Lead Optometrist

Position: Lead Optometrist

Location: Shirley, Southampton

Salary: Up to £75,000 depending on experience + bonus + £10,000 joining bonus paid on successful completion of probation + Up to £8,000 relocation assistance (terms apply) plus Uncapped performance related bonus earning up to £9,600 per year

Working hours: 40 hours - Full time or part time hours considered - minimum 4 days

Experience level: You must be a GOC registered Optometrist with experience supervising or be willing to supervise pre-reg’s

A rare opportunity has become available for a Lead Optometrist to join Specsavers in Shirley, Southampton. We are looking for a Lead Optometrist, where alongside testing you’ll take on additional responsibilities.  Specsavers in Shirley are looking for an experienced Optometrist to join their team of 15.  With 4 test rooms and 20/25-minute testing, you can be part of a bigger team as Specsavers Shirley are part of a cluster, having 4 stores, giving you the opportunity to focus at one or experience all 4 if you want to. 

Working with our Directors you will have an input into the making of key business decisions within the store, you will drive clinical and commercial excellence as well as supervising a pre-registration Optometrist.

We recognise that our people are the key to our success. That’s why, at Specsavers we do everything we can to ensure our team get the best from us too – from market-leading training, access to cutting-edge technology and a personal development plan built around you. Become our next Lead Optometrist at Specsavers in Shirley – a highly successful store with a great reputation for staff progression and unparalleled support.

What’s on Offer?

• A competitive annual salary of up to £75,000 depending on experience
• £10,000 joining bonus paid on successful completion of probation (terms apply)
• Up to £8,000 relocation assistance (terms apply)
• Uncapped performance related bonus earning up to £9,600 per year
• Excellent holiday allowance of 33 days
• Your Birthday off
• Sick Pay
• Enhanced Family Leave
• GOC & College fees paid for
• Free on-site car parking
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
• Support with CPD
• Tier 2 sponsorship in place 
• Access to the latest clinical technology such as OCT
• Specsavers Perks - Specsavers Perks is our discounted benefits platform which offers all colleagues access to over 1,000 discounts (discounts and cashback).
• Subscription to the “Headspace” App - Headspace is an app that provides mindfulness tools for everyday life, including meditations, sleepcasts, mindful movement and focus exercises.
• WeCare – UK confidential employee helpline - As part of your benefits at Specsavers all UK and Guernsey colleagues and immediate family* can access the enhanced employee support service, WeCare. The service is completely confidential and free to use.

Our Optometrists are 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 the Specsavers Partnership scheme (Pathway) all available to explore. Along with your clinical expertise – this will stand you in good stead if you choose to become a store director yourself one day.

Location

Shirley is a former village located on the western side of Southampton with its focus of the area being retail and residential. Specsavers Shirley is a 10-minute drive from Southampton Central train station. There is also a direct bus link from Southampton station to Shirley Specsavers which takes 15 minutes.

About Specsavers:
Specsavers began 40 years ago with the vision of two optometrists, Doug, and Mary Perkins, who set out to provide best-value eyecare to everybody. Their passion for optometry has led Specsavers to become the largest privately-owned optical group in the world, delivering high-quality, affordable optical and hearing care. And it continues to shape the lives and experience of thousands of colleagues who are developing their careers with us across the globe. We are proud of how far we’ve come as a business, now we want to see you grow with us too.

Find out more!

If you like the sound of this opportunity, I’d love to tell you more about it.  Please get in touch at oliver.barkwill@specsavers.com, call me on 07549213191 or drop me a WhatsApp message.