Optometry Discussion Forum

Can you change the job board to be a 'non reply' board? If people want more info they can pm.

So more like a jobs notice board?

Although many of the posts in the jobs section have 0 replies anyway
(except opticslondon!!!)

exactly..... a jobs notice board.

Not possible with the current software.

ok, so is it possible as site admin that you can monitor and delete offensive posts?

I think it is totally unacceptable that employers and employees are faced with a kangaroo court everytime they post a job ad.

What if posts in the job section were 'locked' ?

That needs to be done manually by an administrator / moderator, Ant.

OK, just a thought

and a sensible one.

Dear yes,

I dont understand why you object to critisism of people who appear to pretend to be registered opticians?

If glasses direct called themselves registered opticians would you object?

If someone, on their cv, says they worked for 4 years at such-and-such opticians as a "dispensing optician" then they appear to be:

1, admitting breaking the law.

2, passing themselves off on their cv as a registered optician.

I really do think such actions are deplorable and should be highlighted.

Surely the jobs section of theOptom should not be used by the unregistered pretending to be registered?

seeR39

Is it not standard practice to confirm registration when you are considering employing someone?

seeR39-

I'm an employer, I read the CV and had no problem comprehending that he is not registered. I have also worked with enough qualified and unqualified people to know that not all DOs are good and not all unqualified dispensers are ****. To ignore 20 odd years experience is incredibly small minded and disrespectful (IMHO).
Optoms are qualified to dispense but how many do on a regular basis if at all?
What are your thoughts regarding contact lens Opticians who gained their title through 'grandfather rights'? Think about it....it's no different.

This will prove to be unpopular but I have no interest in titles and do not expect respect because of a few letters after my name.

Let the floodgates open.

(isn't the forum for everyone in Optics)

Hi yes,

One could be the best optical assistant in the world and one could be better at dispensing than 15% of proper registered D.O.s (indeed he may be both) but that does not mean one should call ones self a dispensing optician.
I agree that such a person would be a major asset to many optical businesses.

But what would happen if all highly experienced optical assistants suddenly started calling themselves Dispensing Opticians?

I find the 'grandfather rights' issue to be quite unlike this case!
These people were real registered D.O.s and were doing C/Ls in a grey area.
The GOC accepted them as fit to play with C/Ls.
The GOC do not accept optical assistants to be D.O.s.

seeR39

seeR39 wrote:Hi yes,

I find the 'grandfather rights' issue to be quite unlike this case!
These people were real registered D.O.s and were doing C/Ls in a grey area.
The GOC accepted them as fit to play with C/Ls.
The GOC do not accept optical assistants to be D.O.s.

seeR39

that is true, however, the contact lens Opticians gained their title through experience and not formal examinations (that's my point).
Using the title DO was perhaps a little misguided but he has made it clear that he is not registered.

I am not suggesting that all highly experienced optical assistants should be given the title DO. But now you ask, what would happen if all highly experienced optical assistants started calling themselves Dispensing Opticians?

yes wrote:I am not suggesting that all highly experienced optical assistants should be given the title DO. But now you ask, what would happen if all highly experienced optical assistants started calling themselves Dispensing Opticians?

It would devalue a professional qualification?