Optometrist – Hamilton

We’re seeking a passionate and skilled Optometrist to join our team at Specsavers Te Rapa, Hamilton.

With its affordable living, proximity to stunning nature spots, and thriving economy, Hamilton offers the perfect balance of work and lifestyle. As an Optometrist, you’ll have the opportunity to work in a growing city with a strong healthcare community and cutting-edge technology.

Enjoy a friendly, welcoming atmosphere, great educational institutions, and easy access to nearby cities like Auckland and Tauranga. If you’re looking for a rewarding career with excellent work-life balance in a dynamic environment, we’d love to hear from you!

About the role: 

• Full time opportunity – 5 days a week including one weekend day
• Early 2025 start
• Competitive salary package
• This store is equipped with market-leading equipment, including OCT free of charge for every patient
• Gain experience working with a diverse patient base

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 registration

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