Optometrist

Vision Express; Cardigan; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading optical retailer in Cardigan is looking for an Optometrist. You will utilize advanced technology to enhance customer care and deliver tailored eyecare solutions. Ideal candidates are experienced in eye testing, possess strong communication skills, and can thrive in a fast-paced retail environment. This full-time role offers a salary up to £73,000, a car allowance, and various benefits including performance bonuses and flexible health perks.

Benefits

Performance-based bonus and incentives

Private medical, pension, life assurance

Opportunities for CPD and career development

33 days annual leave

Flexible health benefits and lifestyle perks

Qualifications

• Experience in testing patients' eyes and providing expert recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills to explain professional terms clearly.
• Team player with colleagues across the store.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced setting.
• Confidence, passion, and enthusiasm.

Skills

Experience in testing patients' eyes

Excellent communication skills

Team player

Ability to work under pressure

Confidence, passion, and enthusiasm

Job description

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As an Optometrist at Vision Express, you’ll 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 will support our goal to ‘See More, Be More’ for our customers, enhancing their lifestyle through tailored eyecare and eyewear solutions. We offer flexible working hours to accommodate your needs, whether around school runs or a compressed week.

Who are we?

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

Who is the ideal candidate?

• Experience in testing patients' eyes and providing expert recommendations on eyecare and eyewear
• Excellent communication skills to explain professional terms clearly to patients
• Team player with colleagues across the store
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced retail setting
• Confidence, passion, and enthusiasm

Additional information:

• Basic salary up to £73,000 (dependent on experience and location)
• £4,000 car allowance
• Performance-based bonus and incentives
• Private medical, pension, life assurance, and eyewear benefits
• Opportunities for CPD, professional fee coverage, and career development
• 33 days annual leave, with options to buy or sell holiday
• Flexible health benefits and lifestyle perks

Position details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Sales, Consulting, Healthcare
• Industry: Retail

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