Optometrist

Traralgon is the largest city in the La Trobe valley, 160kms from Melbourne’s CBD. Offering stunning national parks right on the doorstep along with plenty of great eating out options and a buzzy town vibe you’ll have everything you need to keep you busy on your days off.

We have a great opportunity for a friendly and patient focused Optometrist to join the well-trained and highly engaged team in Specsavers Traralgon.

About the role:

• Flexible roster – will include Saturdays
• 3 test-rooms and market leading technology, including OCT
• A supportive, experienced and welcoming team
• Excellent opportunities for further career development and progression
• Varied scope of cases including co management with local Ophthalmologist

This store is a star performer under our ‘Specsavers: The Place to Work’ initiative, offering the following key benefits to all store team members:

• Birthday leave
• Volunteer Leave
• Access to Specsavers Perks staff discount program
• Two free pairs of glasses each year
• 30% off glasses voucher for family and friends each year

Why choose Specsavers?

• Specsavers are rated the market leader for eye tests, and the retailer of choice for contact lenses in Australia and New Zealand
• We are on a continual mission to transforming eye health by: eliminating preventable vision loss and blindness, including Glaucoma and Diabetes, through improved prevention and early detection
• In 2021, we are detecting glaucoma in 1.43% of our patients, nearly matching the reported national prevalence rate of 1.5%
• Proud to have well and truly reached 200,000 KeepSight registrations
• In April 2021, Specsavers had surpassed their target of registering 200,000 patients for their KeepSight initiative, with 80% of KeepSight registered patients who were due for their eye test attending on time
• We are continuously working to reduce the 50% of people with diabetes who do not receive regular eye checks
• We estimate our Optometrists have reduced the level of undiagnosed glaucoma among our patients by at least 60%

For a confidential chat about this opportunity, contact Marie Stewart on +61 (0) 408 084 134 or email marie.stewart@specsavers.com

If you are a final year student or recent graduate, please contact your Graduate Recruitment Consultant or email apac.graduateteam@specsavers.com

Remember – we have a Refer a Friend cash bonus for any optometrist we place in a locum or full-time position who isn’t known to us.