Optometrist

Optical Express Group; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Optometrist to join their team in Darlington. This role involves conducting pre and post-operative consultations, providing clinical support to ophthalmologists, and performing essential eye examinations. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £70,000, flexible working patterns, and various benefits including professional development opportunities and healthcare coverage. Ideal candidates will have an optometry degree and proven experience in delivering high-quality eye care.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Paid professional fees

Indemnity coverage

Discounted treatments

Qualifications

• Proven experience in providing clinical support and eye examinations.
• Ability to conduct pre and post-operative consultations effectively.
• Strong communication skills with patients and team members.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre and post-operative consultations for surgery patients.
• Provide clinical support to ophthalmologists.
• Perform essential and advanced eye examinations for patients.

Skills

Clinical support to ophthalmologists

Eye examinations

Patient consultations

Education

Optometry degree

Job description

Overview

Optometrist – Darlington

Salary – Up to £70,000 DoE

As the UK’s leading private provider of laser eye, premium intraocular lens and cataract surgery, our expert Surgeons undertake more procedures collectively than any other national provider. For over 35 years, millions of patients have trusted Optical Express with their eye care. We are focused on delivering exceptional patient care, outstanding clinical outcomes and continued investment in our people and technology.

A fantastic opportunity has become available for an optometrist to provide care to patients from our clinic in Darlington. There will also be a need to cover our Middlesbrough clinic on occasion.

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team alongside experienced eye care professionals, including ophthalmologists, and play a crucial role in the delivery of a diverse range of clinical eye care services to our patients.

Responsibilities

• Pre and post-operative consultations for our refractive and cataract surgery patients
• Providing clinical support to our ophthalmologists
• Providing Essential and Advanced Eye examinations for our patients

Benefits

• A market leading salary of up to £70,000 depending on experience per annum
• Salary enhancement through our Performance Pay scheme
• 33 days annual leave per year, increasing with length of service
• Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare
• Paid Professional Fees
• Indemnity Coverage
• Independent Prescribing Sponsorship and Placement Assistance
• Access to Optical Express CET courses
• Complimentary or discounted Laser Eye Surgery, Intraocular Lens surgery or Lipiflow treatment
• Generous Optical Express Friends and Family Discount scheme

Working patterns and additional information

We offer an array of flexible working patterns to suit your lifestyle, to include longer hours across fewer days and patterns that support your family or lifestyle commitments. Full and part time opportunities are available. Relocation allowances will be considered.

Optical Express is committed to providing clinicians and patients alike with access to state of the art diagnostic and treatment technologies from a range of market leaders such as Carl Zeiss and Johnson & Johnson Vision.

Full refractive and cataract surgery training will be provided and is delivered by experienced clinicians. To ensure you have maximum support day-to-day in the clinic, you will work alongside an exceptional professional team, as well as having access to invaluable guidance from the Clinical Services team, which includes some of the most experienced optometrists and ophthalmologists in the specialist areas of refractive surgery and cataract care.