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)
- 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
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Highlight your GOC registration prominently as this is explicitly required for the role
🚗 Emphasise your full driving licence and any experience with home visits or mobile services
👥 Showcase customer service skills as you'll be working directly with patients who cannot visit stores
📍 Mention familiarity with Lincolnshire areas like Lincoln, Skegness, Boston if applicable
💼 Quantify your optometry experience with patient numbers or clinical outcomes to demonstrate your expertise
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- •Conducted 180+ home-based eye examinations monthly across 15 postcodes, maintaining 98% patient satisfaction scores
- •Delivered domiciliary optometry services using portable equipment, reducing patient travel barriers for 250+ elderly clients
- •Achieved GOC compliance standards in mobile settings, completing comprehensive eye health assessments within 45-minute appointment slots
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Specsavers' domiciliary optometry programme represents exactly the patient-centred approach I want to advance in my career, which is why I am applying for the Home Visits Optometrist position in Skegness. My GOC registration and experience in clinical eye examinations align perfectly with your requirements for delivering high-standard eyecare to patients who cannot visit traditional stores.
My background in community optometry has equipped me with the clinical skills and customer focus essential for home-based consultations. I understand the unique challenges of mobile optometry and the importance of maintaining clinical standards while adapting to diverse home environments across Lincolnshire.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you conduct comprehensive eye examinations in a patient's home environment?
- ›What challenges have you faced with domiciliary optometry and how did you overcome them?
- ›How do you ensure clinical standards are maintained outside of a traditional practice setting?
- ›Describe your experience with portable optometry equipment
- ›How do you handle emergency situations during home visits?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you went the extra mile for a patient
- ›Describe a situation where you had to adapt your approach for a difficult customer
- ›How do you manage your time when covering multiple locations in one day?
- ›Give an example of when you had to work independently without immediate support
- ›Describe a time when you had to deliver disappointing news to a patient
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
Describe a situation where you had to adapt your approach for a difficult customer