Position: Newly Qualified Optometrist
Location: Barnstaple
Salary: Up to £50,000 + performance bonus (10% of any sales over £1000 – up to £300 per month approx.) + benefits
Working hours: Full Time/Part time – flexible hours considered
Experience level: You must be a GOC registered Optometrist.
Specsavers in Barnstaple are looking for a Newly Qualified Optometrist. We recognise that our people are the key to our success. That’s why, at Specsavers in Barnstaple, we do everything we can to ensure our team get the best from us too – from market-leading training, access to cutting-edge technology and a personal development plan built around you. Become our next Newly Qualified Optometrist at Specsavers in Barnstaple – a highly successful store with a great reputation for staff progression and unparalleled support.
Why Barnstaple?
* Barnstaple is a river-port town in North Devon with the fabulous long sandy beaches of Saunton Sands, Croyde and Woolacombe/Putsborough usually reached in 20-25 minutes by car. Offering fabulous outdoor walks with the famous Moors close by.
* Our friendly and supportive Directors have a wealth of experience and their team members have been with them for years; there’s plenty of knowledge to share.
* They are keen to talk to you to gain an understanding as to what you are looking for, offering you support, and development to shape and enhance your career.
* Equipped with 6 test rooms, across two floors, the latest clinical technology (including Zeiss and OCT)
What’s on Offer?
* An annual salary of up to £50,000
* A strong performance-based bonus scheme
* Holiday allowance of 35 days per year
* Private health and dental cover
* Pension contribution
* Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
* Support with CPD
* Access to the latest clinical technology such as OCT and Zeiss – ultra wide fields
* External enhanced courses – sponsorship is provided.
* Specsavers perks plus cashback
* Headspace
* We care.
* Free eye test and 50% discount on glasses, plus family discount.
We have a wonderful team to support – which includes fully trained optical assistants, so everything is in place to let you focus on what you do best.
What we’re looking for
Alongside being a qualified and GOC registered Newly Qualified Optometrist, we are searching for someone who shares our store’s ethos. Someone who wants to grow, develop, and offer exceptional customer care along the way. We want a practitioner who prides themselves on their clinical judgment, that isn’t afraid of a hands-on approach and who is keen to get involved and build rapport with the rest of the team. In summary, we’re looking for a Newly Qualified Optometrist to join us, be part of the team and assist in driving our practice forward.
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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