Lead Optometrist

Specsavers in Allerton Road, Liverpool are looking for a Lead 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 Lead Optometrist at Specsavers in Allerton Road, Liverpool– a highly successful store with a great reputation for staff progression and the very highest standards of customer care. 

A truly rewarding position for an experienced optometrist to help develop and train an existing optometrist team. You will be pivotal in deciding which enhanced optical services are on offer in store. This would be a fantastic opportunity for an Optometrist looking to coach and develop a team. 

What we are 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 is not 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 are looking for a skilled resident Optometrist to join us, be part of the team and assist in driving our practice forward.

What’s on Offer? 

• An annual salary of up to £60,000 (depending on experience) 
• A strong performance-based bonus scheme
• Holiday allowance of 33 days per year
• Private health and dental cover
• Alternate weekend working available
• Perfect next step up for any optometrist looking to take a lead role
• Opportunity to do pathway – Become a director yourself!
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities – Full funding support for Med Ret or other accreditations available
• 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
• Support with CPD points
• 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 will do everything we can to help you be the best clinician you can be.