Senior Optometrist

Eyedeal Optometrist; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Future remuneration growth

Long-term career development

Independent practice with professional

Modern diagnostic equipment

Supportive team environment

Work-life balance

Job summary

Eyedeal Optometrist, an established independent optometry practice in Morningside, Brisbane, seeks an experienced optometrist for a senior associate role combining clinical excellence with leadership in the practice.

This full-time position offers opportunities to contribute beyond the consulting room, shaping systems, culture, and future directions alongside the practice owner and a skilled team of specialists.

Qualifications

• AHPRA registered Optometrist with solid post-qualification experience.
• Strong communication skills and emotional intelligence.
• Commercially aware with an interest in how independent practices operate.
• Experience in dry eye management, myopia control, contact lenses, or specialty services welcomed but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive eye examinations and patient-centered care.
• Manage a varied and engaging clinical caseload.
• Act as a senior clinical resource within the optometry team.
• Support clinical standards, protocols, and compliance.
• Participate in discussions relating to practice operations and future planning.
• Influence clinical and operational direction as the practice evolves.

Skills

Communication skills

Emotional intelligence

Full-scope optometry

Job description

Eyedeal Optometrist is an established, independent optometry practice located in Morningside, Brisbane. We're a longstanding, community-focused practice with a loyal patient base and a strong reputation for clinical quality. Our practice is well-equipped with modern diagnostic technology and supports a broad, full-scope style of optometry.

Our team culture is collaborative, low-ego, and patient-first. We work without corporate pressures, rigid management structures, or internal politics – just a professional team focused on delivering excellent patient care.

About the Role

We're seeking an experienced optometrist to join our team in a senior associate role that combines clinical excellence with genuine involvement in the leadership and ongoing development of the practice. This is a full-time position based in our Morningside practice.

This opportunity suits an optometrist who enjoys patient care and is ready to contribute beyond the consulting room. You'll maintain a strong clinical focus while acting as a senior contributor to practice discussions, systems, and culture. You'll work closely with the practice owner and collaborate respectfully with an experienced team that includes specialist optometrists.

Leadership in this role is based on professionalism, communication, and constructive input – not hierarchy.

Your key responsibilities will include: Clinical Excellence:

Provide comprehensive eye examinations and patient-centered care

Manage a varied and engaging clinical caseload

Act as a senior clinical resource within the optometry team

Support clinical standards, protocols, and compliance

Practice Development:

Participate in discussions relating to practice operations and future planning

Influence clinical and operational direction as the practice evolves

About You Essential qualifications and experience:

AHPRA registered Optometrist with solid post-qualification experience

Confident and clinically well-rounded across full-scope optometry

Strong communication skills and emotional intelligence

Professional, reliable, and patient-focused approach

Commercially aware with an interest in how independent practices operate

Experience in dry eye management, myopia control, contact lenses, or specialty services (welcomed but not required)

Interest in contributing to practice growth and development

What We Offer Remuneration & Growth:

Competitive salary: $140,000 – $155,000 per year (aligned with experience and leadership contribution)

• Future remuneration growth as responsibilities evolve
• Long-term career development within an established practice
• Respected independent practice with professional autonomy
• Modern clinical equipment and diagnostic technology
• Supportive, collegial team environment
• Sustainable workloads with emphasis on work-life balance

Professional Development:

• Opportunity to influence clinical and operational direction
• Scope to shape how the practice operates and evolves

Why This Role?

This is more than a clinical position – it's an opportunity to be part of shaping an independent practice's future. You'll have genuine influence in practice operations and development while working in a collaborative environment that values your professional input and clinical expertise.