Sexual Wellbeing Improvement Programme
Unlock the potential to enhance the sexual wellbeing care and support for men affected by prostate cancer with our free 20-week leadership programme.
You’re vital in driving change.
Guided by expert programme managers, you'll shape and implement your own project and gain crucial leadership and change management skills.
We’ll support you from the initial planning stages of your project, through to implementation and review.
Your Project:
Enhance sexual wellbeing care and support for men so they can:
- Access information and support on sexual wellbeing
- Access holistic support that explores ‘sexual wellbeing’ rather than solely the concern of Sexual Function or Erectile Dysfunction
- Feel confident to speak to a professional regarding their sexual wellbeing
- Have a positive experience, feel empowered and in control
- Experience well-coordinated support around sexual wellbeing, incorporated into the pathway
- Access psychosexual support such as sexual counselling / relationship counselling
- Understand support is also available for partners and how to access
- Access support regardless of sexual orientation
- Have equitable access to sexual wellbeing regardless of sexual orientation
Who should apply?
This programme is for Professionals with a keen interest in improving the sexual wellbeing provision for men impacted by prostate cancer. We would strongly welcome applications from any professionals who interact with men on treatment for prostate cancer.
- Prehab professionals.
- Psychosexual Counsellors
- Physiotherapist
- Radiotherapist
- Radiologists
- Radiographers
- Urologists
- Oncologists
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner
- GP’s
- Primary Care professionals in Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme
- Cancer support workers
Please note this is not an extensive list.
We particularly encourage applications from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland.
Prostate Cancer UK in Partnership with Movember
Problems with sex life are the most reported health-related quality-of-life issues following treatment for prostate cancer, and all treatments have sexual-health side effects. Movember’s Clinical Guidelines for Sexual Health Care and Prostate Cancer is the underpinning framework for evidence, gaps, and current best practices internationally. Prostate Cancer UK are currently working with Movember to establish support national projects and implementation research in response to the guideline recommendations. As well as working on our individual improvement project, joining this programme gives you an opportunity to become a champion for the local rollout and implementation of these critical guidelines.
Apply Now
Sign up before 11.59pm Wednesday 8 May 2024 – there are limited spaces so don’t delay. Please note: we reserve the right to close recruitment early. Our hybrid programme blends virtual and in-person learning, fostering collaboration through 1-2-1 coaching and peer-based mentoring.
Programme Dates:
Welcome session (virtual): Tuesday, 1 October, 2024, 7-9 pm.
Module 1 (virtual): Tuesday, 8 October, 2024, 9-12 noon.
Module 2 (virtual): Thursday, 17 October, 2024, 9-12 noon.
Module 3 (face to face): Wednesday, 6 November, 2024, 10-4 pm at 30 Euston Square, London NW1 2FB.
Module 4 (virtual): Thursday, 6 February, 2025, 9-12 noon.
Please ensure you can attend all sessions before applying.
The Improvement programme helped me exceed all my expectations when carrying out research into the sexual wellbeing of men with prostate cancer. It also gave me the connections and platform to share the findings with clinical colleagues across the UK and beyond to have a direct impact on supportive care.
- Envision the future – develop your change project.
- Stakeholder engagement and influencing.
- Mobilising and communicating improvement.
- Evaluating and measuring impact.
- Building sustainable change.
Reasonable travel will be expensed for attending module 3, further details will be provided once you’ve been successfully accepted onto the programme.
Food and refreshments will also be provided throughout module 3.
Apply Now
Sign up before 11.59pm, Wednesday 8 May 2024.
Places are limited, and we reserve the right to close recruitment early.
Contact us
Email us if you have any questions and we'll be more than happy to help.
The Prostate Cancer Improvement Programmes have been supported by grants from Astellas Pharma Ltd, Bayer UK and Roche Products Ltd. None of these organisations have had any control over the educational content of this activity.