Mobile Optometrist

Vision Express; Neath; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Vision Express is seeking a Mobile Optometrist to enhance customer eyecare across multiple locations. The role involves utilizing advanced technology in eye testing and providing personalized eyewear solutions. Flexible working hours available. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package included.

Benefits

Company car

£1,000 mobile allowance

Performance bonuses and incentives

Private medical cover

Life assurance

Free annual eyewear

Professional development opportunities

33+ days holiday, increasing with service

Coverage of professional fees

Flexible employee benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in eye testing and providing eyewear recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills for patient interactions.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with store colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Travel to various stores to provide eye care services.
• Work with advanced optometry technology for eye tests.
• Support customers in identifying suitable eyewear solutions.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Ability to work under pressure

Confidence

Enthusiasm

Proactive attitude

Job description

What can you expect from the role?

Role overview

As a Mobile Optometrist at Vision Express, you’ll travel to multiple stores in your area to provide specialist eye care. You will work with advanced technology, including automated refraction, non-contact tonometry, automated keratometry, fundus camera, visual field analyser, OCT, and automated phoropters.

Your passion for optometry supports our mission to ‘See More, Be More’ for our customers, enhancing their lifestyles through tailored eyecare and eyewear solutions.

We are open to flexible working arrangements, whether you prefer hours that fit around personal commitments or a compressed week. Let us know your ideal schedule!

Who are we?

We are Vision Express, with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland, offering diverse working environments from city centre flagship stores to coastal locations. As part of the EssilorLuxottica group, we are connected to global brands like Ray-Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol, and Oliver Peoples.

Who is the perfect candidate?

• Experience in testing patients’ eyes and providing recommendations on eyecare and eyewear solutions
• Excellent communication skills to explain professional terms clearly to patients
• Teamwork skills to collaborate effectively with store colleagues
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced retail environment
• Confidence, enthusiasm, and a proactive attitude

Additional information

• Basic salary up to £80,000, depending on experience and location
• Company car and £1,000 mobile allowance
• Performance bonuses, incentives, and a competitive pension scheme
• Private medical cover, life assurance, and free annual eyewear
• Opportunities for professional development, CPD, and involvement in the OneSight Foundation
• Employee benefits including discounts, health plans, and flexible benefits
• Coverage of professional fees and 33+ days holiday, increasing with service
• Additional paid overtime and access to advanced technology and supportive environments