Optometrist or Graduate

4 days ago

Fleurieu Peninsula Kangaroo Island, Australia Provision Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

Optometrist – See Optometry, Victor Harbor, SA

Full-scope, advanced practice optometry in one of South Australia's most stunning coastal towns.

Looking for a role that blends career growth, clinical variety, and a relaxed lifestyle?

Join our growing independent practice in Victor Harbor - recently named one of the 8 Best Places to Live in South Australia (WorldAtlas, You'll be part of a friendly, supportive team delivering life-changing eye care to patients of all ages, just minutes from pristine beaches, fresh local produce, and seasonal whale watching.

Why You'll Love This Role

  • Advanced Optometry Services
  • Strong behavioural optometry focus - work with children with autism, ADHD, learning difficulties, and pre-verbal infants.
  • Growing neuro-optometry demand - manage cases involving traumatic brain injury, concussion, and stroke.
  • Co-manage ocular disease with local GPs, South Coast District Hospital, and visiting ophthalmologists.
  • Collaborate with OTs, physiotherapists, and psychologists for holistic care.
  • Provide vision therapy to a diverse patient base.
  • Work alongside a Fellow of the Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists and experienced colleagues across multiple practices.
  • Benefit from structured CPD, paid professional development, and face-to-face mentoring.

Lifestyle & Balance

  • Flexible start date to suit you.
  • Monday - Saturday roster, 9 am - 5:30 pm, roster will vary.
  • No work between Christmas and New Year.
  • Off-street parking and minimal traffic.

What We're Looking For

  • A qualified Optometrist (new graduates welcome).
  • An interest in full-scope optometry - especially paediatric and neuro-optometry.
  • Enthusiasm for learning and steady, supported skill development.
  • Dispensing skills welcome but not essential.

Occasional paid travel to Adelaide, Mount Gambier, and Port Augusta adds variety to your week.

What We Offer

  • Mentorship tailored to your clinical interests.
  • Fully funded CPD and continuous learning support.
  • The opportunity to work at the forefront of behavioural and neuro-optometry.
  • A welcoming, community-minded workplace guided by our values:

**Fun

  • Attention to Detail
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Trust
  • Teamwork**

Here, you won't just be another optometrist - you'll be a valued part of a practice making a real difference in patients' lives.

Make your next move one that matters.