Regional Optometrist

Outside Clinic; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - GBP 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading optical care provider is seeking a Regional Optometrist in South Wales, offering a market-leading salary of approximately £70,000 annually, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development. The role involves visiting patients in their homes, utilizing advanced optical equipment while providing excellent customer care. Flexible work arrangements are available, making this a fulfilling position for those passionate about making a difference in people's lives.

Benefits

Market-leading salary

Strong bonus structure

Fully expensed company car

Support for professional qualifications

Generous pension scheme

Private medical insurance

33 days holiday

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified optometrist with GOC registration.
• Experience in domiciliary care is a plus.
• Strong communication skills and empathy.

Responsibilities

• Visit approximately 7 patients daily in their homes.
• Make autonomous clinical decisions during appointments.
• Utilize state-of-the-art optical equipment.

Skills

Clinical decision making

Patient relationship management

Use of optical equipment

Customer care

Tools

Digital fundus camera

Mobile slit lamp

I-care tonometer

Digital records system

Job description

Regional Optometrist – South & West Wales

A regional role combining local South Wales clinics with 1–2 stay-away weeks per month in West Wales. Accommodation and meals are fully provided during overnight stays.

Salary: Circa £70,000 per annum

A unique company

As the UK's leading provider of optical care at home, we are searching for passionate optometrists to join us at the forefront of domiciliary.

Driven by our belief that clinically excellent eye care should be accessible and affordable for all, we use the latest mobile technology and processes to change people's lives for the better.

We deliver our life-changing service right across the UK, supporting the NHS to provide vital eye care to people who may struggle to get to the high street unaided.

Following our recent partnership with Optimism Health Group, we are transforming our business to provide an even better service to our customers and even better rewards to our highly valued workforce.

A vital and rewarding role

We're on the lookout for an optometrist in South Wales who wants to help us achieve our mission of changing people's lives through clinically excellent eye care.

As this role is regional, you will have the opportunity to work locally 2-3 weeks per month and then stay away in West Wales 1-2 weeks per month. On the stay away weeks all Hotels, Meals and Travel will be covered.

This is an important hire for us as we have a waiting list of patients in the area who are eager to get access to our trusted at-home service.

You will

• Help around 7 patients every day, visiting them in their own homes. Our appointments are longer than you’d get on the high street, allowing you time to form better relationships with your patients and deliver gold-standard customer care.
• Be trusted to make autonomous decisions and valued for your expertise. Although you'll never be on your own as you can get support or a second opinion in minutes from our senior optometrist team at head office.
• Use the very latest equipment, including a digital fundus camera, mobile slit lamp, I-care tonometer and our industry-leading digital records system, which means no paperwork.
• Be supported with your CPD. We'll invest in you and give you the time to complete exams if required.

If you are looking for a new challenge and would value the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives by providing clinically excellent optometry in their homes, then we'd love for you to be part of our journey.

The package

• Market-leading salary of circa £70,000 per annum depending on experience.
• Strong bonus structure.
• Fully expensed company car.
• Access to our colleague assistance programme, Health Assured supporting the wellbeing of the workforce.
• Fantastic equipment and a lightweight kit bag allowing for a streamlined testing process.
• Support with College of Optometrists Higher Qualifications in their Professional Certificates programme.
• Payment of your GOC fees.
• Free CPD events.
• Generous pension scheme, matched up to 5%.
• Private medical insurance.
• Life assurance.
• Flexible contracts for full-time or part-time work.
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).
• Employee discounts.
• Weekends off.
• A chance to change people's lives.