Students could observe a variety of hospital based optometric services, for example, paediatric and adult refraction, prescribing low vision devices, specialist contact lens fitting and aftercare for patients with ocular surface pathology, assessment and management of patients with ocular manifestation of cataract, glaucoma, macula or diabetic eye disease. There may also be an opportunity to observe in eye theatres, eye casualty and orthoptics.
Applicants are encouraged to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
You will be required to attend an induction session before your placement, we will book you onto a session in line with your placement start date.
See the induction session dates below:
See the induction session dates below:
03/04/25
08/05/25
05/06/25
01/07/25
05/08/25
02/09/25
02/10/25
06/11/25
04/12/25
Nottingham City Hospital
Report at 9am to Belinda Hughes, Optometry Unit Office, Bay B on A floor Ophthalmology in Eye and ENT Centre, QMC. Please anticipate finishing approx. 4.30pm each day.
16 (Please ensure that you meet the age criteria of this placement before you apply)
2
1/week
9.00am-4.30pm
Smart dress. Flat comfortable shoes. Bare below the elbows. Long hair tied back and only one set of stud earrings, no other jewellery.
Candidates are expected to attend in smart dress, appropriate for our work environment, not hoodies, tracksuits or in trainers although comfortable footwear is recommended. Some participants for this placement have been asked to leave and return in more appropriate attire.
Students should have completed their GCSEs and be actively pursuing A level qualifications towards a degree in Optometry and Visual Sciences, and ideally have started the relevant degree to become a Registered Optometrist. Not accepting applications for the first 2 weeks of August or the first week of September each year.
Optometry is generally amenable to offering placements on Monday – Thursday 9am to 4.30pm and on Fridays 9am to 12.30pm.
Friday afternoons are not ideal and weekends are not an option.
We are no longer able to offer observation sessions in Eye Casualty or Eye Theatres to A level students. This is only possible for candidates over 18 years old and then at the discretion of the management staff in those areas.
Due to the demand for work experience placements, all work experience applicants must be Nottinghamshire residents or attend full-time education in Nottinghamshire. Applicants must attend an induction before they can attend the placement.
If you are successful, we can only co-ordinate one placement per person, per academic year, through the directory of placements. This is due to the demand for placements.