Domiciliary Optometrist

Specsavers; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Welcome bonus

33 days annual leave

Birthday off

Pension auto-enrolment

Specsavers Perks

Headspace

Eyecare discounts

Glasses discount

Enhanced family leave

Sick pay

Job summary

Specsavers is recruiting a domiciliary optometrist to deliver eye care to patients in their homes across the Edinburgh area. You will travel to patients, perform eye examinations, and support customers with accessible services.

You’ll receive a company car (or equivalent allowance), a base salary of £70,000 with additional benefits, 33 days of annual leave, a welcome bonus, pension enrolment and access to Specsavers Perks and wellbeing resources.

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Optical Council (GOC).
• Must hold a full driving licence and be comfortable working independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide eye care to patients in their homes.
• Travel to patient homes and deliver domiciliary optometry services.

Skills

GOC registration

Full driving licence

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 on the east coast, covering areas such as Edinburgh, Livingstone, Haddington, Peebles, Galashiels etc, 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 part of our recruitment process we offer a Domi specific CPD training providing you with 1 non-interactive CPD point and an exclusive paid interview experience. As well as all the support, training and development opportunities you can imagine, we have a whole load of benefits on offer for you to enjoy. These include:

• Basic salary £70,000 fte (depending on experience)
• Car allowance £5000 fte
• Welcome bonus of £10,000 (pro rata for part time)
• Internal bonus
• 33 days annual leave including bank holiday
• Birthday off
• Flexible benefits to suit you
• Great flexibility with full and part time roles available
• We will auto-enroll you into the pension scheme with an employer contribution when you contribute too
• Specsavers Perks - a portal to a world of great everyday discounts and savings
• WeCare - our employee support service to help you and your immediate family when you need it most
• Complimentary subscription to the Headspace app
• Eyecare and hearcare discounts for you and your family
• 1 pair of glasses free per year plus additional discounts
• 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.