Optometrist

Vision Express; Bath; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading optical retailer in Bath is seeking an experienced Optometrist to provide exceptional eyesight testing and recommendations for patients. This full-time role offers a competitive salary of up to £79,000, a £4,000 car allowance, and various benefits including private medical cover and ongoing professional development. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and the ability to work under pressure in a team-oriented retail environment.

Benefits

£4,000 car allowance

Sales and performance-based bonus

Private medical cover

Life assurance – 4x salary

33 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience in optometry and providing recommendations on eyewear solutions.
• Ability to translate professional terminology into patient-friendly language.
• Strong collaboration skills with the store team.

Responsibilities

• Test patients' eyesight and recommend appropriate eyewear solutions.
• Provide exceptional customer service in a fast-paced retail environment.

Skills

Experience in testing patients' eyes

Great communication and rapport building

Teamwork

Ability to work under pressure

Confidence and enthusiasm

Job description

Join to apply for the Optometrist role at Vision Express

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 to name a few.

Your passion for optometry will support our ambition to ‘See More, Be More’ for our customers, maximising their lifestyle through appropriate eyecare and eyewear solutions. In our stores, you will work with world class technology such as Automated refraction, non-contact tonometry, automated keratometry, Fundus Camera, Visual Field Analyser, OCT and Automated Phoropters.

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 this is hours to fit around the school run or you prefer a compressed week – we are open to discussing flexible options with you further.

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
• Team work 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 £79,000 (subject to your experience and location)

• 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 – 4x 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 support to emotional support and everything in-between
• 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 collaborating through our internal channels
• Flexible lifestyle benefits such as Gymflex, Dining Cards, Discounted Travel Insurance, Experience Days, and even discounted bicycles through our Cycle to Work Scheme
• And so much more!

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Sales, Consulting, and Health Care Provider

Industries

Retail