Optometrists Firms in NZ
There are three main Optometrists firms in New Zealand:
Visique
What is it like to work for Visique?
Visique is a nationwide ‘NZ owned and operated’ group of independent optometry practices.
The group consists of 72 optometry practice, all owned by optometrists or majority optometrist owned in partnership with optically qualified partners, who have joined together to maxmise the benefits able to be achieved by their businesses and themselves personally by working in a cooperative/collegial business model.
The organisations shareholders are the practice owners themselves, which ensures that the focus of the organisation is always that of the protection and development of independent optometry in New Zealand.
The specific benefits for practices within the Visique group include:
- Marketing
- National marketing calendar
- Regional marketing co-ordination
- Local marketing activity
- Brand value development
- Market Research
- Enhanced purchasing rates (Frames, Lenses, Contact Lenses etc)
- Exclusive product ranges
- Corporate relationships
- Benchmarking
- Financials
- Organisational structures
- Systems and processes
- Human Resources
- Optometry Student Scholarship (10x per annum)
- Documentation templates
- EMA resources
- Staff Induction and Training resources
- Management Training programs
- Succession planning
- Organisational structure
- Resources for performance management
- Industry lobbyist
- Representation of industry & personnel concern
For optometrists employed by Visique practices, you are provided with an environment that is structured around protecting and developing of independent optometry in New Zealand.
Specifically you have the ability to:
- Specialise in matters of interest, such as:
- paediatric optometry
- low vision
- sports vision
- etc
- Develop enhanced collegial relationships
- Be provided with an infrastructure that enables the new graduates and new employees an supportive, optometry focussed environment
OPSM
If you have any further questions about OPSM please contact Alice Ku on (09) 522 7111