Our Philosophy:
The eyecare industry offers a dynamic working environment – for both optometrists and support staff. One of the important goals for Eyecare Partners is that we will strive to be the “employer of choice” in these occupations.
While our business is primarily focused on providing quality clinically-driven professional services, we never forget the important roles of our staff.
In practices operated by Eyecare Partners, our staff are highly skilled and knowledgeable people who are proficient in the operation of an optometric practice – including administration, reception, retailing, optical dispensing and optometry. We believe that our diversity of these skills sets the standard in our industry. On-going training is an essential part of staff development and our commitment to this helps to ensure a high level of eyecare |
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Advantages:
One of the biggest attractions for employees of Eyecare Partners is the ability to have a continuing career that is able to involve working in different locations. This is particularly popular with younger staff members who may have quite different goals at different stages of their lives – single, married with children, approaching retirement, etc.
Eyecare Partners offers the opportunity to move to different areas of Australia, while still continuing to work with the same employer. Benefits like superannuation, leave entitlements, sick leave and long service leave continue despite possible relocations.
Another advantage is the opportunity to share in the ownership of the business in which they work. Because our company is publicly listed, employees can receive bonuses in the form of shares or invest their own funds in the business they know.
Opportunities for Optometrists:
This is an opportunity for a broad range of participants in the optometry industry. Yes, the public can invest, but that also means that all staff have an opportunity to be shareholders and participate in the equity growth – the ownership can genuinely be shared.
- The foundation is in Independent Professional Optometry and the maintenance of local autonomy is a key platform
- Our culture is one of continued growth and direct reward for performance at the local level
- EPL creates opportunities for optometrists with vision to expand, but who have constraints on capital
- Optometrist led and optometry driven
- Using a mentoring business performance approach
- Corporate Office is the back office – so in practices it is business as usual without the hassle of the administration
- EPL is able to back growth ideas with the equity to make the increased ROI a reality
- Inter referrals between our practices will increase patient loyalty
- Optometrists will have additional opportunities to engage in specialisation
- High achieving team committed to success
- Cadetships and summer internships offer practical experience while studying.
- The commercial experience available in our practices will create a balance with the student’s clinical studies.
- Able invest in the company they work for, but have a liquid investment.
- Mentoring by experienced high-achieving optometrists
- Transportability of entitlements and ownership
- A career path from employed optometrist to supervising a practice to supervising multiple practices.
- Reached the stage where it’s possible to leverage their activities, but may lack capital
- EPL can provide the capital to expand and maintain the autonomous management of the practices
- Creates expansion opportunities through equipment, premises or practices
- Looking for a management path to exit the practice, but still keen to see their wealth and practice grow
- The model of shared ownership across many practices reduces individual risk
- Multiple practice model allows for employed locums increasing
Student optometrists
Early career optometrists
Mid career optometrists
Established optometrists
For more information about joining Eyecare Partners, contact us. We’ll be pleased to hear from you.