Optometrist opportunity – Griffith, NSW

Situated in the heart of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, Griffith is renowned for its thriving wine industry, producing world-class wines. The town boasts a strong sense of community and offers a welcoming environment for residents and visitors alike.

With a rich history, beautiful landscapes, and a variety of recreational opportunities, Griffith is an ideal place to live and work, offering a balanced lifestyle in a picturesque setting.

About the role:  

  • Extremely attractive salary package on offer, of $170,000 + super– dependent on experience
  • Monthly performance bonuses
  • Located in the Griffith Central Shopping Centre, Specsavers Griffith boasts 7 dispense desks and 3 test rooms all with market leading equipment at hand including OCT equipment
  • Diverse patient demographic including regular pathology
  • Work within a passionate and professional team
  • Flexible working roster
  • Continuous career development available with support of progression in the business with mentorship towards Partnership if this is where you see yourself heading in your career
  • Sunny Singh, the Optometry Director, is an UNSW alumni

What is on offer for a Graduate Optometrist?  

Your Graduate Recruitment Consultant can discuss the package available for this store and potential additional incentive options such as allowances, extra annual leave, etc.

As a newly qualified Optometrist on the Graduate Program, you will experience –

  • Two-day Graduate Induction Event held in Melbourne
  • Ongoing in-person professional development events
  • In-region social engagement & CPD events
  • One-to-one mentorship in-store with your Mentor
  • Wide graduate support network
  • Annual CPD allowance and AHPRA registration
  • $30K sign on bonus if you sign on before June 30th, 2024

This store is a star performer under our ‘Specsavers: The Place to Work’ initiative, offering the following key benefits to all store team members:  

  • Birthday leave
  • Volunteer Leave
  • Access to Specsavers Perks staff discount program
  • Two free pairs of glasses each year
  • 30% off glasses voucher for family and friends each year

Why choose Specsavers?  

  • Specsavers are rated the market leader for eye tests, and the retailer of choice for contact lenses in Australia and New Zealand
  • We are on a continual mission to transform eye health by: eliminating preventable vision loss and blindness, including Glaucoma and Diabetes, through improved prevention and early detection
  • Specsavers optometrists are picking up 90% of avoidable blindness in the community
  • Proud to have well and truly reached 700,000 KeepSight registrations
  • Our stores have a 93% Glaucoma detection rate
  • 1 in 5 kids are on Myopia management
  • Specsavers is proud to announce we’re the 8th best place to work in Australia in 2023, and have been an accredited ‘Great Place to Work’ organisation for the past three years
  • Since 2011, Specsavers has donated $7.8 million dollars to The Fred Hollows Foundation to help fund vital projects that improve the delivery of eye health services, strengthen health systems, and build a workforce for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to help end avoidable blindness

For a confidential chat, contact Ruby Lewis on +61 (0) 447 889 110 or ruby.lewis@specsavers.com

click here to see what a Day in the life of a Specsavers Optom looks like. 

If you are a final year student or recent graduate, please contact your Graduate Recruitment Consultant or email apac.graduateteam@specsavers.com 

If you aren’t looking but know someone who is, you could earn up to $15k through our Refer a Friend bonus