In your role as a medical aesthetic nurse you practice to specialist standards. Aesthetic nurses have a registered practitioner, specialist and expert competency framework in which they work. They strive to maintain a high standard in each of those levels of competency.
Competency Framework
DANAI has developed a competency framework which it expects all nurse practitioners to work within. We regularly contribute documents to the Irish government pertaining to regulating within the sector, including:
- Developing a competency framework to assess and measuring the performance of individual nurses working in aesthetics.
- Working with HPRA Health Products Regulatory Authority, formerly the Irish Medicines Board
- Working with training providers to develop quality programmes.
- Working to raise the awareness of the general public as to the range of treatments available.
- How best to achieve patient satisfaction.
Training and Support
DANAI is aware that nurse practitioners may have their own practice or work as an employee. We provide a range of support to our members.
- Regular meetings with industry experts to showcase new innovations.
- Presentation of evidence based products and services
- Facilitate platforms for members to update their skills and share experienc
Governance
DANAI needs to operate as a professional nurses’ organisation within an acceptable level of corporate and clinical governance in accordance with a functioning legal operational structure:
- DANAI has to be able to impart information and support its members, to match their needs, regardless of their level of learning and experience.
- The DANAI Board aims to lead the organisation and represent professional Irish nurse specialists in independent medical aesthetic practice.
- Whether you are employed by a health service provider or whether you practice independently, you are still accountable for your decisions, and omissions as per NMBI guidelines. The reasonable standard in law for nurses is professional competency. Therefore, it is vital to work within your NMBI scope of practice, in accordance with the limits of your competency, whilst underpinning the standards of your work with appropriate protocols, ethics and clinical governance.
- DANAI will refer members to NMBI guidance, so as to ensure that DANAI nurses continue working in accordance with our professional standards as Dermatology Aesthetic specialist nurses.
- DANAI members need to fulfill and to be able to demonstrate the necessary professional levels of competency in medical aesthetics nursing.
Policy Making
DANAI concentrates on the following with regards to policy making for it’s members:
- Contributing to Government Policy on regulating the sector.
- Developing Competency frameworks for assessing and measuring the performance of individual nurses in aesthetics, in accordance with NMBI guidance.
- Working with educational and training providers to develop quality programmes for the sector.
- Working to raise the awareness of the general public as to the range of treatments available and how best to achieve patient safety and satisfaction.
