Optometrist

Frontline Sales Consultancy; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in eye care is seeking a dedicated GOC-registered optometrist to join their innovative team. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of residents in care homes, providing person-centred care with a regular weekday schedule, allowing weekends free. With a focus on digital innovation and a supportive environment, you will collaborate with a dedicated team to deliver exceptional eye care. If you are passionate about clinical excellence and want to transform lives, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Mileage allowance

Paid GOC fees

Pension contribution

Equipment provided

Uniform provided

Dementia and safeguarding training

Opportunities for mentoring

Supportive admin and clinical team

Qualifications

• GOC-registered Optometrist with a full UK driving licence.
• Strong clinical skills in eye examination and management of ocular conditions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive eye examinations and health assessments.
• Provide personalised eye care advice to patients and families.

Skills

GOC-registered Optometrist

Clinical skills in eye examination

Compassionate communication

Experience in domiciliary optometry

Digital patient record systems

Job description

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Salary: £75,000–£80,000 plus an achievable bonus structure.

Make a Real Difference in Eye Care – With Your Weekends Free

Are you a dedicated, GOC-registered optometrist who wants to deliver truly person-centred care?

A trusted care home-visiting opticians to over 400 care homes, using your clinical skills to transform the lives of residents who can't visit the high street. Enjoy a rewarding career with a regular weekday schedule and the support of an experienced, value-driven team.

Why Join?

• No Weekend Work: Enjoy a Monday to Friday schedule – your weekends are always your own.
• Competitive Package: £75,000–£80,000 salary plus an achievable bonus structure.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Mileage allowance, paid GOC fees, pension contribution, equipment, and uniform provided.
• Person-Centred Collaborative Approach: Be part of our unique three-way collaboration between optometrist, care home, and family/NOK/POA, ensuring residents receive truly personalised care through shared communication and values.
• Meaningful Impact: Help reduce falls (up to 50% of falls within care homes are linked to vision problems), improve quality of life, and address that one in three care home residents wear incorrect or outdated glasses.
• Digital Innovation: Utilise our innovative Digital Eye Care Portal and optical software systems to streamline your workflow and enhance patient care, positioning you at the forefront of digital healthcare solutions.
• Supportive Environment: Benefit from a thorough induction, dementia and safeguarding training, and a dedicated admin and clinical support team.
• Professional Growth: Opportunities for mentoring, management, or involvement in clinical innovation and service development.

Your Role

As our Super Optometrist, you'll:

• Conduct comprehensive eye examinations and health assessments
• Digitally document findings
• Prescribe and recommend spectacles
• Detect and manage eye conditions, provide referrals
• Provide personalised eye care advice to patients and families when required
• Collaborate with the team to deliver exceptional customer service

What We're Looking For

• GOC-registered Optometrist with a full UK driving licence.
• Strong clinical skills in eye examination, diagnosis, and management of ocular conditions.
• Previous experience in domiciliary, community, or care home optometry.
• Compassionate communicator, able to engage sensitively with elderly residents, including those living with dementia.
• Organised, adaptable, and comfortable working both independently and as part of a wider team.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and best practice.
• Interest in clinical leadership, mentoring, or service innovation.
• Experience with digital patient record systems.

Our Service Area

We serve care homes across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Milton Keynes, Northampton, and North West London.

Ready to Make a Real Difference?

If you're passionate about clinical excellence and want to transform lives through exceptional eye care – with your weekends free – we'd love to hear from you.

For an informal chat, to arrange a shadowing day, or to apply, contact us. All enquiries are treated in strict confidence.

Delivering exceptional eye care at home since 2009.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to diversity and inclusion.