Optometrist

Position: Optometrist

Location: Talbot Green, Llantrisant

Salary: Up to £60,000 depending on experience and higher accreditations 

Working hours: Full-time or Part time available 

Experience level: Open to both newly qualfiied and experienced Optometrists who are registered with the GOC

We are looking for another Optometrist to joining our thriving store in Talbot Green. Our experienced team use the very latest clinical technology which allows them to improve patient outcomes. We’re 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. 

This fantastic store has 5 testing rooms and can accommodate a full-time working pattern across 4 days equating to 38 hours.

Our location

We are situated within the Talbot Green Shopping Park which is a convenient, friendly and style-loving shopping destination, located just off J34 of the M4. The shopping park houses 15 shops and 5 restaurants and is open 7 days per week. If you are using public transport there are great bus links that go to the shopping park and Pontyclun train station is just a short 5 minute car ride away.

Join us at Specsavers in Talbot Green where we deliver the very best in patient care.

What’s on offer?

• Salary up to £60,000 depending on experience and higher accreditations 
• Support with registration to NHS Wales 
• Full-time or Part time working pattern
• Holiday allowance of 33 days per year (pro rata)
• Pension contribution
• Professional fees paid
• Join a supportive and established team
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities including IP 
• Opportunity to progress to Pathway/Partnership – even if you haven’t been a manager before, we can equip you with the tools to have every success in being one!
• Support with CPD points
• Access for all store employees to our discounted benefits scheme
• WeCare- WeCare looks after your wellbeing with a 24/7 UK-based online GP, mental health counselling, a get fit programme, legal and financial guidance, plus much more. Using your phone, tablet or desktop, you and your family have 24/7 access to thousands of experts, all from the comfort of your own home.
• Annual subscription to the "Headspace" app
• 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 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.

Find out more

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