Optometrist

Specsavers Pty. Ltd.; Newcastle-Maitland; On-site; AUD 113,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Indemnity insurance

MyCPD portal

Annual conference

Health insurance discounts

EAP

Gym discounts

Glasses discounts

Job summary

Specsavers Mt Hutton in New South Wales is seeking a dedicated Optometrist for a permanent, full‑time position. The store offers cutting‑edge equipment including OCT scans at no extra cost to patients and a strong focus on community eye care and career development.

The role provides a path to leadership, a partner pathway program, and a supportive, accredited Great Place to Work environment with opportunities for ongoing professional development and community outreach.

Qualifications

• Senior Optometrist role with leadership growth opportunities.
• Experience with community eye care and Myopia management.
• Experience with OCT technology and modern ophthalmic equipment.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert optometry care to a diverse patient base.
• Collaborate with team to deliver comprehensive eye care.
• Engage in community outreach and patient education.

Skills

Senior Optometrist

Leadership

Myopia management

Community outreach

Tools

OCT scanners

HFA-3 Visual Fields

Auto-phoropters

Autorefractors

Non-contact tonometry

Job description

• 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 been accredited as a Great Place to Work for the last five years running and ranked 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 ourMt Huttonlocation on a permanent,Full Timebasis as their newest Optometrist!

• Salary Package: Up to $125,000 baseplus super and bonuses up to $10,000 a year (based on experience).
• Roster: Full Time including weekend work and late night trade on Thursdays.
• Store Information: This established Specsavers practice features four dedicated test rooms, providing a well-equipped environment to deliver high-quality clinical care. The store supports a broad range of patient needs and offers the opportunity to work within a busy, community-focused practice.
• Patient Demographic: The practice sees a diverse patient base spanning from paediatric patients through to the elderly, providing excellent exposure to a wide variety of clinical presentations and patient needs. The broad age range offers opportunities to develop your clinical skills across different stages of life, from children requiring early intervention and myopia management through to the more complex ocular health needs often associated with older patients. The practice also provides opportunities to assess and manage conditions such as dry eye, supporting a well-rounded approach to patient care and ongoing ocular health.

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.