Optometrist

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

Job summary

A leading optometry provider in the UK is seeking an Optometrist to utilize advanced technology to enhance customer eyecare solutions. The ideal candidate will have experience in eye testing and the ability to communicate effectively with patients. This role offers a competitive salary of up to £79,000, plus benefits including bonuses, private medical cover, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Additional car allowance

Sales and performance-based bonus

Private medical cover

Ongoing CPD opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Experience in providing recommendations on eyecare or eyewear solutions.
• Ability to translate professional terminology into understandable language.

Responsibilities

• Work with world-class technology in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Provide specialist recommendations to patients.

Skills

Experience in testing patients' eyes

Great communication skills

Teamwork

Ability to work under pressure

Confidence and enthusiasm

Job description

Overview

As an Optometrist at Vision Express, you\'ll get to work with world class technology including automated refraction, non-contact tonometry, automated keratometry, fundus camera, visual field analyser, OCT and automated phoropters to name a few. 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.

In our stores, you will get to work with world class technology including Automated refraction, non contact tonometry, automated keratometry, Fundus Camera, Visual Field Analyser, OCT and Automated Phoropters to name a few. We are open to discussing flexible options for the ideal working week to fit around your commitments.

About Vision Express

Who are we? We are Vision Express - with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland. We operate in busy city centre flagship stores, smaller village stores, and coastal locations. We are part of the EssilorLuxottica family, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of lenses, frames and sunglasses, with brands including Ray-Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol and Oliver Peoples, among others.

Who is the perfect candidate?

• Experience in testing patients eyes and eyesight whilst providing specialist recommendations on appropriate eyecare or eyewear solutions
• Great communication and rapport building to translate professional terminology into language understandable to patients
• Team work with colleagues across the whole store team
• The ability to work under pressure and handle challenging situations in a fast-paced retail environment
• Confidence, passion, drive and enthusiasm

What you should know

Basic salary up to GBP 79,000 (subject to your experience and location)

• An additional GBP4,000 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 annual salary
• Free eyewear annually with eligibility from day one of joining us
• Opportunities to get involved in the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation
• Discounts for friends and family
• Employee Assistance Program offering confidential support and advice on everything from financial support to emotional support and everything in-between
• Ongoing CPD and personal development opportunities
• Additional overtime opportunities paid at 80% of the locum rate
• Access to world leading technology and great working environments
• Coverage of professional fees such as GOC and ABDO
• 33 days annual leave - increasing with your length of service, plus the opportunity to buy or sell holiday
• Flexible health related benefits, such as Health Cash plan, Additional Life cover, Critical Illness cover and Dental Plan
• Opportunities to join a company wide ECP community with peer to peer knowledge sharing and collaborating through our internal channels
• Flexible lifestyle benefits such as Gymflex, Dining Cards, Discounted Travel Insurance, Experience Days, and discounted bicycles through our Cycle to Work Scheme
• And so much more!