Derbyshire Sexual Health Promotion Service

What can we do for you?

The peer education outreach service run by Derbyshire Sexual Health Promotion Service is delivered through a team of trained sexual health advisers. We visit the the Buxton campus, on a four-weekly basis offering:

Free and confidential sexual health advice, support and information
Free safer sex packs containing condoms and lubricants
Information about sexual health or related services on campus (and beyond)
Free pregnancy testing and Chlamydia screening
Emotional health and wellbeing support
C-card condom distribution service

How can you access us?

Please feel free to visit our stand in the Dome and ask anything you want to know about your sexual health, relationships, sexuality or gender issues. The team operate under a strict policy of confidentiality (please ask a team member what this means if you have anything you are concerned about sharing).

Peer educators can be found at a stand in the Dome on the following dates throughout the year:

2012/13

Thursday 27 September 2012
Thursday 25 October 2012
Thursday 22 November 2012
Thursday 13 December 2012
Thursday 24 January 2013
Thursday 28 February 2013
Thursday 14 March 2013
Thursday 25 April 2013
Thursday 23 May 2013
Thursday 20 June 2013

Interested in working as a peer educator?

We normally recruit new members to the team on an annual basis. In order to apply, you must be:

Aged between 18 - 30 years
Willing to work late nights, usually at weekends
Willing to travel to the Service base in Chesterfield for the start of each shift
Able to commit to two shifts in every four-week period
Able to attend a 10-day training course prior to starting the job
Outgoing, friendly with an open mind and a good sense of humour!

We offer an excellent rate of pay, top class training and uniform to our team members.

For more information about joining the team, contact:

Linda Kiernan
Peer Education Coordinator
Derbyshire Sexual Heath Promotion Service
1 Tennyson Avenue
Chesterfield
S40 4SN

T: 01246 559431

E: dshps@derbyshirecountypct.nhs.uk or ask a team member when you see them in the Dome

LGBT Drop Ins

LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender) Drop ins take place monthly in the Student Wellbeing Service in Clarendon House.

If you would like more information please contact Gary on: