Upon successful completion of Stage 2, candidates will be able to:

✔ Safely and confidently inject botulinum toxin to treat glabellar, frontalis and orbicularis oculi areas of the face

✔ Safely and confidently inject dermal fillers to treat Nasolabial, Marionette and Lip areas of the face

✔ Confidently draw out injection landmarks and danger zones prior to treatment

✔ Practice and develop different injection techniques with various products

✔ Confidently develop your aesthetic consultation skills, treatment plans and aftercare/follow-up reviews for each patient

✔ Gain experience in running an aesthetic clinic

✔ Develop your skills in verbal, written and photographic consent for each procedure

✔ Create a portfolio of observed and supervised botulinum toxin and dermal filler treatments as per HEE requirements

✔ Secure a reference and certificate from a clinical supervisor enabling progression to Stage 3 assessment

Stage 2 Entry Criteria

The following requirements must be met prior to attending Stage 2:

1) In line with HEE recommendations, all applicants must be current, professionally registered;
In line with HEE recommendations, all Level 7 delegates must be current, professionally registered;

• Doctors,
• Dentists,
• Nurses (with/ without independent prescribing rights),
• Midwives (with/ without independent prescribing rights),
• Pharmacists (with/ without independent prescribing rights),
• Paramedics,
• Dental Therapists or Dental Hygienists

In line with insurance conditions, it is a center requirement that applicants provide their professional registration number in support of their application. This will be verified in addition to the candidate’s identity as part of the initial assessment process.

If English is not the applicant’s first language, an English language level of International English Language Testing System (IELTS) 7.0 in all components, or equivalent, will be required. Only IELTS scores less than two years old will be accepted.

2) Members of professional registers who possess a valid licensing/registration number with the following organisations:

• General Medical Council (GMC)
• General Dental Council (GDC)
• General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
• Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)

3) Internal candidates who have successfully completed Stage 1 training

4) External candidates who have completed foundation training at a different training institution and have evidence of the following:

• Certification of completion of Foundation training

*For evidence of observed and supervised treatments please refer to Derma Medical’s Recognition/Accreditation of Prior Learning (RPL/APL) protocol.