Optometrist

Optical Express Limited; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading eye care provider is seeking an Optometrist for their Maidstone clinic. This role offers a competitive salary of £65,000 per annum, a joining bonus, and extensive benefits including flexible working patterns, training, and discounts on treatments. Ideal candidates should have experience in providing eye care consultations and conducting examinations. Opportunities for both full and part-time positions are available.

Benefits

Market leading salary

Joining bonus

33 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Paid professional fees

Indemnity coverage

Training sponsorship

Discounted treatments

Friends and family discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in pre- and post-operative consultations for refractive and cataract surgery.
• Ability to provide clinical support to ophthalmologists.
• Capability to conduct Essential and Advanced Eye Examinations.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre- and post-operative consultations for patients.
• Provide clinical support to ophthalmologists.
• Conduct Essential and Advanced Eye Examinations.

Job description

Optometrist Role

Optical Express is a provider of ophthalmology services including laser eye surgery, cataract surgery and lens replacement surgery in the United Kingdom and Europe. For over 34 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 Maidstone. Ideally situated in Toherst Court in Turkey Mill Business Park.

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.

Package and Benefits

• A market leading salary of £65,000 per annum plus joining bonus.
• Salary enhancement through our Performance Pay scheme.
• 33 days annual leave per year, increasing with length of service.
• Pension Scheme.
• 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 Discounts.

We offer an array of flexible working patterns to suit your lifestyle, including 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.