Newly Qualified Optometrist

Position: Newly Qualified Optometrist
Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Salary: Competitive salary depending on experience. Relocation assistance considered along with "buy out" of any current sponsorship agreements
Working hours: Full or part-time working patterns available. No late nights and flexible weekend working
Experience level: Open to both newly qualified and experienced Optometrists who are registered with the GOC

Looking for a new city to call home?

Consider Aberdeen, a beautiful and thriving city on the northeast coast of Scotland.

Specsavers Aberdeen is seeking another Optometrist to join their existing loyal and committed team. If you’re looking for an employer who provides clinical freedom and training, then Specsavers Aberdeen is the store for you!

The store is over 36 years old and are one of the largest Specsavers stores in Scotland, employing up to 80 colleagues. The practice also boasts 9 test rooms spanning over 6 floors. Each room has state of the art equipment, x2 OCT in practice and there is a designated Hearcare hub. 

Developing their team is at the heart of what they do, and because they have strong links with Aberdeen Royal Infirmary thanks to being a member of the Local Eye Health Network, you’ll have all of the clinical freedom and funded extensive training to choose from including IP and Pathway - There are currently three qualified IP Optometrists in store and a further four soon to qualify. All directors hold an EMCC IV5 professional coaching qualificiation - the first Specsavers store to do so - Further commitment that we are here to help you develop!

Aberdeen is a large thriving beautiful city that has great connections to the central belt, with Glasgow and Edinburgh only a few hours away by road or rail. 

Become our new Optometrist at Specsavers in Aberdeen– a highly successful store with a great reputation for staff progression and the very highest standards of customer care - including being finalists multiple times in the 'Northern Star Business Awards'. 

The store also works hard to be a close part of the local community, running free eye and ear clinics for homeless customers and also working in partnership with HRH Prince William's charity Homeward helping young people into employment. 

What's on offer:

• Competitive salary depending on experience
• Relocation assistance considered
• Fixed term contract available
• Lucrative monthly bonus scheme 
• Supervisor bonus in place if supervising a pre-reg student
• Monetary incentive if IP qualified
• Full and part-time working patterns available giving good work life balance
• No late night working
• Flexible weekend working
• 32 days holiday increasing after 1 year of service
• Your birthday off
• Generous staff discount package including free annual eyewear and contact lenses
• 75% off F&F vouchers, and unlimited 50% of for further own purchases
• Free hearing test and annual wax removals
• 1 hour lunch
• Guaranteed administration time
• Private medical and dental plan 
• Professional fees paid
• Pension contribution
• Free parking close by and also excellent public transport links
• Clinical development including IP - 4 x Optometrists in store almost finished their IP this year 
• Professional development opportunities such as pathway to become a director yourself one day
• Join a supportive team of over 70 colleagues
• 4 Dispensing Opticians and a Contact Lens Optician in practice
• Support with CET
• Close links with UHI, welcoming Optom students in to conduct placements
• Access to cutting edge technology - OCT & FARS

What we’re looking for

You will be a qualified and GOC registered Optometrist with the drive, passion and the willingness to build upon our customer-focused culture. As part of our team, you will be able to provide a unique blend of customer care and professional excellence; demonstrating 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 others is essential. 

Interested? To find out more contact Alicia Downing-Keat: alicia.downingkeat@specsavers.com / 07707850953

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