V300 Mentorship for Healthcare Professionals Ready to Prescribe with Confidence

Support, supervision and clinical confidence for your V300 journey

Introduction

V300 Journey

The V300 Prescribing qualification is a key milestone for nurses and healthcare professionals who want to practise safely, independently and responsibly, particularly within medical aesthetics. Our V300 Mentorship Programme supports the clinical practice and prescribing element of your V300 course, helping you turn theory into confident, real-world practice through structured supervision, one-to-one teaching and ongoing support.

So you can complete your V300 feeling supported, confident and ready!

Why the V300 Matters

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Award-winning advanced Aesthetic Nurse Prescriber Sinead Johnstone

Prescribing is about more than writing a prescription. It's about understanding patients, making safe clinical decisions and taking responsibility for outcomes.

Completing the V300 allows you to:

  • Prescribe medicines independently within your scope of practice

  • Carry out full patient assessments and consultations

  • Make informed, evidence-based prescribing decisions

  • Work with greater autonomy and professional accountability

For nurses working in medical aesthetics, the V300 is an essential foundation for safe, ethical practice and long-term career progression.

How we support you

This programme is designed to guide you through the practical side of prescribing with clarity and reassurance. You will be supported through:

  • One-to-one teaching throughout your placement

  • 90 hours of clinical supervision with an experienced nurse prescriber

  • Supervised consultations and case discussions

  • Reflective learning and portfolio support are aligned with your university

  • Ongoing guidance as your confidence develops

We aim to help you feel supported and prepared at every stage. Never rushed, never left guessing.

What you will learn

During your supervised practice, you will be guided through the key skills needed for safe, confident prescribing, including:

  • How to carry out effective patient consultations

  • Clinical assessment and diagnosis

  • Writing and issuing prescriptions correctly

  • Using the BNF, understanding drug groups, dosages and contraindications

  • Prescribing governance and your professional legal framework

You will also gain insight into medications commonly used in aesthetics, with a strong focus on patient safety, suitability and clinical judgement.

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What's included in the mentorship

This mentorship programme is structured to meet typical V300 practice-learning requirements, while remaining flexible and genuinely supportive.

  • A full pre-course consultation to create a personalised learning contract

  • 90 hours of supervised clinical practice

  • One-to-one mentorship with an experienced nurse prescriber

  • A blended learning approach combining academic understanding, clinical application and hands-on prescribing practice

  • Evidence-based prescribing, building your knowledge of drug actions, interactions and best practice

  • Understanding of the legislation relevant to prescribing within your profession

  • Access to approved clinical facilities in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian

  • Flexible placement planning to fit around your commitments

  • Continued guidance beyond completion, if needed

Your mentorship is delivered by Sinead Johnstone, an award-winning Advanced Aesthetic Nurse Prescriber with a genuine passion for aesthetics, skin care and safe clinical practice.

Sinead founded the clinic in 2020 and continues to practise as a nurse, bringing real, current, hands-on clinical experience to every placement. You will not be handed off to a junior practitioner or left to find your feet. You will work directly with Sinead throughout your time here.

Your placement takes place at our nurse-led aesthetic clinic in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, an HIS-registered facility offering:

  • Multiple treatment rooms

  • Appropriate practising privileges

  • Robust clinical governance and safety standards

You will be learning in a professional environment that reflects how medical aesthetics should be practised. Safely, ethically and with confidence.

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Meet your Mentor

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Who the programme is for

This mentorship is suitable for:

  • Registered Nurses, Midwives, Pharmacists and Allied Health Professionals

  • Clinicians with at least one year of post-registration experience

  • Those enrolled on, or applying for, a recognised V300 prescribing course

  • Professionals working in, or moving into, medical aesthetics or healthcare

Pricing

Investment: £3,000 (payment plans available)

Places are limited to ensure every nurse receives meaningful, high-quality, one-to-one support from Sinead directly.

Entry requirements

To join the programme, you must:

  • Hold current NMC or HCPC registration and a minimum of one year of relevant post-registration experience

  • Be enrolled on, or applying for, a recognised V300 course

  • Have a university requirement for supervised practice hours

  • Confirm with your university that our clinic and prescriber meet their placement criteria

  • Be able to undertake 90 hours of prescribing-related practice learning

  • Be domiciled in Scotland

  • We are happy to provide supporting documentation for your university where needed.