Optometrist - Paignton, Devon

Position: Optometrist
Location: Paignton
Salary: up to £60,000 depending on experience plus £10,000 Welcome Bonus (terms apply)
Working hours: Full time or Part time with flexible working
Experience level: You must be a GOC registered Optometrist

Specsavers in Paignton are looking for an experienced Optometrist to join them. The focus at this store, is about pulling together and working as a team to ensure that our valued patients have an excellent experience. Become our new Optometrist at Specsavers in Paignton – a highly successful store with a great reputation for staff progression and the very highest standards of customer care.

What’s on Offer?

• An annual salary of up to £60,000 (depending on experience)
• A strong performance-based bonus scheme is soon to be launching 
• £10,000 Joining Bonus paid after successful completion of probation (terms apply)
• The opportunity to work 1x weekend day per month
• The store are due to be expanding to a 4th test room in early 2023
• Holiday allowance of 33 days per year
• Private health and dental cover
• Pension contribution
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
• Support with CPD
• Access to the latest clinical technology such as OCT

We are passionate about the clinical development of our team, and as our new Optometrist, we would to support you with extra courses and specialisms that interest you. Whatever your ambitions, from WOPEC qualifications and independent prescribing to paediatric accreditations or enhanced optical services, we’ll do everything we can to help you be the best clinician you can be.  

Our store is an accredited Platinum Employer – this means you can expect an exceptional employee experience every single day you work here. The Platinum Employer Scheme is part of the Specsavers drive to become a famous place to work. Stores with this accreditation have been verified on five key employer standards: Recruitment, Performance Management and Reward, Talent Management, Learning and Development and Employee Engagement.

What we’re looking for
You’ll need to 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’ll need to be able to provide a unique blend of customer care and professional excellence. You’ll need to demonstrate 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.

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 jakki.whitehouse@specsavers.com or call me on 01566 788 644