Life on the road with Cheryl
Cheryl Northwood is an optometrist in a Home Visits team based in Nottinghamshire. Four years ago, she moved from working in a store to domiciliary. She shares what it’s like to do the job.
From army to audiology: Harry Harrison’s Specsavers story
Harry Harrison is an audiology clinical lead in Specsavers Liverpool Lord Street. He shares his fascinating journey to the hearing aid industry.
Squiggle and Stay Programme Update
If you saw our first blog post, you’ll remember the three main barriers to internal mobility are: a lack of visibility, accessibility, and support. In experiment, one we’re taking on accessibility!
Bright Futures Bursaries available across stores in the UK
Launching today, more young people will now have the opportunity to receive support through our bursary scheme and explore a career in optometry.
World Hearing Day 2023: Enabling You to Offer Ear and Hearing Care for All
World Hearing Day is here once again, and with this year’s theme of “Ear and hearing care for all”, we wanted to peek behind the scenes of Audiology, hearing from the very team offering ear and hearing care at Specsavers.
Jessica James shares how an apprenticeship helped her find her career path
Jessica James joined Specsavers as an apprentice. Here she tells us her experience of her first year and why it was such a good choice for her.
Hearing about 20 years of audiology
Specsavers Audiology turns 20 this year. Emma Walker shares the story of how a weekend job she got into, by accident, led to a 15-year career.
Going the extra mile: Graeme’s story
Back in October, Graeme Mckenzie, a domiciliary optical assistant from Dundee, won the Dame Mary Perkins award for Outstanding Clinical Customer Care. He’s proud of what he does – although he admits his journey to Home Visits wasn’t straight forward.
‘I can’t believe how many opportunities I’ve been given’
Dagmar Muur started working at Specsavers Waterford on the shop floor. Today, she’s a business owner and director as the store’s audiology partner
Lynne’s story: from optical assistant to domiciliary partner
Earlier this year, Lynne Phillips became the first Home Visits audiology partner. She shares her journey over the last 17 years with Specsavers, and why she loves her current role.