Optometrist

Colchester; Colchester; On-site; GBP 67,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading optical retailer in Colchester is seeking a GOC registered Optometrist to join their expanding team. The role offers a competitive salary up to £67,000 plus bonuses and benefits. You will be responsible for providing exceptional customer care and building relationships with both patients and local healthcare professionals. With opportunities for professional development and a supportive working environment, this is a great opportunity for an Optometrist looking to enhance their career while contributing to a thriving practice.

Benefits

Performance bonus

Clinical advancement opportunities

33 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Eyecare discounts

Support with CPD

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• You must be a GOC registered Optometrist.
• Experience in delivering high-quality customer care.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer care during eye examinations.
• Build relationships with customers and healthcare professionals.
• Uphold professional standards and clinical care.

Skills

Customer Service

Clinical Judgement

GOC Registration

Education

GOC Registered Optometrist

Job description

Position: Optometrist

Location: Colchester, Essex

Package: Up to £67k, £10k joining bonus, performance bonus, benefits

Hours: Full time or Part time

Experience: You must be a GOC registered Optometrist

We’re looking for an Optometrist with vision and purpose to join Specsavers in Colchester. We are expanding our team! Become part of something brilliant.

Specsavers in Colchester will provide you with a friendly supportive working environment; we want you to enjoy coming to work every day.

What you’ll be doing day to day

• Using your passion for your patients and your profession to deliver a memorable customer journey
• Bringing your vibrant personality into the day to day running of the practice, setting high standards to ensure everything runs professionally, upholding the highest possible standard of clinical care and selecting the best products for each customer
• Build trusted longstanding relationships not only with colleagues and customers but with healthcare professionals in the local community
• Listening to our customers, providing the right up to date information at all times

Whats on Offer

Total package worth up to £85,000 comprising of:

• Salary up to £67,000 (depending on experience)
• £10,000 joining bonus (t&c’s apply)
• Performance related bonus scheme
• 33 days annual leave
• Birthday leave – enjoy an additional paid day off work to celebrate you!
• College fees (if supervising)
• GOC fees paid
• Private medical & dental cover
• Clinical advancement opportunities e.g. Independent Prescribing Professional Certificate in Glaucoma or Professional Certificate in Medical Retina
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities including ILM and Pathway
• Support with CPD
• Access to the latest clinical state of the art and platinum level technology
• Flexible working options and benefits
• Part of the Great Place to Work scheme including enhanced maternity leave and Specsavers Perks
• Pension scheme – we will auto-enrol you into the pension scheme with an employer contribution when you contribute too
• Eyecare and hearcare discounts – great savings for you and your family on eyecare and hearcare in store
• Electric vehicles salary sacrifice scheme (for employees earning over £30k)
• Specsavers Perks – your portal to a world of great everyday discounts and savings
• WeCare – employee support service to help you and your immediate family when needed most including Best Doctors second medical opinion service and 24/7 virtual GP
• Complimentary subscription to the Headspace app, your personal guide to mindfulness, sleep, focus, movement and more

Our Leadership Team

We have 4 Optometry Directors within the store collectively providing over 50 years of optometry experience. We are very proud of our Pre‑Reg programme and have enjoyed many years of success; our Principal Optometrist has over 15 years experience.

What we’re looking for

Alongside being a qualified and GOC registered Optometrist we are searching for someone who shares our store’s ethos. Someone who wants to grow, develop and offer exceptional customer care along the way. We want a practitioner who prides themselves on their clinical judgement that isn’t afraid of a hands‑on approach and who is keen to get involved and build rapport with the rest of the team. We’re looking for a skilled resident Optometrist to join us and be part of the team, helping to drive our practice forward.

Your career development will be mapped and documented targeting your career aspirations and aligned to your clinical development. Your growth will become our store legacy and an inspiration to our Pre‑Reg Optometrists of the future.

About Colchester

Having once been Britain’s First City and the former capital of Roman Britain, Colchester’s rich history dates back over 2,000 years. It was granted modern city status as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. As well as being steeped in history, Colchester is also a thriving modern destination with first‑class visitor attractions as well as fantastic places to eat, drink and shop, and of course work.

Location

Colchester is in the East of England within the county of Essex. Situated close to the coast in East Anglia, it is on the border with Suffolk and about 50 miles north‑east of London. It can be reached from London in under an hour by train from Liverpool Street Station or by taking the A12 if driving. It is close to both London Stansted and London Southend Airports as well as Harwich International Port for ferry travel.

Find out more

For more information or to apply please contact Chantelle at Specsavers Recruitment Service on or

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Employment Type: Full‑time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1