Career development
Insight into the career options that are available within optics from those who have been there and done it
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Stakeholder engagement and relationship manager at NHS Jobs, Rachel Bowman, provides tips on using the hospital service’s dedicated recruitment website to find a hospital optometry position
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Pre-reg optometrist, Olympia Haralambous, shares insight into the role she plays in community paediatric clinics outside of the hospital setting
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Supervisor at the University of Portsmouth’s eye clinic and specialist optometrist at Bournemouth Hospital, Anthea Reid, and third year optometry student, Aarani Sivanesan, discuss how to form a relationship with ophthalmologists
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OT speaks with hospital optometrists Claire Melvin and Michael Crossland about their diverse yet rewarding workload
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Third-year undergraduate at Aston University, Shoaib Ilyas, discusses putting his beliefs into action and overcoming the challenging concepts presented at university
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Optometrist and deputy head of optometry at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Dr Vijay Anand, provides advice on dealing with time pressures in the hospital setting
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OT poses a monthly scenario from a practitioner. This month, we look at applying for a hospital pre-reg with hospital optometrist Holly Higgins
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Executive director at Community Care Opticians, Michelle Peel, on the importance of personalising a cover letter to the role you are applying for and answering the key question of why
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Pre-reg optometrist, Nikki Sharma, shares her experiences during her hospital placement