So around seven months ago, I decided to change my job role. I went ahead and I applied for this ‘Occupational Therapist Assistant’ role and, in total shock, I got the job. I won’t lie, I was truly and utterly in the dark about exactly what my job role was but excited and enthusiastic to … Continue reading “I enjoy spending time with every one of my patients, seeing how their motivation and confidence grows with each contact”
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“Orthoptics is a relatively small profession; there are approximately only 1,450 Orthoptists currently in practice”
Why did I train to be an Orthoptist? From an early age my sights were set on being an Optometrist. Whilst studying for my A-Levels I took a Saturday job, working for a large chain of Opticians. This work provided me with invaluable experience of working with the general public but it also gave me … Continue reading “Orthoptics is a relatively small profession; there are approximately only 1,450 Orthoptists currently in practice”
Orthoptics was a profession I had never heard of when growing up
Orthoptics was a profession I had never heard of when growing up “It wasn’t until I looked into being an Optometrist at A-level that I came across Orthoptics”, says Dom Burdon. So what attracted me to it? Well I knew I wanted to work in some form of clinic setting which is why I was … Continue reading Orthoptics was a profession I had never heard of when growing up
“Nothing beats the sight of a beaming child on the day their brace is removed and their beautiful smile is revealed”
Having qualified as Dental Nurse in 2005, I moved from working in a general dental practice to the Dental Specialities department at Derriford Hospital in 2007. The dental department at Derriford Hospital is made up of three departments, Maxillofacial Surgery, Restorative Dentistry and Orthodontics. I joined the Dental Nursing team in the Orthodontic department, and … Continue reading “Nothing beats the sight of a beaming child on the day their brace is removed and their beautiful smile is revealed”
“I think I will say it was a good day and the sick people got better”
When I get home in the evening my son often asks, “what did you do at work today?” This is in between playing LEGO and reading books on dinosaurs… What should I tell him? He knows and has an understanding that I work in the Hospital ‘making people better’. Shall I tell him of the … Continue reading “I think I will say it was a good day and the sick people got better”
70% of the world is taken in through our eyes
My name is Dave Adams and I’m an Optometrist at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust. This title, Optometrist, is probably confusing some people at this point. So briefly, let me clear up some of the differences between the roles that sound similar! Optometrists: We test eyes and dispense spectacles and contact lenses – working in hospital, … Continue reading 70% of the world is taken in through our eyes
“I am motivated by the lack of women in the more senior roles within the NHS”
You have already had an introduction to Neurophysiology from my colleague, Lucy Nye, who described how the profession has had to think differently about recruiting trainees and as a result, developed a very hands-on, vocational approach to training. In this way, Plymouth has been a victim of it’s own success and produced prize winning practitioners … Continue reading “I am motivated by the lack of women in the more senior roles within the NHS”
Play is how young children share their stories and experiences
My name is Lisa Clive and I am a Clinical Psychologist working in Paediatrics since 2007. I love my job which involves working with children and their families with chronic illness and medically unexplained symptoms. Every day brings new opportunity to support children, their parents and staff. I love meeting children and their families … Continue reading Play is how young children share their stories and experiences
“I’ll never forget walking into a bay of post-operative cardiac surgery patients to see them all pretending to hide under the sheets to avoid physiotherapy treatment!”
Like many of my colleagues, physiotherapy was not my first career choice. My journey started whilst working as a nursery nurse in a school for children with profound disabilities, where physiotherapy treatment was incorporated into the daily routine. I was lucky to work with a physiotherapist who enabled me to understand and see the benefits … Continue reading “I’ll never forget walking into a bay of post-operative cardiac surgery patients to see them all pretending to hide under the sheets to avoid physiotherapy treatment!”
Guardians of the radiation
Who are those strange characters lurking behind lead glass and kept in their faraday cages? Like many professions in the NHS, Radiography is not well known and people often don’t realise the breadth and depth to the job. The majority of patients (in, or out) that come into our hospital will need the care of … Continue reading Guardians of the radiation