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The Practitioner Register
The JCCP Practitioner Register is a voluntary register open to all practitioners working in the fields of cosmetic treatments (who are practising at and beyond Level Four as defined in the JCCP Non-Surgical Cosmetic Interventions and Hair Restoration Surgery Education and Training Competency Framework, 2018 - this framework now replaces the previous framework developed by Health Education England - HEE) and who meet the JCCP’s standards and criteria for admission to the Register.
The Register’s aims are to provide guidance to the public seeking treatments in the procedural areas recognised by the JCCP. The Register has been formally approved by the Professional Standards Authority - the Government's Regulator of public sector healthcare-related registers in the healthcare sector - and has successfully received accreditation of its Practitioner and Approved Education and Training Registers.
The JCCP Practitioner Register was launched on 22nd February 2018 at the House of Lords. It is now fully operational and open for registrants. The JCCP Register was formally accredited and approved by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) on the 10th April, 2018.
The JCCP Practitioner Register is divided into two parts:
PART A: Health Care Practitioners registered with a JCCP recognised Professional Regulated Statutory Body (PSRB)
PART B: Non Health Care Practitioners who are not registered with a PSRB
A detailed list of recognized health care professionals as agreed by the PSRB's can be found at:
The JCCP categories of membership are as follows:
Part 1 - Designated health care professional members of the following Professional Statutory Regulated Bodies (PSRB’s)
GMC
NMC
GDC
GPhC
HCPC
To view designated member categories please go to JCCP approved list:
Part 2 - Non-Health Care Members who meet JCCP entry requirements, including Beauty Therapists practising at and above Level Four of the HEE Framework and other non-registered PSRB practitioners.
All membership of the JCCP Practitioner Register is initially provisional until evidence can be produced to confirm that each Registrant conforms fully with the JCCP practitioner entrance requirements and provides evidence of competence and proficiency as set down within both the CPSA and JCCP standards.
JCCP Practitioner Entry Requirements
There is a ‘fast track’ process for experienced practitioners (to be available from January 2019).
There will also be a ‘Trainee Category’ included in the Register for persons enrolled on JCCP approved training programmes leading to a recognized JCCP qualification (this category of members will not be ‘public facing’).
The JCCP has appointed HF Resolution to develop and manage the JCCP Practitioner Register. HF Resolution is an independent private company with experience of managing registers across a number of sectors. It has specialist knowledge of the aesthetics sector. The JCCP helpline can be contacted on:
Telephone: 0333 321 9413
or
Email: info@jccp.org.uk
Applying to join
The JCCP has established a technology platform that enables all practitioners to apply to join its 'Practitioner Register'. The JCCP Practitioner Register is divided into a number of parts dependent on your professional/practice status and experience/qualifications
To start the process go to:
JOIN NOW - PRACTITIONER REGISTER
For additional help you can also call the JCCP Membership Officer on 0333 321 9413
The JCCP and the Cosmetic Practice Standards Authority (CPSA) have developed a set of educational, clinical and practice standards and a set of entry requirements (in conjunction with many leading experts in the cosmetic sector) for persons wishing to join the Practitioner Register.
Yes, and these are set out in:
To become a member of the JCCP Practitioner Register you will have to sign up to and agree to follow the JCCP/CPSA agreed Code of Practice and a ‘Self Declaration Statement’.
Click Here for the Code of Practice and Click Here for the ‘Self Declaration Statement’.
The JCCP will operate a process called ‘grandparenting’ whereby practitioners' previous qualifications and experience will be taken into account when assessing competence and proficiency against the agreed JCCP/CPSA standards. A set of guidelines are available that define the term ‘grandparenting’ and the arrangements the JCCP will be putting in place. 'Grandparenting' will be put in place for a defined maximum of two-year period - by which time the member must have reached the full JCCP/CPSA standard.
'Grandparenting’ is the process whereby existing practitioners are exempted from any new qualification and practice requirements set by the JCCP/CPSA for a specified period of time but undertake a process whereby existing educational, clinical and practice-based skills can be evidenced against the newly agreed CPSA/JCCP framework.
The JCCP will embed standards and procedures to undertake the ‘Accreditation of Prior Learning’ which will be used as an authorised process by the JCCP if the candidate can demonstrate they have undertaken specific qualifications recognised by approved JCCP and educational providers and statutory regulators such as a University, or an OFQUAL/SQA approved Awarding Body (or equivalent in Wales and Northern Ireland). Additionally, the accreditation of Previous Experiential learning (APEL) will be considered for acceptance by the JCCP as long as it is:
Independently valid and verifiable
Contemporaneous
Relevant to specific area of practice/modality and to JCCP/CPSA standards.
The JCCP has confirmed processes for verification and assessment by a range of JCCP approved bodies and Assessment Centres with experience of the practical skills involved in all key modalities and knowledge and awareness of the JCCP/CPSA Practice and Knowledge Standards. These fast track centres are now available. Further information is published in education and training section of this website here.
Moving from Provisional to Full Membership will depend on the amount of experience you have, and the route you wish to take. You will also need to either:
have undertaken a JCCP approved qualification in the modality and at the level for which you wish to register, or
have been assessed as competent by a JCCP approved assessment centre for your modality and level or have achieved JCCP approved 'Equivalence' via one of its approved routes. Click here to view these routes.
and
You must also have 2 years experience in the modality
As a not for profit company the JCCP relies on membership fee subscriptions to sustain its registers and other activities. The level of membership fees for Practitioners is set out here with Education and Training Providers Charging Policy here
There is a separate charging policy for large chains of clinics that provide services within the scope of the JCCP and this is by negotiation dependent on individual practitioner numbers. For more information and to arrange a visit to discuss options please contact:
admin@jccp.org.uk
There is an appeals process, please click here to view.
The CPSA, other registers and regulators
The CPSA is a sister body to the JCCP but completely independent. It is seeking charitable status but has already appointed a Trustee Board. It is made up of clinical and aesthetic experts who are charged with independently setting a framework of clinical and practice-based standards linked to the educational and qualifications framework produced originally by Health Education England (HEE):
The CPSA has used the framework developed by HEE to set clinical and practice standards across 4 non-surgical treatment modalities, and 1 surgical modality, that are currently recognised by the JCCP and the CPSA :
Toxins
Fillers
Peels
Lasers
Hair Restoration Surgery
The CPSA has also been charged with the responsibility to review any new orphan treatments that emerge in the market place and in collecting data on adverse incidents and complications occurring in the area of non-surgical treatments.
For more information on the CPSA and standards go to:
The JCCP is one of a number of different registers that practitioners can join. These vary from Professional Statutory Professional Registers maintained by Professional Statutory Regulators such as the GMC, NMC, GDC, GPhC and the HCPC etc. to other voluntary registers, some of which are approved by the Professional Standards Agency (PSA) and others which are not. Practitioners have a free choice when it comes to selecting and deciding to join voluntary registers (such as the JCCP). The JCCP recommends that you join a register that is approved by the PSA. PSA approval is a long and rigorous process and is designed to ensure that the Registers they approve are specifically accountable against a set of specific standards. For more information on the PSA please go to:
The JCCP has negotiated Memorandum of Understanding with a number of the major PSRBs outlining agreements of how we will seek to work together and advising of the procedures we will adopt for dealing with practitioner issues when a practitioner is a member of both a PSRB and the JCCP.
Memorandum of Understanding between the JCCP and the GMC - Click Here
Memorandum of Understanding between the JCCP and the NMC - Click Here
Memorandum of Understanding between the JCCP and the GDC - Click Here
Memorandum of Understanding between the JCCP and the GPHC - Click Here
Memorandum of Understanding between the JCCP and the RPS - Click Here
Memorandum of Understanding between the JCCP and the SQA - Click Here
Memorandum of Understanding between the JCCP and the HABIA - Click Here
With the key objective of promoting safer practice for members of the public in the UK, the JCCP has published a proposal to create a ‘direct’ application route for potential Registrants in partnership with insurance companies who demonstrate compliance with the JCCP's, values, principles, standards and registration guidelines. More information on how this will work and answers to common questions can be found here
Conduct and Fitness to Practice
The JCCP has a specific set of procedures to follow in such situations. The procedures vary according to whether you are an existing and current member of a ‘Professional Statutory Regulated’ Body (PSRB) - (GMC, NMC, GDC, GPhC and HCPC) or not.
The JCCP/CPSA Code of Practice can be accessed here.
The JCCP has negotiated formal agreements with the GMC, GDC, NMC and GPhC that recognises their primacy of interest in considering any ‘fitness to practice or conduct’ first before returning the matter to the JCCP for its own consideration, determination and action.
Memorandum of Understanding between the JCCP and the GMC - Click Here
Memorandum of Understanding between the JCCP and the NMC - Click Here
Memorandum of Understanding between the JCCP and the GDC - Click Here
Memorandum of Understanding between the JCCP and the GPHC - Click Here
Memorandum of Understanding between the JCCP and the RPS - Click Here
Memorandum of Understanding between the JCCP and the SQA - Click Here
Memorandum of Understanding between the JCCP and the HABIA - Click Here
If you are not a current member of a PSRB then any cause for concern or complaint will immediately be considered within the context of the JCCP’s own Fitness to Practice Procedures.
All registrants who are also members of one of the above cited PSRBs will also be subject to the JCCP’s Fitness to Practise Rules and procedures - Click Here
Yes, you can access our easy-to-read guide by clicking here.
The JCCP has produced a Policy Statement on ‘Unconscious Bias’ - access the statement here.
Safe practice and policies
No. However the JCCP has links with a number of product and service suppliers, including insurers, for JCCP members. We would always advise that you check out the origin of any products you intend to use as a practitioner, and their safety/compliance with UK standards in the interests of the safety of patients and your reputation and capacity for redress if there is a product-related issue. We would also advise that when seeking insurance you check out the provider and identify a specialist in the field who has a track record and where you can gain access to references from existing customers. You should always ensure that your insurance relates to the modalities where you are offering treatments, and is regularly reviewed and updated. You should also ensure that the limit of your liability cover is adequate to fully meet all potential claims against your practice.
Please see the attached guidance document - view here.
Please click here to find the guide.
You can find the JCCP Anti Bullying Guidelines here.
The JCCP has produced a useful Policy Statement on the Advertising and Promotion of Aesthetic Cosmetic Injectable Treatments by registrants on the Joint Council of Cosmetic Practitioners Register, this can be viewed here.
Government consultation and licensing
The JCCP has prepared a public guide to the Government consultation, with a clear explanation of what it means and how to respond to it. This can be found here
The JCCP's FAQ guide also covers the scope of the proposed license, and answers questions related to practitioner related issues, education and training, age restrictions and key stages of the consultation. You can read the full FAQ guide here.
About the JCCP and its governance
Need more help?
For additional help you can also call the JCCP Membership Officer on 0333 321 9413 or email info@jccp.org.uk.
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