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    Optometrist - Chatham, Kent - United Kingdom - Specsavers

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    Job Family Clinical | Job Category Optometrist

    Apply by 16th May 2024

    Position: Optometrist

    Location: Chatham, Kent

    Salary: Up to £65,000 per annum depending on experience + £10,000 joining bonus (T&Cs apply) + performance related bonus

    Working hours: Monday to Friday – full and part time considered

    Experience level: This role is open to both newly qualified and experienced Optometrists who are registered with the GOC

    Specsavers in Chatham are looking for a forward-thinking Optometrist to join them on a full or part time basis. The focus at this store is about pulling together and working as a team to ensure that our valued patients have an excellent experience.

    You will be joining a well-established store with a fully trained team including Optical Assistants, Dispensing Opticians, Contact Lens Opticians as well as an audiology team meaning everyone is in place to let you focus on what you do best. Boasting 9 test rooms will be impressed with the clinical technology you will have access to including two Nidek Retina DUO II OCT (latest OCT including FAF for HCG scheme), Nidek and Frost automatic Phoropters in all test rooms, Nidek Tonoref III and the latest Henson 9000 field screener to name just some of the equipment.

    The directors in Chatham are very keen advocators of clinical skills and are heavily involved in local NHS schemes including MECS, MECS 2, Repeat IOP, Post-Op Cataract Assessments Hydroxychloroquine screening, DVLA clinics and soon to be ARMD monitoring in conjunction with Maidstone Eye Hospital. They believe Optometrists development and career progression is key and will encourage the involvement of enhanced optical services, pre-reg supervision, role of Senior Optometrist and post graduate clinical qualifications.

    Chatham has 3 sister stores – Gillingham, Hempstead Valley and Strood. All stores are owned by the same group of 4 directors who have a huge wealth of experience and would be able to offer incredible professional and clinical support and development.

    Collectively, they have developed 5 members of the team who are now directors of their own stores, they are currently supporting 3 Optometrists to complete their IP courses and most of the Optometrist team across the stores have completed at least one post graduate course such as Medical Retina or Glaucoma. Could you be the next?

    What's on offer?

    • Up to £65,000 per annum depending on experience
    • A strong performance related bonus scheme
    • Monday to Friday – full time and part time considered
    • 33 days annual leave
    • Private medical cover
    • Death in service
    • Annual subscription to the "Headspace" app
    • WeCare – UK confidential employee helpline
    • Pension contribution
    • Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
    • Support with IP, Medical Retina and Glaucoma certificates
    • Access to the latest clinical technology and equipment
    • Tier 2 licensed sponsor

    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.

    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.

    Find out more

    If you like the sound of this opportunity, get in touch, we'd love to tell you more about it. Contact Lauren Singh on or email

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