Optometrist

Vision Express; Woking; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading optical care provider in Woking is seeking an Optometrist to join their team. You will utilize world-class technology to test patients' eyes and provide personalized eyewear solutions. The position offers flexibility in scheduling and various benefits like private medical coverage, a performance-based bonus, and opportunities for professional development. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and the ability to work in a dynamic environment.

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

Qualifications

• Experience testing patients' eyes and providing recommendations.
• Ability to explain professional terms in layman's language.
• Teamwork with colleagues in a retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Test patients' eyesight using advanced technology.
• Provide tailored recommendations for eye care or eyewear.
• Collaborate with colleagues in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Testing patients' eyes

Excellent communication

Teamwork

Working under pressure

Confidence and drive

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 supports our ambition to ‘See More, Be More’ for our customers, maximizing their lifestyle through appropriate eye care 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 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!

Did you know 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 recognised 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 testing patients' eyes and eyesight while providing specialist recommendations on appropriate eye care or eyewear solutions
• Excellent communication and rapport building, translating 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?

• 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 with eligibility from day one of joining us!
• Opportunities to get involved in the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation
• Discounts for friends and family
• Employee Assistant Programme 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 collaboration 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

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