Optometrist

Specsavers; Waterlooville; Hybrid; GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable optical retailer in Waterlooville seeks a passionate Optometrist to join their established team. You'll provide exceptional customer care and work in a busy store known for high standards. Being a qualified and GOC registered Optometrist is essential. The role offers up to £65,000 per annum based on experience, flexible hours, and various development opportunities. If you are ready to grow your career in an environment focused on clinical excellence, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits

Up to £65,000 per annum

Flexible working hours

Your birthday off

Sick pay

Enhanced family leave

Mentoring opportunities

Clinical development courses

Opportunity for Partnership

Qualifications

• You must be a qualified GOC registered Optometrist.
• Willingness to grow and develop in a clinical environment.
• Ability to build rapport with patients and team members.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer care to patients.
• Work with an established team to ensure the highest standards.
• Engage in ongoing clinical development and specialisms.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Customer care

Hands-on approach

Education

GOC registered Optometrist

Job description

Position: Optometrist
Location: Waterlooville, Hampshire
Salary: Up to £65,000 depending on experience + benefits
Working hours: Full time or part time
Experience level: You must be a GOC registered Optometrist

Specsavers in Waterlooville are looking for a passionate Optometrist to join their established team. The focus at this store is about pulling together and working as one to ensure that our valued patients have an excellent experience. This is a large but busy store with a great reputation for the very highest standards in customer care.

What’s on offer?

• Up to £65,000 per annum depending on experience
• 7 test room store
• Flexible working hours
• Your birthday off
• Sick pay
• Enhanced family leave
• Mentor with 30 years’ experience as a director
• Great opportunity for progression, in ILM and Pathway and clinical enhancement courses
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
• Opportunity for Partnership
• Fixed term contracts considered

Background history

The Ophthalmic Director opened his Specsavers business in July 1991, and over the course of 30 years, he has been involved in running 6 successful Specsavers practices. He is currently the director of three of our Portsmouth stores; Waterlooville, Havant and Farlington. Working within any one of these stores would expose you to a range of clinically interesting cases, with the added benefit of having the support from a mentor with over 30 years optics & retail experience.

Specsavers Waterlooville are passionate about the clinical development of their team, and as a new Optometrist at the store, we would to support you with extra courses and specialisms that interest you. Whatever your ambitions, from WOPEC to enhanced optical services, they will do everything possible 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, 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 skilled resident Optometrist to join us, be part of the team and assist in driving our practice forward.

Find out more

If you like the sound of this opportunity, get in touch, we’d love to tell you more about it. Please get in touch at [e-mail], call me on 07702 631967 or drop me a WhatsApp message.