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Optometrist Opportunity

Job Type /
Ad Type
Full Time
StateNSW
SuburbWetherill Park
Job Title / Event or
Classified Title
Optometrist Opportunity
ProfessionOptometrist
Job Description

Great opportunity for a dedicated and patient focused Optometrist to join our team in the Wetherill Park. Store. Both graduate optometrists and experienced optometrists are welcome to apply.

About the role: 

  • Full-time opportunity available
  • 3 test-room store with market leading equipment including OCT, Perkins Tonometer and a Foreign body removal kit including needles and Alger brush
  • Mixed patient demographic with a clinical focus on myopia control
  • Work with a dynamic, united and hard-working team
  • Excellent opportunities for career development and progression including support through Pathway to Partnership should you aspire to one day own your own store

What is on offer for a Graduate Optometrist? 

Your Graduate Recruitment Consultant will be able to discuss the specific package available for this store.

As a newly qualified Optometrist on the Graduate Program, you will experience:

  • Induction in our Port Melbourne Support Office
  • One to one mentorship in store with your Primary Mentor
    Tiered support system, starting with your Primary Optometry Mentor, as well Regional and Peer Mentors, Retail Support Team and friendly support office in Port Melbourne
  • Ongoing professional development events
  • Annual CPD allowance and AHPRA registration

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 Bec Smith on +61 (0) 188 843 445 or bec.smith@specsavers.com 

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

If you aren’t looking but know someone who is, you could earn an easy $5k through our Refer a Friend bonus 

Practice name / CompanySpecsavers
Contact NameBec Smith
TitleSRS Recruitment Consultant - Optometry
Phone
Mobile0418 843 445
E-mail Addressbec.smith@specsavers.com
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