Position: Optometrist
NQ and experienced applicants welcome
Location: Shirley, Southampton
Salary: Up to £65,000 depending on experience + bonus + £10,000 joining bonus paid on successful completion of probation + Up to £8,000 relocation assistance (terms apply) plus Uncapped performance related bonus earning up to £9,600 per year
Working hours: 40 hours - Full time or part time hours considered
Experience level: You must be a GOC registered Optometrist
Specsavers in Shirley are looking for an experienced or Newly Qualified Optometrist to join their team of 15. With 4 test rooms and 20/25-minute testing, you can be part of a bigger team as Specsavers Shirley are part of a cluster, having 4 stores, giving you the opportunity to focus at one or experience all 4 if you want to.
The focus at this store is about pulling together and working as a team to ensure that our valued patients have an excellent experience. Become our new Optometrist at Specsavers in Shirley – a successful store with a great reputation for staff progression, clinical or professional, and the very highest standards of customer care.
What’s on Offer?
A competitive annual salary of up to £65,000 depending on experience
£10,000 joining bonus paid on successful completion of probation (terms apply)
Up to £8,000 relocation assistance (terms apply)
Uncapped performance related bonus earning up to £9,600 per year
Excellent holiday allowance of 33 days
Your Birthday off
Sick Pay
Enhanced Family Leave
GOC & College fees paid for
Free on-site car parking
Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
Support with CPD
Tier 2 sponsorship in place
Access to the latest clinical technology such as OCT
Specsavers Perks
- Specsavers Perks is our discounted benefits platform which offers all colleagues access to over 1,000 discounts (discounts and cashback). Subscription to the
Headspace
App - Headspace is an app that provides mindfulness tools for everyday life, including meditations, sleepcasts, mindful movement and focus exercises. WeCare
– UK confidential employee helpline - As part of your benefits at Specsavers, all UK and Guernsey colleagues and immediate family can access the enhanced employee support service, WeCare. The service is completely confidential and free to use. We are passionate about the clinical development of our team, and as our new Optometrist, we would support you with extra courses and specialisms that interest you. Whatever your ambitions, from WOPEC qualifications and independent prescribing to paediatric accreditations or enhanced optical services, we’ll do everything we can to help you be the best clinician you can be. What we’re looking for You’ll need to be a qualified and GOC registered Optometrist with the drive, passion, and the willingness to build upon our customer-focused culture. As part of our team, you’ll need to be able to provide a unique blend of customer care and professional excellence. You’ll need to demonstrate good attention to detail along with a passion for the community. Teamwork also forms a big part of our culture, so the ability to work well with others is essential. Location Shirley is a former village located on the western side of Southampton with its focus of the area being retail and residential. Specsavers Shirley is a 10-minute drive from Southampton Central train station. There is also a direct bus link from Southampton station to Shirley Specsavers which takes 15 minutes. About Specsavers: Specsavers began 40 years ago with the vision of two optometrists, Doug, and Mary Perkins, who set out to provide best-value eyecare to everybody. Their passion for optometry has led Specsavers to become the largest privately-owned optical group in the world, delivering high-quality, affordable optical and hearing care. And it continues to shape the lives and experience of thousands of colleagues who are developing their careers with us across the globe. We are proud of how far we’ve come as a business, now we want to see you grow with us too. Find out more! If you like the sound of this opportunity, I’d love to tell you more about it. Please get in touch at
Jakki.Whitehouse@specsavers.com , call me on 01566 788 644/07526 507 195 or drop me a WhatsApp message.
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- Specsavers Perks is our discounted benefits platform which offers all colleagues access to over 1,000 discounts (discounts and cashback). Subscription to the
Headspace
App - Headspace is an app that provides mindfulness tools for everyday life, including meditations, sleepcasts, mindful movement and focus exercises. WeCare
– UK confidential employee helpline - As part of your benefits at Specsavers, all UK and Guernsey colleagues and immediate family can access the enhanced employee support service, WeCare. The service is completely confidential and free to use. We are passionate about the clinical development of our team, and as our new Optometrist, we would support you with extra courses and specialisms that interest you. Whatever your ambitions, from WOPEC qualifications and independent prescribing to paediatric accreditations or enhanced optical services, we’ll do everything we can to help you be the best clinician you can be. What we’re looking for You’ll need to be a qualified and GOC registered Optometrist with the drive, passion, and the willingness to build upon our customer-focused culture. As part of our team, you’ll need to be able to provide a unique blend of customer care and professional excellence. You’ll need to demonstrate good attention to detail along with a passion for the community. Teamwork also forms a big part of our culture, so the ability to work well with others is essential. Location Shirley is a former village located on the western side of Southampton with its focus of the area being retail and residential. Specsavers Shirley is a 10-minute drive from Southampton Central train station. There is also a direct bus link from Southampton station to Shirley Specsavers which takes 15 minutes. About Specsavers: Specsavers began 40 years ago with the vision of two optometrists, Doug, and Mary Perkins, who set out to provide best-value eyecare to everybody. Their passion for optometry has led Specsavers to become the largest privately-owned optical group in the world, delivering high-quality, affordable optical and hearing care. And it continues to shape the lives and experience of thousands of colleagues who are developing their careers with us across the globe. We are proud of how far we’ve come as a business, now we want to see you grow with us too. Find out more! If you like the sound of this opportunity, I’d love to tell you more about it. Please get in touch at
Jakki.Whitehouse@specsavers.com , call me on 01566 788 644/07526 507 195 or drop me a WhatsApp message.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
