Optometrist – Up to $150K package

Ballina is in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. just a short drive from beautiful Byron Bay and just over an hour from the Gold Coast. Ballina has everything you could want from gorgeous beaches and great surf, river cruises, kayaking tours, cycle paths, fantastic locations for bushwalking along with amazing food.

About the role:

• 3 test rooms and market leading technology – including OCT and Topcon TRK 1P
• Work with an experienced, supportive and welcoming dispensing team
• Varied patient demographic along with co-management with local Opthals
• Excellent opportunities for further career development and progression – including pathway to partnership

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

• Volunteer leave
• Birthday 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.