Optometrist | Bega, NSW

Specsavers; Bega; Hybrid; AUD 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Indemnity insurance

CPD portal

Health insurance discounts

EAP

Wellbeing tools

Gym discounts

Birthday leave

Perks app

Glasses benefit

Job summary

Specsavers Australia is seeking an Optometrist to join our team. You will work in a patient-focused environment with access to advanced technology, including OCT scans at no extra cost to patients, while pursuing leadership growth and potential partnership through our Partner Pathway Program.

Join a Great Place to Work accredited practice, with opportunities to give back to the community and advance your career through mentorship and clinical development.

Qualifications

• Must be registered as Optometrist with AHPRA or ODOB.
• Experience in patient-centred eye care preferred.

Education

Registered Optometrist (AHPRA/ODOB)

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 Begalocation on a permanent, full-timebasis as their newest Optometrist!

• Salary Package: $130K plus super
• Roster: Full time with 1 weekend day
• Store Information: Two test room store with two experience optometrists.
• Patient Demographic: Largely older retirees as well as families.

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.