Optometrist

What you’ll do

Position: Optometrist
Location: Lowestoft, Suffolk
Salary: Competitive salary and bonus
Working hours: Full Time or Part Time
Experience level: You must be a GOC registered Optometrist who is able to supervise.

On the back of considerable and on-going growth, we are seeking a forward-thinking Optometrist to join our dynamic team in Lowestoft and be part of our continued success as one of the leading opticians in this fantastic area. 

Lowestoft is a coastal town in East Suffolk. Our store is an enchanting 5 minutes’ walk from the wide sandy beaches, the perfect place to spend your lunch break! We have a train station in the town making travel to our surrounding locations easy. You can get to Norwich in just over 30 minutes and even get to London in 2 and a half hours!

This beautiful store is in the best location, we also pride ourselves on progression, development, flexibility, and customer care. What more could you need? We are currently supporting our DO to become and CLO and our CLO to become an Optometrist.

We have 6 testing rooms and 1 contact lens room along with all the most up to date equipment including phoropters, eye refract and 2 OCT machines across our two floors. 

What’s on Offer? 

•    Top Team Bonus

•     Salaries up to £65-70K dependent on Experience and supervision needed.

•    33 days holiday pro rata per year
•    All professional fees paid
•    Permanent Health insurance 
•    Death in service insurance 
•    Free private, secure parking 300 yards from the store
•    Pension 
•    Pathway progression to become a director 
•    Air-conditioned tests rooms 

With a focus on flexibility, we are open to full-time and part-time applicants and will consider any working pattern to suit you. So, whether you need condensed hours, alternate weekends, or no late finishes, we’re open to making it work – but let’s talk about that later. 

What we’re looking for
You’ll need to be a qualified and GOC registered Optometrist with drive, passion, and the ability to help this growing practice continue to build on its customer-focused culture. To be part of our team, you’ll need to provide that unique blend of customer care and professional excellence – which will make a big impact on the store’s overall success. You’ll need to demonstrate good attention to detail along with a passion for the community. Teamwork also forms a big part of our culture, so the ability to work well with other people is essential. To summarise, we want someone who believes what we believe: in putting the patient first. 

Our Lowestoft store is an accredited Platinum Employer – this means you can expect an exceptional employee experience every single day you work here. The Platinum Employer Scheme is part of the Specsavers 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.