[Hiring] Optometrist @BHVI

Role Description

Join our dynamic team at the Brien Holden Foundation, dedicated to making a positive impact on public health. We are currently seeking a motivated and public health-driven Optometrist to be a key player in our Australia program, based out of Dubbo.

• Deliver outreach optometry services to approximately 14 communities surrounding Dubbo.
• Collaborate with Brien Holden Foundation Aboriginal Outreach Optometry Assistant based in Dubbo and develop good working relationships with other primary health care practitioners.
• Work closely with the Head of NSW programs to build community clinic partnerships.
• Engage in general administration, reporting, and primary health care practitioner training, provide Indigenous workforce support and contribute to advocacy efforts.

Qualifications

• Qualified AHPRA registered Optometrist with a passion for public health.
• Ocular therapeutics endorsement.
• Willingness to travel daily to outreach communities.
• Ability to work from home when not in the clinic.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Commitment to community health and advocacy initiatives.
• Confident working with children and young people as we do lots of school clinics.
• A current (or ability to get) Working with Children card, a National Police Check.

Requirements

• Undergraduate or postgraduate training in areas relevant to Indigenous health, rural and remote health, public health, community development, or similar (Desirable).

Benefits

• Working as part of a passionate, small team in NSW to make a meaningful impact in public health optometry.
• Access to generous non-profit salary packaging arrangements (up to $15,900 p.a towards living expenses before tax).
• Flexible working arrangements.
• No sales targets, KPIs or weekend work.
• Relocation allowance.
• AHPRA and Optometry Australia fees covered, annual conference allowance.