Domiciliary Optometrist

Specsavers; Galashiels; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Welcome bonus

Pension scheme

33 days annual leave

Birthday off

Specsavers Perks

WeCare support service

Headspace access

Eyecare discounts

Glasses discount

Enhanced family leave

Job summary

Specsavers is recruiting a domiciliary optometrist to cover homes across Scotland, including Edinburgh and Galashiels. You will drive to patients’ homes, deliver eye examinations, provide care, and support customers who can’t visit stores.

The role offers a competitive basic salary around £70,000 FTE, a car allowance of £5,000, a welcome bonus of £10,000 (pro rata for part-time), plus pension, generous leave and employee discounts.

Qualifications

• Must be registered with the General Optical Council.
• Full driving licence required.
• Confident, customer‑focussed and able to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide domiciliary eye care at patients' homes.
• Travel to multiple locations delivering eye care and basic tasks.
• Support patients to maintain eye health and access services.

Skills

Customer service

Driving

Teamwork

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.