Optometrist

Vision Express; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Vision Express is seeking an Optometrist to provide exceptional eyecare using advanced technology in a supportive and flexible workplace. This role allows you to contribute to transforming customers' lives through tailored recommendations while enjoying a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

£4,000 car allowance

Sales and performance-based bonus

Private medical cover for you and your family

Life assurance - 4x your basic salary

Free annual eyewear from day one

33 days annual leave

Ongoing CPD and personal development

Flexible health benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in testing patient's eyes.
• Ability to explain terminology to patients.
• Comfortable working in a retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist recommendations on eyecare and eyewear solutions.
• Maximise customer lifestyle through eyecare.
• Work with advanced optical technology.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Ability to work under pressure

Confidence

Passion for optometry

Job description

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Role overview

As an Optometrist at Vision Express, you’ll work with world-class 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 ambition to ‘See More, Be More’ for our customers, maximising their lifestyle through appropriate eyecare and eyewear solutions. We are open to discussing flexible working hours to suit your needs, whether you prefer hours around the school run or a compressed week.

Who are we?

We are Vision Express, with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland. Whether in a city centre flagship, a village store, or a coastal location, we have the perfect opportunity for you! We are part of the EssilorLuxottica family, the global leader in lenses, frames, and sunglasses, home to brands like Ray-Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol, and Oliver Peoples.

Who is the perfect candidate?

• Experience testing patients’ eyes and providing specialist recommendations on eyecare or eyewear solutions
• Excellent communication skills and rapport building to explain professional terminology clearly
• Teamwork skills across store staff
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced retail environment
• Confidence, passion, drive, and enthusiasm

Additional information

• Basic salary up to £79,000 (dependent on experience and location)
• £4,000 car allowance
• Sales and performance-based bonus
• Targeted incentives
• Competitive pension scheme
• Private medical cover for you and your family
• Life assurance - 4x your basic salary
• Free annual eyewear from day one
• Opportunities to participate in the OneSight Foundation
• Discounts for friends and family
• Employee Assistance Program for confidential support
• Ongoing CPD and personal development
• Overtime paid at 85% of locum rate
• Access to advanced technology and great work environments
• Coverage of professional fees (GOC, ABDO)
• 33 days annual leave, increasing with service, plus buy/sell options
• Flexible health benefits, including Health Cash Plan, Critical Illness, Dental
• Join our ECP community for peer knowledge sharing
• Flexible lifestyle benefits like Gymflex, Dining Cards, Travel Insurance, Experience Days, Cycle to Work

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Sales, Consulting, and Healthcare Provider

Industries

• Retail

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