Optometrist

Optical Express; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of ophthalmology services, Optical Express, is seeking an Optometrist for their clinic in the Gyle Shopping Centre. You will play a vital role in delivering exceptional patient care with a variety of responsibilities, including eye assessments and contact lens fittings. Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and flexible working patterns are part of the package, ensuring a rewarding career in eye care.

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 Eye Surgery Treatments

Qualifications

• Experience providing essential and advanced eye examinations.
• Proficiency in contact lens fittings.
• Strong ability in conducting eye health assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential and advanced eye examinations for patients.
• Conduct contact lens fittings and eye health assessments.

Skills

Eye examinations

Contact lens fittings

Eye health assessments

Education

Ophthalmology qualification

Job description

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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 33 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 within our clinic in the Gyle Shopping Centre.

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

Providing Essential and Advanced Eye examinations for our patients
Contact lens fittings
Eye health assessments

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.