Pre-Registration Optometrist

Pre-Registration Optometrist - Colchester

Colchester

Full time

Permanent Apprentice

38

Competitive salary plus benefits

Optical, Retail Healthcare

16 January 2026

"Everything about Asda"

We are a values-led organisation. As such we encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone's input.

Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.

We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.

Asda Opticians was first introduced to our stores in the year 2000 and is now in over 156 Asda stores across the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. We have a service-led approach and put a concentrated focus on providing the best quality care to our patients whilst offering affordable ranges of glasses, contact lenses and eye care services.

For more information on our Optical department at Asda, click here.

"Find your role"

At Asda, there is nothing more important than the health and wellbeing of our customers, our priority is to always put them first by delivering high quality patient care.

We are extremely passionate and committed to providing our Pre-Registration Optometrists with all the training, education and support they will need to fulfil their role and to develop and enhance their skills to become a fully qualified Optometrist.

Our education and training package is delivered in partnership with Optom Academy who bring their wealth of experience in pre-registration. From face-to-face clinical workshops to refine your clinical skills, mock OSCEs to prepare you for final exams or virtual sessions and educational materials, we offer a comprehensive package to support your study.

You will have a professionally trained supervisor to mentor and guide you through your qualification year, alongside the support of instore colleagues and managers.

With access to in store, regional and home office teams you are fully supported in all aspects of your role whether your query is clinical, or service based there is always someone on hand to offer expert advice and support.

Successful candidates will commence their role in July 2026.

"Let's find out about you"

We are seeking a dedicated Pre-Registration Optometrist to join our dynamic team, committed to excellence in healthcare and who has the desire to progress to a fully qualified Optometrist. We are looking for a skilled candidate who is eager to join us, contribute to our store's excellent service levels, and foster positive relationships within our team and the wider community.

At Asda, it's all about the service and creating a memorable experience for our customers so you will be able use clinical skills and passion for your role to help achieve this.

You'll be:

• A Student registered with the GOC
• On track to achieve a 2:1 or higher degree qualification
• Wales; have completed WGOS mandatory training.
• Able to use your skills and passion for the role to deliver a memorable customer experience.
• Passionate about shaping the culture of the department.
• A desire to be the best you can be and committed to completing the Scheme for Registration and associated assessments and examinations.

When applying to any of our Optical positions, you must be registered with the General Optical Council (GOC) for the relevant professional role type you have applied for. Along with this, you'll be required to have evidence of Right to Work in the UK.

Upon starting the role, within the compliance process, 2 references. If applying in Wales, we'll ask you to provide WGOS module accreditation.

Apply today by completing an online application…

"Find your everything at Asda"

We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda.

Everything you'll love

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• 15% colleague discount in store and online.
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
• Your professional indemnity insurance
• GOC fees paid
• CET package
• Flexible working patterns in accordance with 7 days opening
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.