Optometrist

VISION EXPRESS; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a passionate Optometrist to join their team, utilizing cutting-edge technology to enhance customer eyecare experiences. With flexible working hours and a competitive salary, this role offers an opportunity to thrive in a dynamic retail environment. You'll be part of a supportive team, dedicated to maximizing customer satisfaction through personalized eyewear solutions. Enjoy a range of benefits, including a generous car allowance, bonuses, and ongoing professional development. If you're driven and enthusiastic about optometry, this is the perfect opportunity to advance your career while making a meaningful impact.

Benefits

Car allowance

Sales and performance-based bonus

Competitive pension scheme

Private medical cover

Annual free eyewear

Employee Assistance Program

Ongoing CPD and personal development

33 days annual leave

Flexible health benefits

Flexible lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in optometry and providing eyewear solutions.
• Strong communication and rapport-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct eye tests and provide professional recommendations.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Testing patients' eyes

Excellent communication skills

Team collaboration

Ability to work under pressure

Confidence and enthusiasm

Tools

Automated refraction

Non-contact tonometry

Automated keratometry

Fundus camera

Visual field analyser

OCT

Automated phoropters

Job description

Role overview

As an Optometrist at Vision Express, you'll work with some 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 offer flexible working hours to suit your needs, whether around the school run or a compressed week.

Who are we?

We are Vision Express, with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland, offering a variety of working environments from city centre flagship stores to coastal locations. We are part of the EssilorLuxottica family, the global leader in lenses, frames, and sunglasses, home to brands like Ray-Ban, Oakley, Costa, and Vogue Eyewear.

Who is the perfect candidate?

• Experience in testing patients' eyes and providing specialist recommendations on eyecare or eyewear solutions
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build rapport with patients
• Team player with colleagues across the store
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced retail environment
• Confidence, passion, drive, and enthusiasm

Additional information:

• Basic salary up to £75,000 (dependent on experience and location)
• £4,000 car allowance
• Sales and performance-based bonus, targeted incentives
• Competitive pension scheme, private medical cover, life assurance (4x salary)
• Annual free eyewear from day one
• Opportunities for involvement in the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation
• Discounts for friends and family
• Employee Assistance Program for support and advice
• Ongoing CPD and personal development
• Overtime paid at 85% of locum rate
• Access to advanced technology and great working environments
• Coverage of professional fees (GOC, ABDO)
• 33 days annual leave, increasing with service, with buy/sell options
• Flexible health benefits (Health Cash plan, additional life, critical illness, dental)
• Participation in ECP community, peer sharing
• Flexible lifestyle benefits (Gymflex, dining cards, travel insurance, experience days, Cycle to Work)
• And much more!