Optometrist

VISION EXPRESS; Swindon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading optical retailer, Vision Express, seeks an Optometrist to provide excellent eyecare services. Candidates will utilize cutting-edge technology and work in a dynamic environment, ensuring customer satisfaction through personalized eyewear solutions. Competitive salary, bonuses, and benefits available.

Benefits

Car allowance

Sales and performance bonuses

Competitive pension

Private medical cover

Annual free eyewear

Discounts for friends and family

Ongoing CPD and personal development

Flexible health benefits

33 days annual leave, increasing with service

Qualifications

• Experience in testing patients' eyes.
• Ability to provide recommendations on eyecare solutions.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with advanced optometry technology.
• Support customers with eyecare and eyewear solutions.
• Work effectively under pressure in a retail environment.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Ability to work under pressure

Passion for optometry

Job description

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.

Who are we?

We are Vision Express, with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland, offering diverse working environments from city centres to coastal locations. As part of the EssilorLuxottica family, we are connected to leading brands like Ray-Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol, and Oliver Peoples.

Who is the perfect candidate?

• Experience in testing patients' eyes and providing specialist recommendations on eyecare or eyewear solutions
• Excellent communication skills to explain professional terminology clearly
• Team player with colleagues across the store
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced retail environment
• Confidence, passion, drive, and enthusiasm

Additional information:

• Basic salary up to £78,000, depending on experience and location
• Additional £4,000 car allowance
• Sales and performance bonuses, targeted incentives
• Competitive pension, private medical cover, life assurance (4x salary)
• Annual free eyewear from day one
• Opportunities for involvement in the OneSight Foundation
• Discounts for friends and family
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program
• Ongoing CPD and personal development
• Overtime paid at 85% of locum rate
• Access to leading technology and great working 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, additional Life cover, Critical Illness, Dental
• Opportunities for peer knowledge sharing and collaboration
• Flexible lifestyle benefits like Gymflex, Dining Cards, Travel Insurance, Experience Days, Cycle to Work
• And much more!