Domiciliary Optometrist

Specsavers; Ashford; On-site; GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a domiciliary optometrist to deliver eye care directly to patients' homes. This role offers the unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the community by providing essential services to those unable to visit stores. With a competitive salary and a range of benefits including a company car, flexible working options, and a welcoming team, this position is perfect for those passionate about patient care. If you're ready to bring smiles and clinical support to your community while enjoying great perks, this is the role for you!

Benefits

Company Car or Car Allowance

Welcome Bonus

33 Days Annual Leave

Birthday Off

Flexible Benefits

Pension Scheme

Employee Support Service

Headspace App Subscription

Eyecare Discounts

Enhanced Family Leave

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Optical Council and a full driving license required.
• Confidence and passion for customer service are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide eye care services directly to patients in their homes.
• Support patients with basic tasks and ensure their comfort.

Skills

Customer Service

Confidence

Teamwork

Education

General Optical Council Registration

Tools

Company Car

Job description

Ready to take your skills on the road? As a domiciliary optometrist at Specsavers, you can do just that.

You’ll be driving our services to the doorsteps of the nation, providing eye care to the people who aren’t able to come into our stores. But not only do you help them with their sight, you’ll be able to support them to get basic tasks done that they wouldn’t be able to do without you. Essentially, you’ll be bringing smiles and clinical care to the heart of your community.

Our business

Based in south east England, you’ll cover a given territory, providing care to patients in their own homes.

Our team

We have a wonderful dedicated team ready and waiting for you to meet.

Our cars

You’ll be provided with a company car (or allowance) to bring your care directly to people’s homes.

What’s on offer?

As well as all the support you need and great training and development opportunities, we have a whole load of benefits on offer for you to enjoy. These include:

1. Basic salary £80,000 (depending on experience)
2. Company car or car allowance
3. Welcome bonus of £10,000 (pro rata for part time)
4. 33 days annual leave including bank holiday
5. Birthday off
6. Flexible benefits to suit you
7. Great flexibility with full and part time roles available
8. We will auto-enroll you into the pension scheme with an employer contribution when you contribute too
9. Specsavers Perks - a portal to a world of great everyday discounts and savings
10. WeCare - our employee support service to help you and your immediate family when you need it most
11. Complimentary subscription to the Headspace app
12. Eyecare and hearcare discounts for you and your family
13. Enhanced family leave and company sick pay

Find out more

We do need you to have a couple of things to get started in this role. Firstly, you’ll need to be registered as a member of the General Optical Council (keeping this up to date) and you must have a full driving license. You’ll also need to be confident, passionate about providing the best customer service and be comfortable working by yourself and as part of a team.

Got all of these? We can’t wait for you to apply!

Referral Incentive

We are also offering a refer a friend incentive where you can receive up to £2,000 worth of shopping vouchers for any Optometrist you recommend that successfully joins Specsavers Home Visits. So if you know an Optometrist that might be interested, click here for full information on how to put us in touch.

Lesley McKinnon
Recruiter