Optometrist
What you’ll do
Store – Crossgates
Position – Optometrist
Working hours – Full Time or Part Time (to include weekends)
Your future is clear at Crossgates Specsavers, where there’s always something exciting ahead.
Come and join our accomplished team as an Optometrist at Crossgates Specsavers, where we are at the height of customer care. Join us and help work to ensure every single one of our customers receives the very best patient experience. We’re community-focused and we need someone ready to use their passion, skills and experience to build on our ever-growing and loyal customer base.
We’re dedicated to our customers, but what really makes this role stand out is that we offer a workplace with a difference – where people grow both personally and professionally.
The Role in a Nutshell.
- Outstanding annual salary based on experience – we can talk more about this at interview
- A highly-rewarding performance-based bonus scheme
- Generous holiday allowance
- Pension contribution
- Support with CET
- GOC & College Fees
- Exceptional clinical and professional development opportunities
- Access to cutting-edge clinical technology such as OCT
- With a focus on flexibility, we are open to full-time and part-time applicants.
We are passionate about your clinical development as an optical professional and we are committed to supporting you on extra courses and specialisms that interest you. Whatever your ambitions, from WOPEC qualifications and Independent Prescribing to Paediatric Accreditations and Enhanced Optical Services, we’ll do everything we can to help you be the best clinician you can be.
Our Optometrists are the face of our professional practice and usually an integral part of our store management team, so we’re keen to get you up to speed outside the test room too. With ILM courses, pre-reg supervision and Specsavers Partnership Pathway available, we can guide you on your way to becoming a great leader. This – along with your clinical expertise – will stand you in good stead if you choose to become a store director yourself one day.
Our forward-thinking store continues to expand and provide the career development opportunities that come with such continued growth. We’re equipped with 8 test rooms, cutting-edge technology, up-to-date ophthalmic equipment and a team 44 members strong – including optical assistants trained in pre and post-screening, so everything is in place to let you focus on what you do best.
Our store is fitted with the latest, cutting edge optical equipment, including OCT We offer an extensive amount of enhanced clinical services including cataracts appointments, glaucoma testing, diabetic screening and low vision clinics. We always aim to be the very best both clinically and in customer service. Our experienced, diverse and friendly team are always on hand to offer support and take care of patient’s needs, meaning that you can focus on offering a first-class sight test to our loyal customers.
This store is also an accredited Platinum Employer, which means you can expect an exceptional employee experience every single day you work here. The Platinum Employer Scheme is part of our drive to become a famous place to work. Stores with this accreditation have been verified on five key employer standards: Recruitment, Performance Management and Reward, Talent Management, Learning and Development and Employee Engagement.
The Location
Crossgates is a suburb in East Leeds. We’re located within the Crossgates Shopping Centre which features over 60 shops, cafes and restaurants. Being within a busy shopping centre there’s never a dull moment in this store! We’re easily accessible via train from Leeds City Centre and there’s plenty of parking making your commute to work easy.
Role Requirements
Alongside being a qualified and GOC registered Optometrist, the right person for this position will be confident with a strong worth ethic and a willingness to succeed. You will be passionate about your job and enjoy a busy, sometimes fast-paced, environment. We are looking for an Optometrist who will go the extra mile for our customers. What’s more, someone who encourages their colleagues to do the same. In summary, we’re looking for a high calibre resident Optometrist to join us and assist in driving this excellent practice forward.
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