Clinical Director

Optical Express Group; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Optical Express is seeking a Clinical Director to join their senior management team. This role involves leading clinical compliance and quality standards, ensuring exceptional patient care, and achieving financial targets. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in ophthalmology and the ability to lead a dedicated team in a high-quality clinical environment.

Benefits

Market leading salary

33 days annual leave

Private healthcare cover

Company pension

Substantial discounts on services and products

Ongoing personal development

Qualifications

• Senior Optometrist with substantial experience.
• Extensive refractive and cataract surgery experience.
• Senior management experience in healthcare is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical direction and leadership for the division.
• Ensure best-in-class patient care across clinics.
• Meet and exceed financial objectives and operational targets.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Communication

People Management

Education

Registered with GOC

IP Qualification

Job description

Job Title – Clinical Director

Location – England

Salary – Competitive package, subject to Candidate experience

Optical Express is focused on delivering exceptional patient care, outstanding clinical outcomes and continued investment in our people and technology.

For over 35 years, millions of patients have trusted Optical express with their eye care and 99% would recommend us to friends and family.

Due to our continued success and expanding network of clinics, we have a vacancy for a Clinical Director, to join our existing senior management team.

The Clinical Director will be part of the senior clinical team responsible for a range of clinical compliance, governance, performance and quality and standards matters. They will ensure the highest and safest levels of patient care are delivered and investment returns result at each of the group clinics they oversee in conjunction with the Divisional Director.

Our ideal candidate will be an experienced Senior Optometrist who will already be working in a senior management role with an ophthalmology or ophthalmic business and have the ability to lead and motivate their team to achieve outstanding results.

Candidates MUST be registered with GOC and IP qualified, with extensive refractive and cataract surgery experience.

Duties:

Responsible for providing clinical direction and leadership for the division.

Ensure our clinics, including treatment centres provide safe, effective, caring and responsive best-in-class patient care in a high quality clinical environment.

Promote and safeguard the wellbeing of all patients and colleagues at all times.

Possess a strong commercial awareness and be able to demonstrate a track record of achieving targets.

Meet and exceed all financial objectives, operational targets and KPIs for their division.

Senior management experience in a healthcare environment is desirable.

Proven leader with exceptional strategic planning abilities.

Demonstrate excellent communication and people management skills.

What’s in it for you?

• Market leading salary
• 33 days annual leave
• Private healthcare cover
• Company pension
• Substantial discounts across the brands, including laser eye surgery, IOL surgery and eyewear
• Ongoing personal development

If you are interested in furthering your career with a market leading business, then Optical Express is the place for you.