Optometrist, Mumbles - £65,000 + £10k Welcome Bonus - NEW STORE

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Optometrist: Mumbles, South West Wales

Position: Optometrist
Location: NEW STORE – Mumbles
Salary: Up to £65,000 per annum (depending on experience) + up to £10,000 welcome bonus + up to £8,000 relocation support (if required)
Working hours: Full Time or Part Time
Experience level: You must be a GOC registered Optometrist

We are opening a brand new store late September 2023, we’d love YOU to join us!  Specsavers in Swansea is a family orientated practice with hands-on Partners; they are opening their sister store, In Mumbles, very soon.  The partners encourage an “Independent” vibe, with all the standards and procedures you would expect from the global brand.  We are looking for an ambitious Optometrist to join us. The focus is about pulling together and working as a team ensure that our new patients have an excellent experience. Become our new Optometrist at Specsavers in our new store Mumbles  – we are aleady a highly successful store with a great reputation for staff progression and the very highest standards of customer care and services; we want to continue that reputation in Mumbles.

What’s on Offer?

•    Salary up to £65,000 depending on experience and qualifications

•    Up to £10,000 welcome bonus (terms apply)

•    Up to £8,000 relocation support (if required, terms apply)

•    37.5 hours a week, over 5 days on a 4 week rolling rota. One weekend off a month, work one Sunday a month
•    Flexible hours full or part time considered
•    33 days holiday, after 12 months qualify for a Celebration day (an extra day off per year)
•    Pension Contribution
•    Medical & Dental Cover
•    GOC fees covered
•    Discounted parking
•    Funded professional development opportunities including College of Optometrists additional qualifications
•    The support of an experienced optometrist team of 12
•    Support with CPD and clinical development
•    Access to the latest clinical technology
•    Opportunity to be a pre reg supervisor
•    Opportunity to be involved in enhanced service delivery

The Practice
As well as routine sight tests and contact lens appointments the practice is part of the WECS (Welsh Eye Care Services) providing acute eyecare, referral refinement services and post op care.
We offer a Wet Macular Degeneration service, where patients are referred by the Consultant Ophthalmologist based in Singleton Hospital’s Ophthalmology Department in order to assess patients in the community thus reducing the risk of COVID infections due to hospital visits and freeing up capacity for active patients. Patients are also safely assessed and reviewed virtually by utilising technological advancements, which cuts down waiting times for patients and increases capacity for injections.

Link: New ‘Gold Standard’ team saving sight in Swansea – Swansea Bay University Health Board (nhs.wales)

The practice also offers a Low Vision Clinic
We are seeking an optometrist who has an interest in expanding their clinical knowledge so they can become part of the team that provides these services.

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.

Location

Mumbles is located on the Gower Peninsular, a beautfully scenic location, on the western edge of Swansea Bay.  

Swansea Bay is in south-west Wales, in the west of the United Kingdom, and is easy to reach by car (M4), train, coach, sea, or air. Just a 3½ hour drive from London, and 2¾ hours from Birmingham. In addition, fast and frequent train and coach services link major UK cities to Swansea Bay. If you’re travelling from further afield, it’s straightforward to reach us by air, Cardiff airport and Swansea airport operate internal flights whilst Bristol accomodates international routes.   

Interested? To find out more contact Emma Johnston: emma.johnston@specsavers.com 01566 770125