Newly Qualifiied Optometrist

Position: Optometrist
Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire
Total financial package: Up to £50,000 depending on experience + performance related bonus
Working hours: Full or part-time working patterns available 

Specsavers. A household name and a Highstreet staple. And you could be part of the team. 

We’re looking for a hard-working, passionate Optometrist ready to provide our customers with the best eyecare in the business. At Specsavers Chepstow, you’ll join a community focused team full of people from all walks of life and all levels of experience. So, as long as you’re a qualified and GOC registered Optometrist, whoever you are, you can make a difference here. We are a community-focused store dedicated to ensuring that every one of our customers receives an excellent patient experience. We’re seeking an Optometrist ready to use their passion and knowledge to help us build on our ever-growing and loyal customer base. Join us at Specsavers in Chepstow where we deliver the very best in customer care.

What’s on Offer?

• Up to £50,000 depending on experience and clinical qualifications
• Lucrative bonus scheme in place
• Full or part-time working patterns available
• Longer testing times to begin with
• 25 days annual holiday entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Your birthday off 
• No late nights
• No Sunday working
• Pension contribution
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities - we will support with the cost for Prof Certs in Glaucoma/Medical Retina
• Well established store with experienced store director of over 20 years!
• Support with CPD points
• A supportive and sociable team – there to support you to be the best clinician you can be
• Access to the latest clinical technology such as OCT

We are passionate about the clinical & professional development of our team, and as our new Optometrist, we want to support you every step of the way. Through open conversations and regular 1-2-1’s, we will work together to tailor-make a career that suits you. There are so many areas to explore; from WOPEC qualifications and independent prescribing to paediatric accreditations or enhanced optical services, ILM courses, Pre-Reg supervision and the Specsavers Partnership scheme (Pathway). Along with your clinical expertise – this will stand you in good stead if you choose to become a store director yourself one day. Whatever your ambitions, we’ll do everything we can to help you be the best you can be.

What we’re looking for

Alongside being a newly qualified and GOC registered Optometrist, we are searching for someone who shares our store’s ethos. Someone who wants to grow, develop and offer exceptional customer care along the way. We want a practitioner who prides themselves on their clinical judgment, that isn’t afraid of a hands-on approach and who is keen to get involved and build rapport with the rest of the team. In summary, we’re looking for a skilled resident Optometrist to join us, be part of the team and assist in driving our practice forward.

Location

Chepstow is a historic market town offering relaxed niche shopping in arty surroundings. Chepstow castle is Britain’s oldest surviving post Roman stone castle. Lined with handsome Georgian and Victorian buildings the heart of the town was recently regenerated, the staff will be happy to show you the best places in town. The town sits 25 minutes from Bristol and 45 minutes from Cardiff and is at the foot of the stunning Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Chepstow is also famous for its racecource, the National Diving Centre in Tidenham, St. Pierre golf club and the sublime Tintern Abbey. There is also zip line and ariel adventure park nearby - there truly is fun for all the family! 

At Specsavers, we create an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and motivated. Proudly, we’re a certified Great Place to Work® and are ranked the 8th best company to work for in Europe! 

Interested? To find out more contact Tom Shrewsbury: thomas.shrewsbury@specsavers.com / 07860666213