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Author: Specsavers

The Specsavers Graduate Program is an unrivalled two-year development program that will provide you with the opportunities and support to become a highly skilled optometrist through;

• Dedicated in store Mentorship
• Graduate Program Events
• Additional Graduate Program Inclusions – CPD, Social Networking Events, Outreach
• Support of Specsavers Network of over 1600 Optometrists

Chat to Jye Gillespie from the Specsavers Graduate Optometry Team to find out more about the Specsavers Graduate Program

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Author: Specsavers

Seasons Greetings from Sophie, Sarah, Natasha, Tamsin, Jye, Crystal, Kate & Emily from the Specsavers Graduate Optometry Team.

We hope you have a safe and happy festive season, and we look forward to seeing you all in 2023!

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Author: Specsavers

Monday 14 November was World Diabetes Day.

Almost 1.5 million Australians have been diagnosed with diabetes and all Australians with diabetes are at risk of developing diabetic retinopathy.

Specsavers is proud to unite with Diabetes Australia in the fight against preventable diabetes-related blindness through KeepSight, Australia’s diabetes eye screening reminder program.

Specsavers optometrists have already registered more than 500,000 appointments with the program, meaning that more than 270,000 people with diabetes are registered to receive reminders when their diabetes eye checks are due.

Specsavers is committed to uniting and partnering with foundations such as KeepSight to ensure a coordinated approach to early detection and intervention.

If you want to have a real impact and change people’s lives, starting your Optometry career with Specsavers is the first step.

Talk to your Specsavers Graduate Recruitment Consultant about Clinical Placement and Graduate Employment opportunities.

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Author: Specsavers

This World Sight Day, Specsavers is donating $1 for every pair of glasses sold in-store and online in Australia to Vision Australia. The much-needed funds will support Australians who are blind or have low vision live life on their terms.

To find out more about how you can contribute to the cause and how Specsavers are continuing in achieving excellence in improving lives through better sight, contact Jye Gillespie at jye.gillespie@specsavers.com.

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Author: Specsavers

Last weekend Specsavers hosted the annual Specsavers Clinical Conference, where the Doug Perkins Medal for Clinical Excellence and Dame Mary Medal for Patient Care were presented. The optometrists at Specsavers Dubbo were awarded the Doug Perkins Medal for Clinical Excellence as they consistently demonstrate clinical excellence across all areas of practise, with Surendran Naidoo from Specsavers Dapto being awarded the Dame Mary Medal for Patient Care as he detected a pituitary tumour, leading to life saving surgery for a patient.

 To find out more about these stories and how Specsavers are continuing in achieving excellence in improving lives through better sight, contact your Graduate Recruitment Consultant.

Link: https://www.insightnews.com.au/specsavers-unveils-2022-doug-perkins-medal-dame-mary-perkins-award-winners/

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Author: Specsavers

Still deciding on where to start your career? Specsavers still have many opportunities for graduate optometrists, including locations in QLD & WA which have the ability to receive up to $10,000 bonus for you and a friend if joining together. Our graduate recruitment consultants are still hard at work locating stores which may be a perfect fit for you, and are here to discuss the benefits of starting your career at Specsavers.

Read more here: https://www.spectrum-anz.com/students/

To find out more about these offers and other vacancies, contact your graduate recruitment consultant on jye.gillespie@specsavers.com or 0439 891 152.

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Author: Specsavers

Ever wondered what Specsavers Graduate Program entails? We’ve updated out Graduate Program Prospectus to show students and graduating optometrist what’s included in our industry leading Graduate Program and why optometrists choose us to start their Optometry career.

Read more here: https://www.spectrum-anz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Specsavers_Graduate_Program-030822.pdf

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Author: Specsavers

It’s National Diabetes Week! Now in its third year, Specsavers are continuing making a profound difference for Australians with diabetes, having committed $1 million per year to fund the first five years of KeepSight.  Find out how Specsavers is helping revolutionise patient health outcomes by using world class technology in it’s practises and collaborative patient engagement  to help tackle diabetes related blindness in Australia.

Read more here: https://healthhub-anz.com/keepsights-year-ahead/

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Author: Specsavers

After supporting each other through university, Kylie Choy and her friend decided to start their career together by taking advantage of Specsavers ‘Go With A Friend’ incentive. Relocating to a regional location by herself was daunting, so having a friend join in the same area made her more comfortable. Signing onto the Specsavers Graduate Program ensured clinical support throughout her first 2 years of optometry, but having someone to live and work with that to share the same experiences has made transition easier. To hear more of Kylie’s story, or find out more about our Go With A Friend and other incentives, reach out to your Graduate Recruitment Consultant.

Link: https://join.specsavers.com/au/inside-specsavers/graduates-taking-up-go-with-a-friend-incentive-to-relocate-to-regional-nsw/