Optometrist Jobs Weymouth

Flame Healthcare Limited; Weymouth; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday FTE

Company pension

Professional fees covered

Opportunities for higher qualifications

Job summary

A dynamic independent group in Weymouth is seeking an Optometrist to join their thriving practice. The role offers clinical freedom, opportunities for professional growth, and a chance to work with premium eye care solutions. Candidates must be UK qualified and registered with the GOC, with a willingness to excel in patient care and embrace new challenges. The practice offers a competitive salary around £70K FTE, vocational training support, and a focus on assuring top-tier patient experiences.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable track record of clinical achievement.
• Ability to manage patient journeys and exceed expectations.
• Experience with the latest diagnostic equipment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough eye examinations and contact lens assessments.
• Manage all clinical services at the practice.
• Support the Practice Manager and ensure premium patient care.

Skills

Clinical sensitivity

Commercial awareness

Interest in optical trends

Education

UK qualified optometrist

Recognized optometrist conversion course

Tools

Optomap

OCT

Job description

Optometrist Jobs Weymouth
Optometry Jobs Dorset

• Full Time or Part time
• Around £70K FTE depending on experience, qualifications & testing times
• 33 days holiday FTE (includes bank holidays) in a complete holiday year (Dec – Nov)
• Company pension
• Professional fees covered (AOP & GOC)
• Optomap & OCT
• Opportunities for higher qualifications including Independent Prescribing etc
• Closed Sundays & bank holidays

We have just been instructed on a new and exclusive opportunity for a Optometrist based Weymouth, Dorset. So if you are at a juncture in your career, looking at exploring your career options and thinking about a change of scenery, with fantastic views, coastal walks and surrounded by national parks and countryside then this could be a perfect opportunity.

Our exclusive client, is an expanding, dynamic Family Independent Group that provide premium eye care solutions, through a bespoke personal service.

They are now actively looking for an ambitious, proven optometrist that will be given the clinical freedom to express themselves and be responsible for all clinical services at the practice to ensure all patients receive a premium eye care service.

Supporting the Practice Manager and Dispensing Director, of the practice, you will need to have a demonstrable track record of achievement, be outstanding from a clinical perspective, coupled with strong commercial awareness, have a significant interest in optical trends, be conversant with the latest diagnostic equipment and up to date with the latest clinical advancements.

As you will be responsible for managing this premium eye care service, from a customer service perspective, it is all about the patient journey and exceeding expectations throughout.

As The Lead Optometrist you will be responsible for thorough eye examinations, contact lens assessments and aftercare and assisting colleagues when necessary to ensure the practice operates efficiently and effectively. Your testing time will be between 30/40 minutes, you need to be clinically sensitive to the needs of the patient, yet understand the commercial requirements of the business and it is vitally important that you have a flexible working attitude ensuring that the patient is always the priority.

Our client is passionate about ensuring they are always leading the way when it comes to frames, lenses and contact lenses. They have a premium Hoya account, ensuring the latest and most diverse and progressive range of lenses are available.

From a frames perspective, they provide designer frames including Ray Ban, Oakley, Silhouette and Maui Jim, which provides you with an example of the quality and types of products you will be dispensing.

In addition, they have fantastic Contact Lens offering, ranging from, Soft Contact Lenses, Daily Contact Lenses, Reusable Contact Lenses, Multifocal Lenses Myopia/Myopia Management Contact Lenses and Ortho K.
This is a fantastic opportunity from a short, medium and long term career perspective, with a view to partnership for the right candidate.

They will support with MECS and Prof Certs in Glaucoma, Medical Retina, IP etc and ensure you will be able to utilise these once qualified in the business.

if you feel you have the right experience, are looking for a new challenge and are serious about becoming an integral part of something progressive and independent, we need to talk.

In order to be considered for this opportunity, you will need to be a UK qualified optometrist or have completed a recognised optometrist conversion course and be registered with the GOC to apply.

To apply for this Optometrist Jobor enquire about additional Optometrist Jobs contact Flame Health, Freephone on 0800 085 0858 or if calling from a mobile [phone]alternatively email [e-mail]

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