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Salary
£7.75 per hour
Location
Bishop Auckland, North East, United Kingdom
Store ID
0357
Contract Duration
Permanent
Area of Interest
Optical Assistant Apprenticeship
Locations
Bishop Auckland
Description
So, you’re a proactive people person, passionate about retail and offering the best customer service? Sounds like you’d be a great fit here. If you’ve ever considered a career in optics, this Optical
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001

Author
Elisha Aunger
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Elisha AungerSalary
Up to £28,000
Location
Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London, United Kingdom
Store ID
2100
Contract Duration
Permanent
Area of Interest
Trainee Audiology Practitioner
Locations
Kingston upon Thames
Description
Looking for a change but still wanting to use the skills you love, then we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Optical Assistant to join out team in a Hybrid role, working 3 days a week as
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001

Author
Matthew Gubbin
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Matthew GubbinSalary
12.41
Location
Sheerness, South East, United Kingdom
Store ID
1325
Contract Duration
Permanent
Area of Interest
Trainee Optical Assistant
Locations
Sheerness
Description
So, you’re a proactive people person, passionate about retail and offering the best customer service? Sounds like you’d be a great fit here. If you’ve ever considered a career in optics, this Trainee
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001

Author
Hannah Soutar
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Hannah Soutar#FeelsLikeSpecsavers

Teaser
OptometryContent Type
BlogPublish date
07/28/2025
Summary
A career begins with a life-changing moment When Mahnoor Khan joined Specsavers Norton as a pre-reg optometrist, she never imagined her clinical training would be put to the test in such a personal an

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OptometryContent Type
BlogPublish date
07/25/2025
Summary
When Deepali Modha first qualified as an Optometrist, she never imagined her career would one day take her far beyond the test room. But over the years, she’s carved out a path that’s as inspiri

Teaser
AudiologyContent Type
BlogPublish date
07/23/2025
Summary
When Louise Turton first joined Specsavers in Coventry back in 2011, she wasn’t chasing a dream career - she needed a job. “I’d recently moved to the area and wanted something stable,” she says. “I di
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Home VisitsContent Type
BlogPublish date
07/23/2025
Summary
Turning a life-changing diagnosis into a life-changing career Meet Gemma, a brand-new Specsavers Domiciliary Audiology Partner, whose journey from Optical Assistant to qualified Hearing Aid Dispenser

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OptometryContent Type
BlogPublish date
07/21/2025
Summary
When Danna Garcia Reyes first began her studies in optometry in Barcelona, she wasn’t sure where the path would lead. Like a lot of students, she chose her degree with curiosity and a want to help oth

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ApprenticeshipsContent Type
BlogPublish date
07/10/2025
Summary
Not everyone thrives in a traditional classroom—and Kaydyn Kent is living proof that success doesn’t have to start with a university degree. After a year at college left him uninspired and unsure of
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Teaser
OptometryContent Type
BlogPublish date
07/09/2025
Summary
From Optical Assistant to Dispensing Optician and now Trainee Contact Lens Optician, Kerry Berridge has spent the last decade building a fulfilling career at Specsavers – all while raising a family an

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Home VisitsContent Type
BlogPublish date
07/08/2025
Summary
After nearly three decades in optics, Eleanor Hickman knew it was time for a change. But it wasn’t just any change – it was one that would take her out of the test room and into the homes of patients

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PartnershipContent Type
BlogPublish date
07/07/2025
Summary
At 16, Charlie-Leigh Martin took a Saturday job at her local Specsavers in Chelmsley Wood. Six years later, she’s running her own store in Alcester as a director. “I was still in sixth form and thinki

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ApprenticeshipsContent Type
BlogPublish date
06/30/2025
Summary
From college to clinical tech...and beyond Ellie Long, Apprentice Optical Assistant, tells us about her apprenticeship journey so far, and how she went from leaving college to joining Specsavers wi