Career development

A new course that begins in September offers nurses, allied health professionals and optometrists the chance to expand their role within healthcare

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

Pre-reg optometrist, Olympia Haralambous, shares insight into the role she plays in community paediatric clinics outside of the hospital setting

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

OT  speaks with hospital optometrists Claire Melvin and Michael Crossland about their diverse yet rewarding workload

OT  speaks to optometrist Wendy Newsom about what makes a good referral

OT  poses a monthly scenario from a practitioner. This month, we look at applying for a hospital pre-reg with hospital optometrist Holly Higgins

Optometrist, Don Williams, on how his practice is rewriting the rule book and allowing ophthalmologists and optometrists to work together more closely

Optometrist Helen Peregrine on the changing face of hospital optometry

Pre-reg optometrist, Olympia Haralambous, shares insight into why she opted to complete her pre-reg in the hospital setting and how she secured a placement