Audiology Partner

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Audiology Partner & Store Director, Accrington, Lancashire

Specsavers in Accrington are looking for audiologist to lead hearcare services as Audiology Partner and Store Director. This is a fantastic opportunity to live your life in an absolutely beautiful location, while receiving all the benefits of business ownership. There’s terrific earning potential, and you’ll have the chance to build a secure investment for your future while providing exceptional hearing care for patients. To help you succeed, you’ll receive ongoing support from the existing Optics and Retail Partners, Jodie Conroy and Melanie Warren. Behind every Specsavers partner is a wealth of expertise from our support teams. Providing you with exceptional support enables you to focus on what you do best: changing lives by inspiring your team and delivering exceptional hearing care. You’ll also have access to the best clinical technology and unrivalled professional development. Due to a change in Partnership this is a rare opportunity to acquire an existing Hearcare business.

What’s on Offer?

• 50% shareholding in a well-established Hearcare Business
• Be your own boss, while still receiving an excellent salary
• Share in business profits (dividends)
• Grow a business as an investment for your future
• Generous holiday allowance
• Private health and dental cover
• Pension contribution
• Flexibility – a great work/life balance
• Build and shape your own team
• Make a difference to your local community
• Access to the best possible clinical technology
• Outstanding opportunities for clinical and personal development
• Ongoing support from our leading global brand
• Support from existing Retail and Optometry Partners

About the store

Specsavers in Accrington first opened its doors in 1993 before adding Hearcare as a Hub in 2020. The store sits in a prominent position on the main high street and is firmly embedded within the local community. The loyal and growing customer base includes members of the large, mostly affluent local retirement community, many shoppers from the nearby city centre in addition to significant passing trade from all walks of life.

Specsavers in Accrington pride themselves in ensuring that every one of their customers receives an excellent patient experience. The high levels of service and patient care have led to numerous positive customer reviews and an excellent local reputation.

The store has had a spanking new rebrand in 2022 and boasts 2 test rooms, all fully equipped with the latest clinical technology including Otoscopes, Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA) and speech-in-noise tests meaning you will have everything you need to perform hearing tests to the highest possible standards.

A team of over 30 dedicated and passionate colleagues call this store home. The existing Partners are really passionate about the clinical development of the team, and as the new Audiology Director you would have the scope to advise on training requirements, introduce new specialisms and build/shape the team further as required. There is a dedicated Hearcare team already in store.

You would be joining Melanie Warren, Retail Director, and Jodie Conroy, Optometry Directors who are really looking forward to gaining a new Audiology Partner to help them drive the already successful business forward so that it offers holistic care to customers who want access to both sight and hear care services in their community. The existing Partners are engaged with hearcare and passionate to help drive the business forward.

Store location

The store is located in the heart of the vibrant town of Accrington, with excellent transport links. It’s not uncommon for people to travel from far and wide to visit us. There is something here for everyone. As the new Audiology Partner in Accrington, your customer base will be truly diverse – but there’ll plenty of familiar faces too.

Requirements of the role

Alongside being a qualified and HCPC-registered audiologist, you’ll have the drive and passion to build on the customer-focused culture and the high standards of this successful store. As the new Audiology Partner, you’ll be able to provide a unique blend of customer care and professional excellence. You’ll be able to build a rapport with the existing team, demonstrate excellent attention to detail and possess an ability to build strong relationships in the community.

About Joint Venture Partnership

We have a simple mission at Specsavers: to change lives through better sight and hearing.

When we launched audiology services in the UK and Ireland in 2002, our ambition was to make hearing care accessible for everyone. Today, we’re more committed than ever to this. We’ve built trust and loyalty by providing first-class clinical care, unbeatable value, excellent choice, and unwavering quality to our customers.

And we deliver this through partnership, the key to our success.

Our Joint Venture Partnership model sees every one of our stores and domiciliary businesses locally owned by the people who work there. As an Audiology Partner, you’re in charge to shape and deliver your services, to build and develop your team, to drive clinical excellence, all with the support of Specsavers right behind you.

Find out more

If you’d like to find out more about this fantastic opportunity, then get in touch, we’d love to tell you more about it. Contact Rekha Modhwadia on 07526 194376 or email: rekha.modhwadia@specsavers.com.