specific eligibility criteria can be found below under funded programme options.
Nurses need to have completed Understanding Contraception and Sexual Health – ARU and have worked in general practice for a minimum of 2 years.
Diploma process explained
- be registered with a UK or Irish professional regulatory body and if you are a doctor, have a license to practice
- be able to give an intramuscular injection (self-certification)
- be able to give a subcutaneous injection (self-certification)
- be able to perform a speculum examination (can be self certified if part of one of the below groups; Registered Doctor, Registered Physician Associate, Registered Midwife, Registered Nurse who is a current qualified cervical sample taker, Registered Nurse who holds the CoSRH LoC IUT. For healthcare professionals outside these groups, you will need have this skill verified by any member of the 5 healthcare professional groups mentioned above or by a CoSRH Registered Trainer)
- Be up to date with basic life support and anaphylaxis training
The programme offered by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is registered with CoSRH. Once we have received your expression of interest, we will invite you to an interview with our Training Programme Director (TPD) providing you meet the above entry requirements. Following a successful interview, you will be sent a ‘Learner Agreement’ document to be completed and signed by you as the trainee, and by your practice to indicate how they will support you through your qualification.
Once we have received your Learner Agreement, you will need to pay a non refundable fee via the CoSRH website for your e-portfolio within 2 weeks. Failure to do this would result in your funded place being re-allocated and you will not be able to re-apply for 12 months. More detail on submitting your application and the current fee can be found on their website here. Once you have registered with CoSRH, please email your registration date to us at candptraininghub@nhs.net, as this is this start of the 2 year timescale in which you will need to complete all the training.
Video explaining the diploma journey
*For applications to our programme, the first step is to submit an expression of interest rather than find a trainer via the map.
Completion and recertification
You can find out more about what commitments the CoSRH will uphold and what the CoSRH will ask of candidates who are training under the DCSRH programme in the DCSRH 2020 Learner Charter
There is an annual cost for diplomate membership which can be found on the CoSRH website. You will need to recertify every 5 years; please click here to read more about the recertification process.
Funded programme options
We have funded places available through the Training Hub on the DCSRH training scheme for clinicians wanting to complete their DCSRH within the next 12 months. Please note: places will be allocated with consideration for the current number of trained staff in the area.
What will we provide?
- Up to 20 hours of CoSRH Registered Trainer
- 1 funded place for a local Assessment Half Day (AHD)
- Reimbursement for certification cost
What do we ask of you?
- A local clinician who has been working in general practice for at least 1 year, working at least 3 sessions a week in general practice in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (GPs and Nurses), seeing contraception patients independently in your own practice
- Nurses need to have completed Understanding Contraception and Sexual Health – ARU and have been working in practice a minimum of 2 years.
- Depending on your experience, you may need support from a mentor in your own practice
- Have access to relevant patients for DCSRH
- Meet entry requirements as stipulated by CoSRH above
- That you understand this programme is predominantly self-directed learning and will require you to commit to 30-40 hours of independent study in your own time
- It is our requirement that you register with CoSRH within 2 weeks of receiving confirmation of your place on the training scheme
- It is our requirement to take the Online Theory Assessment within the first 6 months of commencing the programme
- A commitment to complete the required assessments within 12 months of planned start date.
- You are fully supported by your practice/nominated practice
Prioritisation of places
Priority will be given to applicants where the following conditions apply:
- there is a population need for LARC fitters
- the practice currently has no LARC fitters
- the practice currently has no clinicians on the DCSRH training programme
How do I register my interest?
Please submit the short expression of interest funding form below and we will be in touch with next steps. We will be closing Expressions of Interest for the next cohort on 15th October.
