Welcome to Somerset Eyecare
This site is to tell you all about eyecare in Somerset
Welcome to the newest page on our website. On this page you will find details of local jobs for Optometrists, DOs and other practice staff.
If you wish to place an advertisement, please download the job vacancy form (below) fill in details and email it to southwest@jclconsulting.co.uk. Alternatively you can fax details to 0871 661 6532.
NK Opticians, Bath Street, Cheddar, BS27 3AA – Dispensing Optician
Are you a skilled and passionate Dispensing Optician with an eye for style and flair? We have an incredible full-time position available at our Cheddar branch, with part-time options considered. Plus, you’ll have the chance to work in our Weston-super-Mare practice.
What we offer:* An enthusiastic and friendly team to work with.
* The opportunity to showcase your expertise with high-end frames and lenses.
* A supportive environment to enhance your skills and professional growth.
* No weekend working, ensuring a healthy work-life balance.
* Competitive salary.
Hours: Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.15pm with an hour for lunch
Experienced Optical Assistants may also be considered for this role, so if you have the passion and skills, we’d love to hear from you!
If you’re ready to elevate your career and be a part of our optical family, contact our Practice Manager, Coral, on 01934 743723.
See clearly, take the leap, and join us in creating vision excellence!!
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Turners Concept Eye Clinic, Bridgwater
Turners is a leading, independent practice in Somerset, with an outstanding reputation for providing high-quality optical eye care in a beautiful and comfortable environment. They seek talented people to join their team and enjoy the benefits of a rewarding career with them.
If you are interested in using the latest diagnostic instruments, have a keen interest in anterior eye, want o additionally develop your experience in a accident and emergency eye clinic, then Turners is your natural home.
They seek an optometrist who is highly motivated to provide first class patient care. Now part of the progressive Concept Eye Clinic group, Turners is a practice that inspires trust. You will have excellent optometric skills, but also a arm personality and an innate ability to engage with people.
They seek someone with confidence to operate effectively and positively as a team player. Working with the best lenses, state-of-the-art optical technology and carefully chosen designer products, you will be integral to our success with your initiative and passion.
This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional Optometrist.
In return you will receive a fantastic working environment, a generous holiday allowance, profit share, professional development and career progression.
To apply please forward your CV & cover letter to – ian@turnersvision.com.
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Armstrong & North Opticians – Burnham On Sea & Bridgwater – Optometrist
Looking for an enthusiastic Optometrist to join the Team covering two branches in Burnham and Bridgwater. 5 days a week working with 30 minute testing times and a fully electronic patient record system. Strong commercial and clinical awareness is required. Pension, Private Healthcare, paid sick leave and free eyewear amongst the benefits as well as a market leading salary.
Hours: Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm – Salary – Negotiable based on experience.
Contact: wayne.phillips@armstrongandnorth.com
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Optometrist – Eyetech Opticians, Street, Somerset
Flexible to full time
Eyetech is offering an opportunity to an enthusiastic individual with a desire to embrace Independent Optometry. Our Street and Midsomer Norton practices are looking for someone with progressive and innovative ideas who would like to get involved and have a positive, proactive influence on the future direction of the company.
We will offer the successful candidate a competitive salary and the flexibility to achieve a good work life balance plus our support and encouragement to pursue any specific areas of interest within optics.
Succession could be a possibility if desired but is not a requirement.
Please contact Adrian Springett on 01458 442178 or email Adrian.Springett@eyetech-opticians.co.uk
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Optometrist – Yeovil & Chard – Robert Frith Opticians
This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a clinically focussed, quality driven practice. You could work within a collaborative team of optometrists with a number of special interests. Amongst the team is four IP qualified optometrists, two doctorates, a glaucoma diploma, specialist contact lens fitter, two trained orthoptists and a dyslexia specialist. This practice is fully supportive of optometrists developing their special interests, including support for higher qualifications and they actively encourage staff to spend part of the week in hospital work. Five of their optometrists also work within hospital ophthalmology departments, doing glaucoma, macular, casualty, paediatric refraction and orthoptics clinics.
The practice itself is spacious, all air-con, extensively equipped including latest Humphrey VFA and OCT. The mail practice is in Yeovil and is one of the biggest independents in the South West, the sister practice in Chard is smaller but brand new and refurbished since a relocation in 2019. Both practices have well trained, welcoming support staff including four dispensing opticians.
Hours: Flexible up to Full Time
Please contact Ben Williams on 01935 478 463 or email ben@robertfrith.net
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Experienced Dispensing Assistant or Dispensing Optician – Robert Frith, Yeovil/Chard
Robert Frith Optometrists in Yeovil are a patient focussed practice with emphasis on clinical work and quality dispensing. The successful candidate will have had a strong customer service ethic and enjoy giving patients the time and attention to detail they deserve.
Salary – competitive, dependant on experience and qualification.
Hours: Flexible, Locum work available.
Please contact Ben Williams at ben@robertfrith.net
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Dispensing Optician – Robert Frith, Crewkerne
Robert Frith Optometrists are looking for a qualified Dispensing Optician with an exceptional eye for detail and a desire to make a difference. Ideally you would have some experience in stock purchasing and strong commercial awareness.
Robert Frith’s in Crewkerne strive to offer an extremely high level of service focussed around the patients individual needs and although a small team we are committed to giving the very best which means the ability to adjust and adapt are key for the right driven and self-motivated candidate to join us as we undergo an exciting period of expansion and refurbishment.
They would love to hear from, please email peter.chapman@frithsopticians.co.uk for further information.
Hours: Monday – Friday 8.45am – 17.00pm
Saturdays – 8.45am – 13.00pm
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Full-time/Part-time Optometrist required. Up to £60k DOE
Rogers Optical Limited, trading as Boots Opticians in Street and Wells would like to employ an Optometrist with a keen passion for eye health to work in either the Street or Wells Boots Opticians practices.
Both practices have OCT’s and we have recently employed a professional development Optometrist in our sister practice in Portishead to provide help and support to any professional employees working within our group of practices that would like to progress their career and gain higher education certificates in Glaucoma, medical retina or Independent prescribing.
Please contact Pete Rogers (Director) on 01458442434 or alternatively email Pete.rogers89@gmail.com for any further information
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Turners Concept Eye Clinic, Bridgwater
Turners is a leading, independent practice in Somerset, with an outstanding reputation for providing high-quality optical eye care in a beautiful and comfortable environment. We seek talented people to join our team and enjoy the benefits of a rewarding career with us – please click on the link pdf below for information and also see the job opportunities.
Optometrist – Turners Concept Eye Clinic, Bridgwater
Turners is a leading, independent practice in Somerset, with an outstanding reputation for providing high-quality optical eye care in a beautiful and comfortable environment. They seek talented people to join their team and enjoy the benefits of a rewarding career with them.
If you are interested in using the latest diagnostic instruments, have a keen interest in anterior eye, want to additionally develop your experience in an Acute Referral Clinic, then Turners is you natural home.
They seek an optometrist who is highly motivated to provide first class patient care. Now part of the progressive Concept Eye Clinic Group, Turners is a practice that inspires trust. You will have excellent optometric skills, but also a warm personality and an innate ability to engage with people.
They seek someone with confidence to operate effectively and positively as a team player. Working with the very best lenses state-of-the-art optical technology and careful chosen designer products, you will be integral to their success with you initiative and passion.
This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional Optometrist.
Excellent package available for the right candidate.
To apply please forward your CV and covering letter to: ian@turnersvision.com
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Dispensing Optician – Turners Concept Eye Clinic, Bridgwater
Turners is a leading, award winning independent practice, with an outstanding reputation for providing friendly and high-quality patient care.
Turners are seeking a qualified Dispensing Optician who is commercially aware, people focused, highly motivated and sales driven to provide first class patient care. The practice inspires patient trust. You will have excellent dispensing skills, but also a warm personality and an innate ability to engage with and build rapport with patients.
Turners seek someone with confidence to operate effectively and positively as a team player. Working with the very best lenses, optical technology and products, you will be integral to our success with your initiative and forward thinking drive.
Salary:- £22,000 – £27,000 + Profit Share
This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional DO seeking a rewarding career. To apply please forward your CV and covering letter to:-
shehla.naqvi@concepteyeclinic.com
or for further information please contact Dr Ian Moss, Clinical Lead, Turners on 01278 422987 or email ian@turnersvision.com.
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Optometry Partner, Specsavers’ Yeovil and Chard, Somerset
Specsavers are looking for a highly skilled and ambitious optometrist to become the new Optometry Partner across both the Yeovil and Chard stores. This is a rare opportunity to become a multi-site Store Partner in two fantastic businesses and provide an investment opportunity for your future
You’ll receive an excellent regular salary alongside attractive benefits and a 33% share in both businesses’ profits. We are also offering a £10k Joining Bonus!
To help you to succeed, you’ll receive ongoing support from the existing Optometry and Retail Partners along with our leading global brand. You’ll also have access to the very best clinical technology and will receive unrivalled professional development.
What’s on Offer?
If you’d like to find out more about this fantastic opportunity, then get in touch, we’d love to tell you more about it. Contact Chris Manley on chris.manley@specsavers.com
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WATSON AND SMITH OPTICIANS
Optometrist
We are looking for an Optometrist to work with us in our Taunton and Wellington practices. We would be able to accommodate full or part time employment or self-employment.
We can offer a relaxed but professional working environment and competitive salary package.
Please send your CV to Adrian Smith either by post or email
Watson and Smith Opticians
17 Fore Street
Taunton
TA1 1HX
taunton@watsonandsmith.co.uk Tel 01823 271691
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OPTOM VACANCY – LEIGHTONS – BURNHAM ON SEA
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