Optometrist

VISION EXPRESS; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

VISION EXPRESS seeks an Optometrist to leverage advanced technology and deliver specialized eyecare. Join a retail environment that emphasizes customer lifestyle enhancement, flexible scheduling, and continuous personal development in a supportive team setting. You will enjoy competitive pay, benefits, and the opportunity for professional growth.

Benefits

£4,000 car allowance

Performance-based bonus and incentives

Comprehensive pension scheme

Private medical cover for you and your family

Annual free eyewear from day one

Confidential Employee Assistance Program

Ongoing CPD and personal development opportunities

33 days annual leave, increasing with service, with buy/sell options

Lifestyle benefits like Gymflex and travel insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in eye testing and recommendations for eyecare and eyewear.
• Excellent communication to explain terminology clearly.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced retail setting.

Responsibilities

• Work with advanced optical technology for eye exams.
• Enhance customer lifestyle through eyecare solutions.
• Support flexible working hours.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Ability to work under pressure

Confidence

Enthusiasm

Proactive attitude

Job description

Role overview

As an Optometrist at Vision Express, you'll work with advanced 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, enhancing their lifestyle through tailored eyecare and eyewear solutions. We are open to discussing flexible working hours to suit your needs, whether that’s around school runs or a compressed week.

Who are we?

We are Vision Express, with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland, offering a variety of working environments from city centre flagship stores to coastal locations. As part of EssilorLuxottica, the global leader in vision care, we represent renowned brands like Ray-Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol, and Oliver Peoples.

Who is the perfect candidate?

• Experience in eye testing and providing specialist recommendations for eyecare and eyewear
• Excellent communication skills to explain professional terminology clearly to patients
• Teamwork skills to collaborate effectively with store colleagues
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure in a fast-paced retail setting
• Confidence, enthusiasm, and a proactive attitude

Additional information:

• Basic salary up to £79,000, dependent on experience and location
• £4,000 car allowance
• Performance-based bonus and incentives
• Comprehensive pension scheme
• Private medical cover for you and your family
• Annual free eyewear from day one
• Involvement in the OneSight Foundation
• Discounts for friends and family
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program
• Ongoing CPD and personal development opportunities
• Overtime paid at 85% of locum rate
• Access to leading technology and supportive working environments
• Coverage of professional fees (GOC, ABDO)
• 33 days annual leave, increasing with service, with buy/sell options
• Flexible health benefits including Cash Plan, additional life cover, critical illness, and dental plans
• Participation in ECP community for peer learning
• Lifestyle benefits like Gymflex, dining cards, travel insurance, experience days, and cycle to work schemes