Domiciliary Optometrist

Specsavers; Dalkeith; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Car allowance

Welcome bonus

33 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Headspace app

Eyecare discounts

SpecSavers Perks

WeCare support

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Specsavers is seeking a domiciliary optometrist to bring high-quality eye care to patients at home across assigned territories in Scotland. You’ll drive to patients, conduct eye examinations, prescribe solutions, and support routine eye health in the community.

You must be GOC registered with a full UK driving licence and a passion for outstanding customer service. This role offers a competitive base salary, a company car or allowance, a lucrative welcome bonus, generous holiday, and

Qualifications

• Must be registered with the General Optical Council.
• Must have a full UK driving licence.
• Strong customer service mindset and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver domiciliary eye care in patients' homes.
• Drive to doorsteps and provide basic tasks to help patients.
• Maintain high standards of vision testing and eyewear advice.

Skills

Full driving licence

Excellent customer service

GOC registration

Education

GOC registration

Job description

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.

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.