Optometrist

Visionexpresscareers; Bromley; On-site; GBP 57,000 - GBP 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent eyewear retailer in the United Kingdom is seeking an Optometrist to join their team. This role offers a competitive salary up to £68,000 with additional benefits including a £4,000 car allowance and performance-based bonuses. You will provide eye care solutions utilizing innovative technology while working in a collaborative environment. The position also includes extensive perks like private medical cover, competitive pension schemes, and personal development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car allowance

Sales-based bonuses

Private medical cover

Life assurance

Employee Assistant Program

Ongoing CPD opportunities

33 days annual leave

Flexible health-related benefits

Discounts for friends and family

Qualifications

• Experience in providing specialist eye care recommendations.
• Ability to communicate complex information to patients.
• Experience working in a fast-paced retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide eye examinations and recommend eyewear solutions.
• Work collaboratively with store colleagues.
• Handle challenging patient situations effectively.

Skills

Testing patients’ eyes

Great communication

Teamwork

Ability to work under pressure

Confidence and enthusiasm

Job description

Position: Optometrist

As an Optometrist at Vision Express, you’ll get to work with some world‑class technology including automated refraction, non‑contact tonometry, automated keratometry, fundus camera, visual field analyser, OCT and automated phoropters.

Your passion for optometry supports our ambition to ‘See More, Be More’ for our customers, maximising their lifestyle through appropriate eyecare and eyewear solutions.

Flexible Working Hours

Although the hours of this role are advertised, if this sounds like the role for you, we’d love to hear about your ideal working week. Whether you need hours to fit around the school run or prefer a compressed week, we are open to discussing flexible options with you further.

Who Are We?

We are Vision Express – with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland, we have something for everyone. Whether you want to work in a busy city centre flagship, a smaller village store or one of our coastal locations, we’re sure we will have the perfect solution for you!

We are also part of the EssilorLuxottica family. EssilorLuxottica is the global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of lenses, frames and sunglasses. We are home to the most loved and widely recognisable vision‑care and eyewear brands in the world, including Ray‑Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol and Oliver Peoples, complemented by over 20 prestigious licensed brands.

Who Is the Perfect Candidate?

• Experience in testing patients’ eyes and eyesight whilst providing specialist recommendations on appropriate eyecare or eyewear solutions
• Great communication and rapport building to translate professional terminology into language understandable to patients
• Teamwork with colleagues across the whole store team
• The ability to work under pressure and handle challenging situations in a fast‑paced retail environment
• Confidence, passion, drive and enthusiasm

Anything Else You Should Know?

Basic salary up to £68,000 (subject to your experience and location) and an additional £4,000 car allowance. Sales and performance‑based bonus.

• Targeted incentives
• Competitive pension scheme
• Private medical cover for you and your family
• Life assurance – 4× your basic annual salary
• Free eyewear annually with eligibility from day one of joining us!
• Opportunities to get involved in the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation
• Discounts for friends and family
• Employee Assistant Program offering confidential support and advice on everything from financial to emotional support
• Ongoing CPD and personal development opportunities
• Additional overtime opportunities paid at 80% of the locum rate
• Access to world‑leading technology and great working environments
• Coverage of professional fees such as GOC and ABDO
• 33 days annual leave – increasing with your length of service, plus the opportunity to buy or sell holiday
• Flexible health‑related benefits such as Health Cash plan, Additional Life cover, Critical Illness cover and Dental Plan
• Opportunities to join a company‑wide ECP community with peer‑to‑peer knowledge sharing and collaboration through internal channels
• Flexible lifestyle benefits such as Gymflex, Dining Cards, Discounted Travel Insurance, Experience Days, and discounted bicycles through our Cycle to Work Scheme
• And so much more!