Optometrist

OPTICAL EXPRESS; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a leading provider of ophthalmology services, where you can make a significant impact on patient care as an optometrist. Join a dynamic team in Brentwood, dedicated to delivering exceptional clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction. With a commitment to your professional growth, you'll receive comprehensive training in refractive and cataract surgery, along with access to state-of-the-art technology. Enjoy a competitive salary, generous annual leave, and a range of benefits designed to enhance your career and work-life balance. This role offers flexibility and the chance to thrive in a supportive environment, making it a perfect fit for passionate eye care professionals.

Benefits

Market leading salary

Performance Pay scheme

33 days annual leave

Pension Scheme

Private Healthcare

Paid Professional Fees

Indemnity Coverage

Independent Prescribing Sponsorship

Access to CET courses

Friends and Family Discount scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience as a GOC registered optometrist.
• Experience in providing clinical support and eye examinations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre and post-operative consultations for patients.
• Provide clinical support to ophthalmologists during procedures.
• Perform essential and advanced eye examinations.

Skills

GOC registration

Clinical eye care services

Patient consultations

Independent prescribing

Education

Optometry degree

Tools

Diagnostic equipment

Optical technology

Job description

Optometrist Role

Location: Brentwood

Optical Express is a provider of ophthalmology services including laser eye surgery, cataract surgery, and lens replacement surgery in the United Kingdom and Europe. For over 34 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 due to the expansion of our group for an optometrist to provide care to patients from our clinic in Brentwood.

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. We ask that you have a minimum of 2 years experience as a GOC registered optometrist.

Your Responsibilities:

• Pre and post-operative consultations for our refractive and cataract surgery patients
• Providing clinical support to our ophthalmologists
• 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 include:

• A market leading salary
• Salary enhancement through our Performance Pay scheme
• 33 days annual leave per year, increasing with length of service
• 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 Discount scheme

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.