CLO Director, Brad Parkes, has been running Specsavers stores across three decades. Heading up the stores of Solihull and Shirley, he shares his experience of Partnership and the value of having CLOs within the business.
Have you ever wondered what a Pre-reg Optometry student gets up to on a typical day at Specsavers? We caught up with Charlotte Acton to find out. My daily routine… I set up my test room first thing in the morning and then look through my patient list for the day. After the daily team […]
Covering the South Wales Coast, Cardiff based Domiciliary Optometrist Jason Scaife, is thoroughly enjoying his role with Specsavers Home Visits. After a few years working in store, his career advanced into Domiciliary. He moved from locum to a permanent role with Specsavers only last year. Starting with Specsavers I joined Specsavers last February on Valentine’s […]
Sarah McGowan beams as she chats to us about her 20-year Specsavers career and 5 successful years as Contact Lens Director at Specsavers Bristol. For someone whose career has not stopped, she has found the right balance between running her contact lens clinics and managing a very busy City Centre store. She’s enjoying every minute […]
Kejal Shah is an Ophthalmic Domiciliary Director, her region covers Surrey and Kent. She spoke to us about the main reason she chose Specsavers Home Visits, the people she meets and the skills she has learnt through Domiciliary. Hi Kejal, thanks for talking to us, first of all, what’s your journey with Specsavers been like […]
Qualifying in 2020, Eamon Tariq, took the Specsavers Pathway to Partnership course and aged 28, is now a Joint Venture Partner. Starting out with Specsavers as a part-time Optical Advisor, while studying Optometry at University, he completed his pre-reg at the same store – joining the Pathway course as soon as he’d qualified. We caught […]
We shared a virtual cuppa with Audiologist Partner, Lee Palmer, to chat about his career with Specsavers and the challenges 2020 brought. Specsavers hearcare accessible to all During the first lockdown, and throughout 2020, Lee really had to adapt. “We were still in the store and the door was locked, but people would constantly knock […]
If you missed the CH4 episode of Steph’s Packed Lunch earlier this year with Nimesh Popat, Director of Professional Recruitment and Retention, watch it here. Nimesh confirms, “You don’t have to wear glasses or be an Optician to work at Specsavers” – we have a wide variety of roles for different experience levels and specialisms. […]
Victoria Holt is a Contact Lens Optician, who has been working at Specsavers for 12 years. She tells us about her career journey and the support provided along the way. Hi Vicky. You’ve been working at Specsavers for a long time, how did you get to where you are now? When I left school, I […]
We spoke with Emily Toy from Specsavers Bodmin who has recently completed an Optical Assistant Apprenticeship. Emily told us about her Apprenticeship experience and the opportunities she now feels she has for her future. When did you first start your Apprenticeship? I started at Specsavers in June 2018; I didn’t have any previous experience, so […]
