Julie Victoria Rodriguez RN INP - Meet your practitioner

I am an experienced nurse working within a range of medical fields since 1999. I started my career working in A&E working up from a junior staff Nurse to a an emergency dept Sister and an emergency nurse practitioner for several years. I then spent 10 years in primary care working as a fully autonomous Nurse practitioner treating a range of health complaints, gaining lots of general practice experience including managing acute skin conditions, minor surgical skin procedures, wound care, women's health, menopause, cancer screening programs, well man and well women checks. I  worked as a Modern Matron within the NHS in a community setting for 6 years, with people with long-term conditions to prevent hospital admission. I am still practising in the NHS but have moved into the field of Mental health within the community, while training as a psychotherapist. I am a qualified counsellor, and I also hold a diploma in Hypnotherapy and am registered with the National Hypnotherapy Society, National counselling and Psychotherapy Society.

I trained as an Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner after I became a nurse prescriber back in 2013 due to a love of skin care. Once qualified, I worked in aesthetics alongside my NHS role building up a solid and trusted client base. Working within the field of aesthetics, I realised quickly how rewarding it is to help someone improve things about themselves that cause them to feel less confident and reduces their self-esteem. I now specialise in restorative aesthetics, improving the signs of ageing is my passion, giving people back their confidence. I have a passion for Mental health and wellbeing, and I take into account clients emotional health when looking at aesthetic treatments. I offer honest and ethical advice, and I never pressure anyone into any treatment.  I am competent in a range of skin care treatments including skin assessments, anti-wrinkle treatments, filler treatments, skin boosters, B12 injections and complications management. I also love sharing knowledge, I have a teaching and assessing qualification and I will mentor new staff coming into aesthetics.