Contract Type: Permanent, Full time or Part time
Job Family: Optometry | Job Category: Optometrist
Apply by: 3rd November 2024
Position: Optometrist
Location: Chelmsford, Essex
Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum + up to £5,000 relocation bonus + £10,000 joining bonus paid on successful completion of probation (terms apply) lucrative bonus scheme + travel expenses for commuters
Working hours: Full time or part time
Experience level: You must be a GOC registered Optometrist (newly qualified to experienced)
At Specsavers in Chelmsford, we appreciate that as committed as you are to Optometry, you have a personal life too. We offer flexibility when it comes to your working hours. Just talk to us about what you need, and we can make something work to ensure you have a healthy work-life balance!
What’s on Offer?
* Up to £70,000 per annum
* Up to £5K relocation assistance (terms apply)
* £10,000 joining bonus paid on successful completion of probation (terms apply)
* Lucrative bonus scheme based on performance
* Expenses for commuters (to be discussed at interview)
* Generous holiday allowance of 33 days
* Private health and dental cover
* Pension contribution
* Large and 35-year established store with 8 testing rooms over 3 floors
* Brand new shop floor with fresh white walls and illuminated frame displays
* Longstanding team – the three full-time directors have been at Specsavers Chelmsford for 10-15 years since their pre-reg!
* Social team in store with many events that they attend with the Springfield team!
* Parking available in the city centre / short walk from the train station with direct links to Liverpool Street & Stratford
* An array of restaurants nearby including Pret A Manger, Costa, Greggs, Subway, McDonalds, Five Guys, Nandos, TGI Fridays, Giggling Squid, Wagamama, Las Iguanas and more!
* Support with CPD
* Exceptional clinical and professional development opportunities which the store promotes.
* Essex training centre within the store as well as a standalone lab within 10 minutes of the site
* Access to cutting-edge clinical technology
* WeCare- WeCare looks after your wellbeing with a 24/7 UK-based online GP, mental health counselling, a get fit programme, legal and financial guidance, plus much more. Using your phone, tablet or desktop, you and your family have 24/7 access to thousands of experts, all from the comfort of your own home.
* Annual subscription to the “Headspace” app
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
Alongside being a qualified and GOC registered 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, isn’t afraid of a hands-on approach, and is keen to get involved and build rapport with the rest of the team. In summary, we’re looking for a skilled resident Optometrist to join us, be part of the team, assist in driving our practice forward, and nurture future talent.
Find out more
For more information or to apply, please contact Jessica Robinson at Specsavers Recruitment Services on 07935 601662 or email jessica.robinson@specsavers.com.
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