At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the Clinical Performance team to enhance patient access and clinical strategies.
- Company: Join Specsavers, the UK and Ireland's leading provider of optical care.
- Benefits: Enjoy a hybrid role with flexibility and regular travel across the UK and Ireland.
- Other info: This role involves significant leadership and stakeholder engagement.
- Why this job: Shape the future of optometry while driving clinical performance and excellence.
- Qualifications: Must be a qualified Optometrist with GOC registration and experience in high-volume clinical settings.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
We're now looking for an Optometrist to join us as Head of Clinical Performance. This is a rare opportunity to step into a visible, high-impact leadership role where you can influence how clinical care is delivered across multiple divisions and help set the standard for the profession.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of the Clinical Performance team across your division, working closely with senior leaders, partners and store teams to ensure patients can access timely, high-quality care.
- Lead a team of Lead Clinical Performance Consultants who work directly and through their Clinical Performance teams, with stores to achieve their clinical strategies, through clinical efficiencies, increased clinical capabilities and best practice.
- Play a critical role in improving patient access, driving engagement and retention, and ensuring clinically we deliver the best outcomes for our customers and partners.
- This is a hybrid role with flexibility on location, but regular UK wide travel is essential.
- Spend time in stores, at events and with stakeholders across the UK and Ireland, building strong relationships and staying closely connected to the clinical community you support.
- Define and deliver the clinical strategy for your territory and drive clinical performance through your leadership.
- Utilize data to determine actionable insights and ensure that our Partners have the clinical support they need to deliver their plans.
- Lead through others, offering clarity, coaching and direction to your team so they can deliver meaningful results across your division.
- Work in partnership with retail and clinical leadership teams to ensure change is not only implemented but embedded in a way that works for stores and clinicians.
- Build trusted relationships across the business, influence at all levels and act as a visible, credible clinical leader.
- Listen to the clinical community, making sure their feedback shapes how we continue to evolve.
Qualifications
- Qualified Optometrist with a degree in Optometry and hold current GOC registration.
- Significant experience from a high-volume clinical environment, alongside a strong understanding of how to balance clinical excellence with commercial performance.
- Experience of leading and developing teams, influencing senior stakeholders and delivering through others.
- The ability to think strategically while staying connected to operational reality.
- Confidence to communicate clearly and present to a wide range of audiences.
What We're Looking For
If you're motivated by improving patient care, developing others and shaping the future of optometry, this is an opportunity to take your career to the next level within a business that is truly committed to clinical excellence. At Specsavers, clinical excellence isn't just a priority it's the foundation of everything we do. As the UK and Ireland's leading provider of optical care, we have both the responsibility and the opportunity to lead the future of optometry.
Head of Clinical Performance in Fareham employer: Specsavers
Specsavers is committed to clinical excellence, providing a supportive environment for professional growth. Located across the UK and Ireland, the company prioritises patient care and innovation in optometry. Join a team that values feedback from the clinical community to shape future practices.
