How to become an aesthetic nurse

Timeline for Becoming an Aesthetic Nurse:

2-5 years to earn ADN, BSN or MSN degree. Pass NCLEX-RN exam. 2 years working in core competencies with a board-certified physician in plastic/aesthetic/cosmetic surgery, dermatology, facial plastic surgery, or ophthalmology.

Additionally, the BLS reports that the median salary for RNs is $71,730 annually. Salary can vary greatly depending on the state, city, years of employment, degrees and certifications held, and employer. For example, ZipRecruiter reports that the average annual salary for an aesthetic nurse lands around $90,142.

Medical qualifications

Currently, the majority of aesthetic practitioners come from a medical background and therefore have a university degree in nursing, dentistry or medicine.

Aesthetics courses teach you how to analyze and treat your clients’ skin with the goal of enhancing beauty and health. If you enroll in a certificate or diploma program offered by vocational, trade and technical schools, you’ll prepare for licensure and entry-level jobs. Skin treatment machines. Salon management.

But that doesn’t mean non-medics and beauticians can‘t also administer cosmetic injectables. The absence of industry regulation means anyone can legally carry out Botox and dermal fillers procedures on clients, whatever their level of training.

Fortunately, you do not need to be an independent nurse prescriber or be working towards the V300 in order to administer Botulinum Toxin or injectable dermal fillers on your patients. Once a prescription has been written, the Botox is purchased and dispensed from a pharmacy.

Yes. You are still able to train in the Botox and dermal filler treatments. There are a number of options available to you as a non-prescriber with regards to prescribing the Botox once you have completed your training.

Dermal fillers, including lip fillers, are regarded as ‘minimally invasive’ treatments and are therefore not regulated in the UK, this means that anyone can inject them.

Suitably qualified medical professionals such as Doctors and Dentists can already prescribe under their own qualifications and do not require V300 in addition.

So, how can dental nurses get involved in facial aesthetics and stay within their scope of practice? Dental nurses have a great opportunity to assist with skin care and the treatment of skin conditions with non-prescription-only medicines, as well as effective adjuncts and professional-grade skin care.

Botox and Dermal Fillers Training

UK Aesthetic Training offers high quality training courses for doctors, nurses, dentists and registered dental professionals. Our training courses are generic and any Botulinum Toxin Type A and Dermal Filler can be used once you have completed the course.

The Masters level qualification will include the prescribing module and advanced assessments which support the diagnosing of conditions. As an ANP you can apply for 8a and 8b posts and expect to earn 45-55k a year.

Nurse practitioners are trained specialist nurses. They have undertaken additional medical education in order to provide advanced nursing care and to prescribe medication. The nurse practitioners can assess and examine you, make a diagnosis and provide advice and treatment including a prescription if required.

Fully qualified nurses start on salaries of £24,907 rising to £30,615 on Band 5 of the NHS Agenda for Change pay rates. Salaries in London attract a high-cost area supplement. With experience, in positions such as senior nurse on Band 6, salaries progress to £31,365 to £37,890.

Nurse prescriber (Band 7)

A nurse prescriber will have completed an NMC Independent Nurse Prescribing Course.

Nurse practitioners can prescribe medications in all 50 states. Advanced practice nurses include titles such as a certified nurse practitioner (CNP), certified nurse-midwife (CNM), certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), or clinical nurse specialist (CNS).

Key features of the course

Provides you with a critical understanding of the necessary clinical and practical aspects of prescribing. Gives you the appropriate knowledge that underpins applied pharmacology. Provides you with an understanding of the legal and ethical implications of prescribing.

Staff on pay bands 1 to 7, almost 95% of Agenda for Change staff, will receive at least a 4% pay rise compared to 2020/21.

NHS Employers offers staff three-year pay deal

In addition, the majority of staff who already earn the maximum in their pay band will still receive a pay rise of 6.5% between April 2018 and April 2020.

The annual salary for a Band 3 on the 1st paypoint is £19,737.00 (monthly is £1,644.75 before deductions). A person on this NHS pay point will pay £101.73 a month of National Insurance, £092.11 a month of pension and £100.84 a month Tax.