Optometrist - Maidstone

OutsideClinic; Folkestone; Remote; GBP 74,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of optical care in Folkestone is seeking an Optometrist to deliver exceptional eye care directly to patients' homes. Offering a flexible schedule with no weekend work and a market-leading salary of up to £74,000, this role ensures invaluable support and the latest equipment to enhance patient care. The ideal candidate is passionate about improving lives through accessible eye care and ready to make a real impact in their community.

Benefits

Company car for business and personal use

Strong bonus structure

Private medical insurance

Generous pension scheme

33 days holiday

Employee discounts

Free CPD events

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering optometric care in a home visit setting.
• Ability to manage patient appointments exceeding one hour.
• Commitment to CPD and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Visit patients in their homes to provide eye care services.
• Make autonomous clinical decisions supported by a senior team.
• Maintain accurate patient records with no paperwork involvement.

Skills

Knowledge of ocular health

Patient relationship management

Autonomous decision-making

Customer care excellence

Tools

Digital fundus camera

Mobile slit lamp

I-care tonometer

Job description

Position: Optometrist

Location: Maidstone and Surrounding areas

Salary: Up to £74,000 FTE + Monthly commission

Company Car - For Business And Personal Use

Days: 4 or 5 days a week (No weekends)

A Unique Company

As the UK's leading provider of optical care at home, we are searching for passionate optometrists to join us at the forefront of domiciliary.

Driven by our belief that clinically excellent eye care should be accessible and affordable for all, we use the latest mobile technology and processes to change people's lives for the better.

We deliver our life-changing service right across the UK, supporting the NHS to provide vital eye care to people who may struggle to get to the high street unaided.

Following our recent partnership with Optimism Health Group, we are transforming our business to provide an even better service to our customers and even better rewards to our highly valued workforce.

A vital and rewarding role

We're on the lookout for an optometrist in Kent who wants to help us achieve our mission of changing people's lives through clinically excellent eye care.

This is an important hire for us as we have a waiting list of patients in the area who are eager to get access to our trusted at-home service.

We're a flexible employer, and you can choose the number of days you work to fit around family and other commitments - plus we never work weekends!

Equipment

All of our Optometrists are provided with a full equipment kit, along with comprehensive training to ensure you feel confident before working independently. You can view our equipment in action here Equipment Video

You Will

• Help around 6-7 patients every day, visiting them in their own homes. Our appointments are longer than you’d get on the high street (1 hr), allowing you time to form better relationships with your patients and deliver gold-standard customer care.
• Be trusted to make autonomous decisions and valued for your expertise. Although you'll never be on your own as you can get support or a second opinion in minutes from our senior optometrist team at head office.
• Use the very latest equipment, including a digital fundus camera, mobile slit lamp, I-care tonometer and our industry-leading digital records system, which means no paperwork.
• Be supported with your CPD. We'll invest in you and give you the time to complete exams if required.

The package

• Market-leading salary of up to £74,000 per annum depending on experience.
• Strong bonus structure.
• Fully expensed company car.
• Access to our colleague assistance programme, Health Assured supporting the wellbeing of the workforce.
• Fantastic equipment and a lightweight kit bag allowing for a streamlined testing process.
• Support with College of Optometrists Higher Qualifications in their Professional Certificates programme.
• Payment of your GOC fees.
• Free CPD events.
• Generous pension scheme, matched up to 5%.
• Private medical insurance.
• Life assurance.
• Flexible contracts for full-time or part-time work.
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).
• Employee discounts.
• Weekends off.
• A chance to change people's lives.

We’re on a mission to lives through better sight and hearing - one home visit at a time. Since 1987, our team of dedicated professionals has been delivering life-enhancing care where it’s needed most.