ROI Optometrist

Vision Express; City of London; On-site; GBP 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading optical service provider in the UK seeks an Optometrist to utilize world-class technology and deliver exceptional eye care. You will leverage your experience and communication skills to provide tailored eyecare solutions to customers in a flexible working environment. Excellent benefits and competitive salary up to €82,000 are offered, alongside personal development opportunities.

Benefits

Sales and performance-based bonus

Private medical cover

Flexible lifestyle benefits

Ongoing CPD opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in providing specialist recommendations on eyecare.
• Ability to translate professional terminology for patients.
• Adaptability in a fast-paced retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Utilize advanced technology for eye testing.
• Support customers in maximizing their eyewear and eyecare solutions.
• Collaborate with store team for optimal service delivery.

Skills

Experience in testing patients' eyes

Great communication skills

Teamwork

Ability to work under pressure

Confidence and enthusiasm

Job description

Overview

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 to name a few.

Your passion for optometry will support our ambition to ‘See More, Be More’ for our customers, maximising their lifestyle through appropriate eyecare and eyewear solutions. In our stores, you will work with technology including 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 we are

We are Vision Express - with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland. We are part of the EssilorLuxottica family, a global leader in lenses, frames and sunglasses. Our priority eyewear brands include Ray-Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol and Oliver Peoples, complemented by over 20 licensed brands.

Who is the perfect candidate?

• Experience in testing patients eyes and eyesight whilst providing specialist recommendations on appropriate eyecare or eyewear solutions
• Great communication and rapport building to translate professional terminology into language understandable to patients
• Team work 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

Salary and benefits

• Basic salary up to €82,000 (subject to your experience and location)
• Sales and performance-based bonus
• Targeted incentives
• Competitive pension scheme
• Private medical cover for you and your family
• Life assurance - 4x 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 Program offering confidential support and advice on everything from financial support to emotional support
• Ongoing CPD and personal development opportunities
• Additional overtime opportunities paid at 85% of the locum rate
• Access to world leading technology and great working environments
• Coverage of professional fees such as CORU
• 33 days annual leave - increasing with length of service, plus the option to buy or sell holiday
• Flexible lifestyle benefits such as Gourmet Society Cards, Taste Cards, and Cycle to Work Scheme
• And more!

Employment details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Health Care Provider
• Industries: Retail