Optometry

Below, supervisors working in a variety of roles across the profession share what supervision means to them, why it matters, and the benefits it has brought to their practice:

We would like to thank all the supervisors involved for generously sharing your time, experience and insight to support this work.

👥 Supervisor Eligibility

To act as a Clinical Supervisor for a FTY student, you must:

• have current registration with GOC
• comply with the GOC code of conduct in their professional practice, including all aspects related to supervision
• have appropriate indemnity insurance 
• be competent in the clinical area(s) you will be supervising the student in 
• undertake the core training facilitated by Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland)

👥Supervisor Experience

Clinical Supervisors may have a range of experience levels. As part of the placement application, supervisors will select the category that best reflects their current experience.

These categories align with SPOKE supervision guidance and will be used to guide support and development opportunities and do not affect eligibility or placement approval:

• Experienced: Has supervised a student through to successful registration (e.g. SfR or final MOptom placement such as CLiP/FTY).
• Developing: Has contributed to supervision across various stages of training, but has not yet supervised a student through a complete cycle in the SfR, CLiP or FTY.
• New: Has no prior supervision experience and will be supported through PSD Scotland facilitated peer support or mentorship arrangements. 

For more detailed information on FTY supervision and to find answers to more specific questions, please visit the Supervisor FAQ page. 

For more general FAQs around the FTY, please see the main FTY FAQ page.