Beauty and Wellbeing - Acupuncturist
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Beauty and Wellbeing - Acupuncturist
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Overview
Acupuncturists insert needles into pressure points on clients' bodies to help with stress and improve their wellbeing.
Key Activities
- Learn about your client's lifestyle, diet, emotions and symptoms
- Diagnose problems and decide what action to take
- Choose points on the body to be treated and insert needles
- Refer clients to medical practitioners
- Keep records
Workplace
You could work from home, at a hospice, in a therapy clinic, at a GP practice or in an NHS or private hospital.
Working Hours
As an Acupuncturist, you could work between 37 to 39 hours a week. You could manage your own working as if you are self-employed.
Salary
Variable
Qualifications
You can get into this job through specialist courses run by professional bodies.
You'll need to get a qualification that is recognised by a professional body like the:
- British Acupuncture Council
- Acupuncture Society
- Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture
You can do different level courses, with some going up to degree. You can find out what the entry requirements are from the professional body.