Experienced Optometrist

Specsavers; Cessnock; On-site; AUD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

OCT scans

Great Place to Work accreditation 2025

Annual Specsavers Clinical Conference

Two free pairs of glasses annually + ?

Job summary

Specsavers in Cessnock is seeking a dedicated Optometrist to join a well-established team. This full-time role offers modern technology, including OCT scans at no extra cost to patients, and opportunities for career growth, mentorship, and even partnership pathways within the Specsavers network.

You'll provide expert eye care to a diverse local community, enjoy a comprehensive salary package up to AUD 120,000 plus superannuation, and work in a supportive store with colleagues across 2 testing

Qualifications

• Registered Optometrist with AHPRA/ODOB to practise in AU and NZ.
• Able to work full-time, including one weekend day.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive optometry services to patients.
• Contribute to community outreach and patient education.
• Support a well-established store with multiple testing rooms and a collaborative team of optometrists.

Skills

Leadership

Patient care

Community outreach

Team collaboration

Education

AHPRA/ODOB registration

Tools

OCT scans

HFA-3 Visual fields

Auto-phoropters

Autorefractors

Non-contact tonometry

Practice management software

Job description

Are you passionate about patient care and want to work with the best!

• Level up your career with ongoing development and potential for partnership!
• Cutting edge technology - including OCT scans at no extra cost to the patient!
• Great Place to Work accredited in 2025 for the 6th consecutive year!

Want to know the feeling of changing lives? Feels Like Specsavers

Join our team of dedicated professionals and be at the forefront of innovation in eye care! We’re about helping patients see and hear better by providing expert care. We’re also passionate about fostering career development for our team members, every single day.

• Career Growth: Grow your leadership skills as a Senior Optometrist or explore other career opportunities and passions with Specsavers, from mentorship to advancing in an area of clinical interest or focusing on making a difference in our communities through outreach work.
• Partner Pathway Program: We're not one huge business; we're hundreds of small ones. And you could be part of it. Our Specsavers Partner Pathway Program has helped 501 team members become store owners since 2012.
• Advancement and Accessibility in Technology: Enjoy cutting-edge technology like OCT scans for every patient at no extra cost, along with HFA-3 Visual fields, integrated software management systems, auto-phoropters, autorefractors, and non-contact tonometry in every store.
• Accredited Great Place to Work:We’re proud to have beenaccredited as a Great Place to Work for the last five years runningandranked 12th on the World’s Best Places to Work in 2025!
• Community Impact: We are passionate about giving back to the community and partnering with the Fred Hollows Foundation and we’ve donated over 10 million dollars, transforming lives by restoring sight and providing essential eye care.

If you feel like you want to make a difference in the world, we’re interested. What are you waiting for?

Join our Cessnocklocation on a permanent,full-time basis as their newest Optometrist!

• Salary Package: Up to $120,000 + Superannuation, dependent on experience.
• Roster: Full-time position, including one weekend day.
• Store Information: Join a well-established store featuring 2 testing rooms and 3 Optometrists, supported by a friendly, experienced, and collaborative retail team.
• Patient Demographic: Diverse patient base in a regional community, primarily consisting of working-class families and professionals.

Feel supported with our benefits and perks:

• Feel Valued in Your Role: Professional Indemnity Insurance is covered by Specsavers, and you gain access to MyCPD portal for continuous career development with an exclusive invite to the Annual Specsavers Clinical Conference!
• The Way We Feel: Your health and wellbeing is important to us – access to health insurance discounts, EAP, financial wellbeing tools and fitness passport gym discounts
• Birthday & volunteer leave
• Access to Specsavers Perks App – exclusive discounts and shopping program with multiple Australian retailers and grocers!
• Two free pairs of glasses each year + an annual 30% off discount for family and friends!

Is the Grass Greener – why choose Specsavers?

Specsavers Optometrists are leading the way in community eye care, identifying 90% of avoidable blindness and proudly achieving over 1m KeepSight registrations. We’re proud to say that we are maintaining a 93% glaucoma detection rate in-store and are helping 1 in 5 kids manage myopia.
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 transform eye health.
At Specsavers we believe a diverse, inclusive and flexible culture enables our people to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so.

Only candidates registered with AHPRA or ODOB to practice as an Optometrist in Australia or New Zealand will be contacted.