23/11/2025
When you come into clinic, you usually see the calm, organised version of me.
The treatment room is ready. Your notes are prepared. I’m focused on you, your concerns, your goals.
What you don’t always see are the late nights, the textbooks on my kitchen table, the lectures on my days off, and the quiet pressure I put on myself to always be better than I was last year.
Over the past months, I’ve been studying towards my nurse prescribing qualification at Masters level – on top of running clinics, working in healthcare, and looking after the people who rely on me. On Monday, I take my exams. It feels exciting, daunting, and incredibly important.
I chose this path for one very simple reason:
You trust me with your face.
And I take that responsibility extremely seriously.
In aesthetic medicine, you see the practical side: the treatment itself, the gentle techniques, the careful aftercare. But behind every good treatment sits something deeper – clinical judgement, assessment, decision-making, and the ability to see you not just as “a treatment area”, but as a whole person with a health history, a lifestyle and future plans.
This nurse prescribing course is the same level of training used within the NHS to support safe, evidence-based prescribing. It demands a high standard of clinical thinking, accountability and knowledge. For me, it isn’t simply about gaining another qualification; it’s about deepening my understanding of pharmacology, consultation skills and clinical reasoning so that every decision I make in your aesthetic journey is rooted in best practice.
When you sit in front of me and share your worries, I’m not just thinking about “what could freshen this area” or “what might create a nicer balance.” I’m thinking about:
Your medical history.
Your current medications.
Your risk factors.
Your long-term goals and confidence.
This level of study has meant revisiting anatomy, physiology, complex case studies and professional ethics in a way that goes far beyond what many imagine happens behind the scenes in aesthetics. It has slowed me down in the best possible way – making me more considered, more questioning, and more focused on the “why” behind every choice.
Safe, ethical aesthetics is not about doing everything possible to a face.
It is about doing the right thing for the right person at the right time.
By becoming a nurse prescriber, I will be able to take greater responsibility for your care within my professional scope and the relevant guidelines. It allows me to be more involved in planning and adjusting your treatment journey, to recognise when something does not feel quite right, and to know when to pause, rethink or bring other healthcare perspectives into the conversation.
You may never see the details of this extra training. You won’t be sitting the exams with me on Monday, or reading the research papers I highlight and annotate. But you will feel the difference:
In the depth of the questions I ask you during consultation.
In the honesty of the advice I give, even if that means saying “not now” or “this isn’t appropriate for you.”
In the way your plan feels individual, thought through and aligned with your values, not just trends.
I know that from the outside, aesthetics can feel confusing. Qualifications vary, titles sound similar, and it is hard to work out who is truly invested in clinical excellence and who is simply following fashions. Part of the reason I’m sharing this milestone is because I believe you deserve transparency about the level of training and responsibility behind your treatments.
This Masters-level nurse prescribing qualification is one more way I am choosing to anchor my aesthetic practice in the same standards of safety, accountability and professionalism expected within the NHS.
If you are someone who likes to understand the “who” behind the treatment as much as the “what”, here is what I want you to know:
I am investing in my education so that you can feel even safer in my care.
I am stretching myself academically so that your consultations are more informed, holistic and honest.
I am building a long-term career in aesthetic medicine that is rooted in nursing values: compassion, evidence-based practice and doing the right thing, even when it is not the easiest option.
If you have questions about what nurse prescribing actually means in practice, how this level of training benefits you, or what changes you might notice in your treatment journey, you are always welcome to ask.
And if you have been thinking about starting – or restarting – your aesthetics journey with someone committed to ongoing study, safety and truly listening, I would love to welcome you for a consultation.
Monday’s exams are a big step forward for my career in aesthetic medicine.
More importantly, they are a step forward in how I can show up for you.
