Optometrist

Optical Express Limited; Swindon; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading eye care provider is seeking a skilled optometrist for full-time roles in Swindon and Bath. You will provide care in a multidisciplinary team, conducting consultations and eye examinations. The role offers a competitive salary of up to £70,000 along with comprehensive benefits including annual leave and professional development support.

Benefits

Market leading salary of up to £70,000

33 days annual leave

Pension Scheme

Paid Professional Fees

Access to CET courses

Qualifications

• Must be an optometrist with a patient-centered focus.
• Experience with pre- and post-operative eye care preferred.
• Strong clinical skills in refraction and cataract assessments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre- and post-operative consultations for patients.
• Provide clinical support to ophthalmologists.
• Perform essential and advanced eye examinations.

Skills

Clinical support

Eye examinations

Patient care

Job description

Optometrist Role

Location - Swindon/Bath

Salary - Up to £70,000

Full time and part time hours available

As the UK's leading private provider of laser eye, premium intraocular lens and cataract surgery, our expert Surgeons undertake more procedures collectively than any other national provider. For over 35 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 consultation clinic in Swindon located on Station Road in the Minton Place building. We will also require you to cover our consultation clinic in Bath.

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team alongside experienced eye care professionals, including ophthalmologists, and play a crucial role in the delivery of a diverse range of clinical eye care services to our patients.

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

We are committed to providing optometrists with rewards and benefits that really make a difference. The fantastic range of benefits you will receive includes:

• A market leading salary of up to £70,000.
• 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.

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.

Seniority Level

Not Applicable

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

• Health Care Provider
• Hospitals and Health Care