Optometrist

Optical Express Group; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading private provider of eye care services as an optometrist in Bury St Edmunds. This role offers a dynamic work environment where you will collaborate with experienced eye care professionals to deliver exceptional clinical services. You will be involved in pre and post-operative consultations, providing essential eye examinations, and supporting ophthalmologists in a state-of-the-art facility. With a competitive salary package, including relocation assistance and a range of benefits, this opportunity is perfect for those looking to advance their career in a supportive and innovative setting. Embrace the chance to make a difference in patients' lives while enjoying flexible working patterns tailored to your lifestyle.

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

Discounted Laser Eye Surgery

Qualifications

• Qualified optometrist with experience in clinical eye care.
• Ability to conduct pre and post-operative consultations.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical support to ophthalmologists and perform eye examinations.
• Conduct pre and post-operative consultations for patients.

Skills

Optometry

Patient Care

Clinical Support

Eye Examinations

Education

Doctor of Optometry

Tools

Diagnostic Technologies

Job description

Optometrist Role

Location – Bury St Edmunds

Salary – Up to £60,000

As the UK’s leading private provider of laser eye, premium intraocular lens and cataract surgery, our expert Surgeons undertake more procedures collectively than any other national provider. For over 35 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 for an optometrist to provide care to patients from our clinic in Bury St Edmunds.

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.

At Optical Express, no two days are the same. Your role will be varied and can include:

• 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 up to £60,000 with the possibility of a relocation package
• 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.