Optometrist jobs in United Kingdom

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, maximising their lifestyle through appropriate eyecare and eyewear solutions.

We are Vision Express - with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland. We are part of the EssilorLuxottica family, a global leader in design, manufacture and distribution of lenses, frames and sunglasses. This role offers flexible options to fit around your ideal working week.

• 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

• 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

• Basic salary up to £79,000 (subject to experience and location)
• An additional £4,000 car allowance
• 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
• Opportunities to get involved in the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation
• Discounts for friends and family
• Employee Assistance Program for confidential support
• Ongoing CPD and personal development opportunities
• 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 length of service, plus options to buy or sell holiday
• Flexible health-related benefits (Health Cash plan, Additional Life cover, Critical Illness cover and Dental Plan)
• Opportunity to join company-wide ECP community with peer-to-peer knowledge sharing
• Flexible lifestyle benefits (Gymflex, Dining Cards, Discounted Travel Insurance, Experience Days, Cycle to Work)
• And more

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Sales, Consulting, and Health Care Provider

• Retail

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