Home Visits Optometrist
Job description
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Specsavers. A household name and a home visits pioneer. And you could be part of the team.
We're looking for a hard-working, passionate Domiciliary Optometrist ready to provide our customers who can't make it into our stores with the best eyecare in the business. You'll join a community focused team helping deliver high-standard clinical care and customer service to meet both patient needs and business objectives. So, as long as you're a qualified and GOC registered Optometrist, whoever you are, you can make a difference here.
Our business
Based in Lincolnshire, you'll cover areas such as; Lincoln, Horncastle, Louth, Skegness, Boston, Grimsby
Our team
We have a wonderful team of 19 dedicated people ready and waiting for you to meet.
What's on offer?
As well as all the support you need and great training and development opportunities, we have a whole load of benefits on offer for you to enjoy. These include:
- Salary - Up to £75,000 (DOE)
- Up to £10,000 Welcome Bonus (T's&C's apply)
- Relocation support (T&C's apply)
- Bonus structure in place
- £6,000 Car allowance
- Milage paid
- Full time - no weekends
- 33 day holiday including bank holidays
- Additional day off for your birthday - to celebrate you!
- Professional fees paid
- Dental and medical cover
- We will auto-enroll you into the pension scheme with an employer contribution when you contribute too
- Specsavers Perks - a portal to a world of great everyday discounts and savings
- WeCare - our employee support service to help you and your immediate family when you need it most
- Complimentary subscription to the Headspace app
- Eyecare and hearcare discounts for you and your family
- Enjoy an additional paid day off on your birthday to celebrate you!
- Enhanced family leave and company sick pay
What we're looking for?
- Qualified and GOC registered Optometrist
- Full driving license
- Customer-focused
- Confident
- Strong work ethic
- Willing to succeed
- Goes the extra mile (literally and figuratively)
Find out more
If you have everything we're looking for and are excited by this opportunity, we're excited to hear from you. We can't wait for you to apply!
Get in touch
For more information or to apply for this role, please contact Abby Davies - or call
Only candidates who are successful with their application and through to the next stage will be contacted. If you have not heard about your application within 14 days of applying then please assume that you have been unsuccessful in your application.
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Key skills
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Application advice
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⭐ Highlight your GOC registration prominently as this is the essential qualification requirement
🚗 Emphasise your full driving licence and any mobile/domiciliary optometry experience given the home visits nature
📍 Mention familiarity with Lincolnshire areas like Lincoln, Grimsby, Boston, or Skegness if applicable
🏠 Showcase experience in community healthcare or patient-centred care outside traditional clinic settings
💼 Quantify your optometry experience: 'Conducted 150+ eye examinations monthly' or 'Managed 40+ domiciliary patients'
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- •Conducted 180+ comprehensive eye examinations monthly, maintaining 98% patient satisfaction scores across diverse age groups
- •Delivered domiciliary eyecare services to 45+ housebound patients weekly, reducing appointment wait times by 3 weeks
- •Achieved GOC registration compliance whilst managing clinical caseload of 200+ patients across 4 practice locations
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Specsavers' domiciliary optometry programme represents exactly the patient-centred approach I want to advance in my career. With GOC registration and experience in community eyecare, I am well-positioned to deliver high-standard clinical care across the Lincolnshire region.
My background in optometry has prepared me to adapt examination procedures for home environments whilst maintaining clinical excellence. I understand the importance of building patient rapport quickly and working independently across multiple locations.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you adapt standard eye examination procedures for home visit environments?
- ›What portable equipment would you consider essential for domiciliary optometry?
- ›How do you ensure clinical standards are maintained outside a traditional practice setting?
- ›Describe your approach to managing complex prescriptions during home visits
- ›How would you handle emergency situations during a domiciliary appointment?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you went the extra mile for a patient
- ›Describe a situation where you had to build rapport quickly with a new patient
- ›How do you handle challenging or anxious patients during examinations?
- ›Give an example of when you had to work independently without immediate support
- ›Tell me about a time you had to manage your schedule efficiently across multiple locations
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you went the extra mile for a patient
How do you handle challenging or anxious patients during examinations?