Optometrist

Vision Express; Matlock, Berkhamsted, Peterborough, Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading eyewear retailer in Matlock is seeking a dedicated Optometrist who is passionate about eye care. You will provide eye tests and recommend solutions while working with state-of-the-art technology. The role offers flexible working hours to suit your needs, competitive salary, and additional benefits such as private medical cover and a sales-based bonus. Join us in maximizing our customers' lifestyles through exceptional eye care and eyewear solutions.

Benefits

Sales and performance-based bonus

Private medical cover

Life assurance

Free eyewear annually

Ongoing CPD opportunities

33 days annual leave

Flexible health-related benefits

Gymflex and discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in providing specialist recommendations on eye-care solutions.
• Ability to translate professional terminology for patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide eye tests and recommend appropriate eyewear solutions.
• Build rapport with patients and explain procedures.
• Work closely with team members across the store.

Skills

Experience testing patients' eyes

Strong communication

Teamwork

Ability to work under pressure

Passion for optometry

Job description

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

Your passion for optometry will support our ambition to ‘See More, Be More’ for our customers, maximizing their lifestyle through appropriate eye‑care and eyewear solutions.

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 are we?

We are Vision Express – with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland, covering city centre, village and coastal locations.

We belong to the EssilorLuxottica family, the global leader in lenses, frames and sunglasses. Our brands include Ray‑Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol and Oliver Peoples.

Who is the perfect candidate?

• Experience testing patients’ eyes and providing specialist recommendations on appropriate eye‑care or eyewear solutions.
• Strong communication and rapport building to translate professional terminology into understandable language for patients.
• Teamwork with colleagues across the store.
• 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?

• Sales and performance‑based bonus.
• Targeted incentives.
• Private medical cover for you and your family.
• Life assurance – 4× your basic annual salary.
• Free eyewear annually from day one.
• Opportunities to get involved in the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation.
• Discounts for friends and family.
• Employee Assistant Program offering confidential support and advice.
• Ongoing CPD and personal development opportunities.
• Additional overtime opportunities paid at 80 % of the locum rate.
• Access to world‑leading technology and working environments.
• Coverage of professional fees such as GOC and ABDO.
• 33 days annual leave – increasing with length of service, plus the opportunity to buy or sell holiday.
• Flexible health‑related benefits – 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.
• Flexible lifestyle benefits – Gymflex, Dining Cards, Discounted Travel Insurance, Experience Days, and discounted bicycles via the Cycle to Work Scheme.

We are pioneers bringing heritage into the future

We’re deeply rooted in our legacy – proud of where we came from, yet always innovating and improving the rules of the eyewear and eye‑care game. We never stop learning, nor would we want to. We see our search for innovative solutions as an ongoing journey, not a destination.

We’re thrilled that you’re considering applying to work with us. As a first step, submit your online application via our careers site. We’ll review your application against role requirements, and unsuccessful applicants will be informed by email.

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