Optometry
Optometrist of the Year Finalist 2022 & 2024
Founder of Coaches and Mentors in Optics
Independent self-employed optometrist
CPD provider: Leadership, Professionalism & Communication
Gloucestershire LOC, Events & CPD Team member
Leadership, team, & personal development Coach
Clinical Optometry
I am a practicing optometrist with over 35 years experience. Vision and neuroscience fascinate me. Up to 50% of the brains activity is involved in processing vision.
Optimising vision for everyone and ensuring the eyes are healthy is a great profession to be a part of.
I am honoured to have been a finalist for Optometrist of the Year in both 2022 and 2024 in the Optician annual awards.
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I am very honoured to have been a guest on The Optometry Today podcast series.
In it we explore leadership, and learning from your successes and your failures.
“My whole career in optometry started as a failure in that I got kicked out of dentistry school,” is how it starts!
CPD & Training
I provide CPD in a number of formats: written articles, presentations and workshops.
I can provide materials for the domains of: Leadership & Accountability, Communication and Professionalism.
I also provide articles and talks on topics including leadership, wellbeing, mindfulness, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
Please contact me to discuss your needs
Published Items
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Everyone has a story to tell - implementing expert questioning and listening skills
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The Locum: Part of the Team or Not
Other Articles:
The Optician:
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Communication in Supervision (16/05/2025)
Dispensing Optics (Pages 24 & 25)
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Mind Matters: Interview with Antonia Chitty
GLOSLOC
I am a member of the Gloucestershire LOC committee, and on the Events & CPD team.
Each quarter we organise an event for the county's optical professionals.
Most events will have a CPD element to them, though some are purely for networking and socialising with colleagues.
Please contact me if you are in Gloucestershire and would like to be more connected within our profession.
Also see: www.glosloc.co.uk
