Department store to Optical Assistant for Olivia
Optical Assistant Olivia Booth joined Specsavers from a department store retail role. She’s loving using her fantastic people skills to have a more direct and positive impact on her local community.
Brad Parkes shares his view on Partnership and adding value with a CLO
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.
A day-in-the-life of a Pre-reg Optometry student
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 […]
Jason Scaife on why he chose Domiciliary Optometry
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 […]
Kejal Shah on why Domiciliary Optometry was a real eye opener for her
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 […]
Optometrist Eamon Tariq: From Pre-reg to Joint Venture Partnership in one year
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 […]
Fly-in-eye – oh my!
One of our optometrists was in for quite the surprise, treating a patient who came to practice with a fly the size of a pinkie fingernail tucked beneath his lower eyelid.
Business as (un)usual
The safety of our colleagues and customers is always the most important thing to us, so we’ve made some changes in-store to keep everyone safe.
The return to work: supporting our optical colleagues
Optometrist Director Satvinder Soomal shares his thoughts on practising optometry during a pandemic.
Specsavers online CET is proving popular during lockdown
Optical practitioners from independents and multiples alike have been busy earning CET points during the COVID-19 lockdown period.