Optometrist

at  Specsavers

Position: Optometrist
Location: Lowestoft, Suffolk
Salary: Extremely competitive salary depending on Experience and Supervision
Working hours: Full Time or Part Time
Experience level: You must be a GOC registered Optometrist
On the back of considerable and on-going growth, we are seeking a forward-thinking Optometrist to join our dynamic team in Lowestoft and be part of our continued success as one of the leading opticians in this fantastic area.
Lowestoft is a coastal town in East Suffolk. Our store is an enchanting 5 minutes’ walk from the wide sandy beaches, the perfect place to spend your lunch break! We have a train station in the town making travel to our surrounding locations easy. You can get to Norwich in just over 30 minutes and even get to London in 2 and a half hours!
This beautiful store is in the best location, we also pride ourselves on progression, development, flexibility, and customer care. What more could you need? We are currently supporting our DO to become and CLO and our CLO to become an Optometrist. We have 6 testing rooms and 1 contact lens room along with all the most up to date equipment including phoropters and 2 OCT machines across our two floors.
We are passionate about the clinical development of our team, and as our new Optometrist, we want to 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. We also have close connections with our local Newmedica where we can offer a great opportunity for work closely with consultant Ophthalmologists for further development and learning. We can also offer the opportunity to gain experience with supervision, we have a pre-reg every year and would love to get you involved in the process.

What’s on Offer?

• Top Team Bonus
• Extremely competetive salary dependent on Experience and supervision needed.
• 33 days holiday per year inclusive of bank holidays
• Full or part time roles
• All professional fees paid
• Health insurance
• Death in service insurance
• Free private, secure parking 300 yards from the store
• Pension
• Pathway progression to become a director
• Air-conditioned tests rooms

With a focus on flexibility, we are open to full-time and part-time applicants and will consider any working pattern to suit you. So, whether you need condensed hours, alternate weekends, or no late finishes, we’re open to making it work – but let’s talk about that later.
Our Lowestoft store is an accredited Platinum Employer – this means you can expect an exceptional employee experience every single day you work here. The Platinum Employer Scheme is part of the Specsavers drive to become a famous place to work. Stores with this accreditation have been verified on five key employer standards: Recruitment, Performance Management and Reward, Talent Management, Learning and Development and Employee Engagement.

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