Optometrist - Selby, North Yorkshire

Position: Optometrist
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
Salary: Competitive salary and package (depending on experience) 
Working hours: Full or part time 
Experience level: You must be a GOC registered Optometrist

Specsavers in Selby are looking for an ambitious and talented 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 Selby – a highly successful store with a great reputation for staff progression and the very highest standards of customer care. 

Selby is a beautiful market town in North Yorkshire, there are fantastic transport links and it is less than an hour’s travel from Leeds, Bradford and York!

Our fantastic store has 5 testing rooms and all of the most up to date NIDEK equipment, including OCT and Phoropters, we have been established for around 19 years and have a fantastic and fun team in place who are highly trained in all areas. We even have some members including Locums who have been with us for 10 years!

We are also looking to relocate to a brand new 7 testing rooms store! This means we have plenty of progressions to offer. 

What’s on Offer?

•    A generous annual salary (depending on experience)
•    Holiday allowance of 25 days per year, plus bank holidays.
•    Private health and dental cover
•    Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities

With a focus on flexibility, we are open to full-time and part-time applicants and will consider any working pattern to suit you. 

We are passionate about the clinical development of our team, and as our new Optometrist, we would 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 Optometrists are an integral part of our store management team, so we’re keen to get you up to speed outside the test room too. With ILM courses, Pre-Reg supervision and the Specsavers Partnership scheme (Pathway) all available to explore. Along with your clinical expertise – this will stand you in good stead if you choose to become a store director yourself one day.

We’re fully equipped with 5 test rooms, the latest clinical technology, and a team of 37 – which includes fully trained optical assistants, so everything is in place to let you focus on what you do best. 

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, get in touch, we’d love to tell you more about it. Contact Katie Cunningham on 01566 771892 or katie.cunningham@specsavers.com.