Optometrist | Woden, ACT

Specsavers; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 113,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional indemnity insurance

MyCPD portal access

Health insurance discounts

EAP and financial wellbeing tools

Gym discounts

Birthday & volunteer leave

Specsavers Perks App

Two free glasses per year + 30% family

Job summary

Specsavers Woden is seeking a dedicated Optometrist to join the team on a permanent, full-time basis. The store features four testing rooms and varied clinical cases, including myopia control and dry eye management. You will work with a supportive team and established relationships with ophthalmologists.

The role offers a competitive salary package of up to AUD125k plus super, with Fridays evenings rostered. A great development path and mentoring opportunities are provided.

Qualifications

• Registered with AHPRA or ODOB to practice as an Optometrist in Australia or New Zealand.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive eye care, including myopia control and dry eye management.
• Mentor graduates and collaborate with local ophthalmologists.
• Deliver patient care in a four-room store in a close-knit team.

Education

Registered Optometrist (AHPRA/ODOB)

Tools

OCT

HFA-3 Visual Fields

Auto-phoropters

Autorefractors

Non-contact Tonometer

Integrated software management systems

Job description

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 Woden location on a permanent, full-time basis as their newest Optometrist!

• Salary Package: Up to $125K plus super
• Roster: Full Time with Friday evenings
• Store Information: Join a close-knit team of four optometrists in a four-test-room store, offering clinical experience across myopia control, dry eye management and a variety of interesting cases. With a strong track record of mentoring graduates, established relationships with local ophthalmologists and a fun, supportive team culture, the store offers excellent opportunities for professional development.
• Patient Demographic: Care for a diverse and evolving patient base, ranging from long-standing older residents to younger professionals and families moving into the area's growing residential developments. This changing demographic provides exposure to a broad range of eye health needs, offering a varied and rewarding clinical experience.

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.

For a confidential chat, contact Renee on 0409 469 919 or [e-mail]

*Please note only candidates registered with AHPRA or ODOB to practice as an Optometrist in Australia or New Zealand will be contacted.