LearningPlus Trainers and Tutors

Unpaid role
Various locations around the country

The Major Grants team is delighted to announce that THT has been awarded a grant of £70,000 from the Department for Innovation Universities and Skills (DIUS) to train people living with HIV to deliver the Positive Self Management Programme (PSMP).

LearningPlus is a joint collaboration between Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) and Global Beach (a leading digital communications company) to establish a self-management learning legacy for adults living with HIV. Through LearningPlus, THT will deliver PSMP training across England and will establish an online support network for those delivering PSMP.

THT will recruit a PSMP Programme Coordinator to implement and coordinate LearningPlus. Their role will be to establish the internal resources for delivering PSMP. This will be achieved through organising training for staff and volunteers who can deliver PSMP and train future trainers.

We are hoping to recruit 11 PSMP Master Trainers (who will have had experience of delivering at least 2 EPP or PSMP courses) to train PSMP Tutors who will go on to deliver the PSMP self-management courses to people living with HIV. We are hoping to recruit at least 30 PSMP Tutors.

The next training courses

• Brighton - Monday 15th-18th March
• London - 16th-19th March

Attendance on all 4days is essential, from 10am - 4.30pm approx.

The Positive Self Management Programme is a FREE Self-management course which will help provide you with tools and techniques to help you to take control of your health and manage your condition better. This is an opportunity for you to train to become a PSMP tutors. You will gain the skills need to deliver modular training sessions topics including:

• Decisions: Taking HIV medication
• Working with your Healthcare Team
• Relaxation techniques and exercise
• Healthy eating
• Managing Fatigue/ Tiredness
• Sex, Intimacy & Disclosure
• Planning for the future

Due to the nature of this training course, this opportunity is only open to those who are HIV+.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity to become trained (for free!) as either a PSMP Master Trainer or Tutor then please contact:

Tina Kazmi
Phone: 0121 270 0755
Email: tina.kazmi@tht.org.uk

This is a great opportunity for THT staff and volunteers to enhance their skills and gain formally recognised accreditation.