Optometrist Optical Express

Optical Express Group; Belfast; On-site; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading private healthcare provider is seeking an Optometrist in Belfast to deliver diverse clinical eye care, including Telemedicine appointments and post-operative consultations. The successful candidate will work within a supportive multi-disciplinary team, providing essential and advanced eye examinations. The package includes a market-leading salary, performance pay scheme, generous annual leave, and a variety of flexible working patterns.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Pension Scheme

Private Healthcare

Paid Professional Fees

Indemnity Coverage

Flexible working patterns

Complimentary or discounted treatments

Access to CET courses

Qualifications

• Experience in providing clinical care in an optometry setting.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Commitment to continued professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide care in clinic and via Telemedicine appointments.
• Conduct pre- and post-operative consultations for surgery.
• Deliver Essential and Advanced Eye Examinations.

Skills

Clinical support

Telemedicine

Essential and Advanced Eye Examinations

Pre- and post-operative consultations

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Job description

Job Title – Optometrist

Location – Belfast

Salary- £55,000 per annum

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 clinic in Belfast. You will be providing care in clinic as well as carrying out Telemedicine appointments.

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.

At Optical Express, no two days are the same. Your role will be varied and can include:

• Pre- and post-operative consultations for our refractive and cataract surgery patients.
• Providing clinical support to our ophthalmologists.
• Being part of our multi-disciplinary YAG capsulotomy service, delivering these procedures.
• Carrying out Telemedicine appointments.
• Providing Essential and Advanced Eye Examinations for our patients.

Your 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
• Salary enhancement through our Performance Pay scheme
• 33 days annual leave per year, increasing with length of service
• Free on site parking
• Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare
• 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, to include 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.