Job Description

Internal Relief Optometrist | State based Role

Are you an experienced optometrist who enjoys variety while still having a strong home base? We’re seeking a highly motivated Internal Relief Optometrist to support our practices primarily within your home state, with occasional interstate travel when required.

This role is designed for an adaptable clinician who thrives on clinical variety and the professional challenge of maintaining excellence across diverse practice environments

In this role, you will act as the interim clinical owner during optometrist transitions such as planned and unplanned leave, providing professional stability and continuity of care for our patients. The role is primarily state based with a requirement for interstate deployment to support key network transitions as needed.

If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional patient care, achieving meaningful outcomes, and supporting teams to perform at their best, while building and maintaining relationships within already connected communities and within an Australian brand, this could be the role for you.

If you are someone who loves to provide an exceptional patient care and experience to achieve goals, leading your team to greatness, then this role may be for you. We are searching for someone with the following skills:

• A recognised Optometry qualification with 2+ years’ practical experience
• Strong clinical knowledge and the ability to communicate clearly and confidently with patients
• A genuine commitment to putting patients’ eye health first
• An interest in optical style and fashion
• A proactive approach to staying up to date with industry & clinical developments; how aboutProficiency in advanced diagnostic eyecare technology (OCT/ultrawide imaging) and the clinical confidence to translate complex findings into clear patient recommendations.
• Flexibility and adaptability to work across different practice environments

Key Responsibilities:

Provide relief optometry support within your state, stepping in during periods of leave or vacancies Occasionally travel interstate to support practices when required

• Deliver a consistently high standard of clinical care and customer experience
• Follow established relief guidelines to ensure smooth transitions between practices
• Collaborate with local teams, allied health providers, and specialists to ensure seamless clinical transitions and maintain continuity of care
• Support operational efficiency while adapting to different practice settings

If this sounds like you, join us in supporting the local community by providing locally based, industry leading eyecare.

Benefits and perks:

At G&M Eyecare we are determined to recruit the best people and give them the clinical freedom and flexibility to look after patients at the local level with the support of a proudly Australian organisation. We offer a down-to-earth and friendly working environment with mentoring and support. Also, on offer is:

• A competitive annual salary package + super
• + OA + AHPRA + CPD Allowance
• Continuing education and ongoing training and development
• Free eye examinations, annual product allowance and family and friends’ & Social discounts and benefits – because we care about the people you care about
• Career progression and clinical independence, backed by a structured support network, including mentoring from our Professional Services team
• The chance to feel truly independent while having the additional support of our office functions
• Consistent Full-time roster or flex up and down when it suits you and your lifestyle

About the business:

At G&M Eyecare we believe that no two pairs of eyes are the same. Every individual has something unique to bring to their role, that’s why we encourage and support diversity in all its forms. At G&M Eyecare we are committed to making the environment you work in inclusive and enabling.

Join usto support our local communities to see & hear better, one patient at a time