Optometrist – Dunedin ($25k Bonus!)

Spectrum by Specsavers; Dunedin; Hybrid; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Professional indemnity insurance

Annual conference invite

Specsavers Perks App discounts

Two free glasses per year

Job summary

Spectrum by Specsavers in Dunedin is hiring a full-time Optometrist to join our Dunedin store from September 2026. You will deliver high‑quality eye care, perform routine eye exams, and contribute to community outreach while benefiting from a supportive team and ongoing professional development.

We offer a competitive salary with bonuses and a $25k sign-on, access to cutting-edge technology (OCT, HFA, auto-phoropters, autorefractors), and generous perks including insurance, wellbeing programs,

Responsibilities

• Perform routine eye examinations and assessments.
• Provide paediatric care and manage common eye conditions.
• Utilise advanced imaging and diagnostic equipment in-store.

Tools

OCT

HFA Visual Fields

Auto-phoropters

Autorefractors

Non-contact tonometry

Job description

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Want to know the feeling of changing lives? Feels Like Specsavers
Join our team of dedicated professionals and be at the forefront of innovation in eye care! We’re about helping patients see and hear better by providing expert care. We’re also passionate about fostering career development for our team members, every single day.

• Career Growth:Grow your leadership skills as a Senior Optometrist or explore other career opportunities and passions with Specsavers, from mentorship to advancing in an area of clinical interest or focusing on making a difference in our communities through outreach work.
• Partner Pathway Program:We’re not one huge business; we’re hundreds of small ones. And you could be part of it. Our Specsavers Partner Pathway Program has helped 501 team members become store owners since 2012.Continue
• Advancement and Accessibility in Technology:Enjoy cutting-edge technology like OCT scans for every patient at no extra cost, along with HFA-3 Visual fields, integrated software management systems, auto-phoropters, autorefractors, and non-contact tonometry in every store.
• Accredited Great Place to Work:We’re proud to have been accredited as a Great Place to Work for the last four years running and ranked 16th on the World’s Best Places to Work in 2024!
• Community Impact:We are passionate about giving back to the community and partnering with the Fred Hollows Foundation and we’ve donated over 10 million dollars, transforming lives by restoring sight and providing essential eye care.

If you feel like you want to make a difference in the world, we’re interested. What are you waiting for?
Join ourDunedinlocation on a permanent,full-timebasis as their newest Optometrist starting from September 2026!

• Salary Package:Competitive salary base + bonuses +$25k sign on bonus.
• Roster:Full-time roster with flexibility on offer.
• Store Information:Our Dunedin store features six test rooms and a team of five experienced optometrists. We provide personalized, high-quality eye care in a supportive and welcoming environment.
• Patient Demographic:Specsavers Dunedin serves a diverse mix of university students, young professionals, families, and older adults. This creates a varied and engaging clinical workload, including routine eye exams, myopia control, paediatric care, and the management of other age-related and general eye conditions.

Feel supported with our benefits and perks:

• Feel Valued in Your Role: Professional Indemnity Insurance is covered by Specsavers, and you gain access to MyCPD portal for continuous career development with an exclusive invite to the Annual Specsavers Clinical Conference!
• The Way We Feel: Your health and wellbeing is important to us – access to health insurance discounts, EAP, financial wellbeing tools and fitness passport gym discounts
• Access to Specsavers Perks App – exclusive discounts and shopping program with multiple retailers and grocers!
• Two free pairs of glasses each year + an annual 30% off discount for family and friends!

Is the Grass Greener – why choose Specsavers?
Specsavers Optometrists are leading the way in community eye care, identifying 90% of avoidable blindness and proudly achieving over 1m KeepSight registrations. We’re proud to say that we are maintaining a 93% glaucoma detection rate in-store and are helping 1 in 5 kids manage myopia.

Specsavers are rated the market leader for eye tests, and the retailer of choice for contact lenses in Australia and New Zealand. We are on a continual mission to transform eye health.

At Specsavers we believe a diverse, inclusive and flexible culture enables our people to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so.At Specsavers we believe a diverse, inclusive and flexible culture enables our people to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so.

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