Optometrist

OPTICAL EXPRESS; England; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in eye care is seeking a skilled optometrist to join their Brighton clinic. This role offers the chance to work alongside a multi-disciplinary team of experienced professionals, delivering a diverse range of clinical eye care services. With a commitment to exceptional patient care and ongoing professional development, you will enjoy a competitive salary and a robust benefits package, including private healthcare and generous leave. If you are a GOC registered optometrist with a passion for patient care and teamwork, this is the perfect opportunity to advance your career in a supportive environment.

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 Optical Express CET courses

Discounted Laser Eye Surgery

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience as a GOC registered optometrist.
• Experience in providing clinical support to ophthalmologists.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre and post-operative consultations for refractive and cataract surgery patients.
• Provide Essential and Advanced Eye examinations for patients.

Skills

GOC registered optometrist

Clinical eye care services

Pre and post-operative consultations

Essential and Advanced Eye examinations

Education

Optometry degree

Tools

Diagnostic technologies

Laser Eye Surgery equipment

Job description

Optometrist Role

Location: Brighton

Salary: Up to £70,000 DoE

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 due to the expansion of our group for an optometrist to provide care to patients from our clinic in Brighton.

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 role will be varied and can include:

1. Pre and post-operative consultations for our refractive and cataract surgery patients
2. Providing clinical support to our ophthalmologists
3. 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:

1. A market leading salary up to £70,000
2. Salary enhancement through our Performance Pay scheme
3. 33 days annual leave per year, increasing with length of service
4. Pension Scheme
5. Private Healthcare
6. Paid Professional Fees
7. Indemnity Coverage
8. Independent Prescribing Sponsorship and Placement Assistance
9. Access to Optical Express CET courses
10. Complimentary or discounted Laser Eye Surgery, Intraocular Lens surgery or Lipiflow treatment
11. 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.