Optometrist - Northampton

OutsideClinic; Northampton; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully expensed company car

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Contributory pension (5% employee + 5%

33 days holiday

Employee discounts

Health Assured wellbeing programme

Free CPD events

GOC fees paid

Job summary

OutsideClinic in the United Kingdom is seeking an optometrist to join our at-home eye care service. You will visit patients in Northamptonshire and surrounding areas, conducting comprehensive eye exams with 1-hour appointments and delivering gold-standard patient care.

You'll have access to the very latest equipment, CPD support, and a salary up to £64,000 with a fully expensed company car and comprehensive benefits package including private medical insurance, pension, life assurance and more.

Responsibilities

• Visit patients in their homes in Northamptonshire and surrounding areas, with about 6–7 visits per day and 1-hour appointments.
• Make autonomous clinical decisions with support available from senior optometrist team.
• Utilise advanced equipment and digital records, minimising paperwork.
• CPD support and time allocated for required exams.

Job description

Position: Optometrist

Location: Northamptonshire and surrounding areas

Salary: Up to £64,000

Commission: Paid Monthly

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 that lives in the Northampton area, who is able to visit patients in Northamptonshire / Bedfordshire / and towards Leicestershire.

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.

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 via the company portal.

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.

If you are looking for a new challenge and would value the opportunity to make a difference to people's lives by providing clinically excellent optometry in their homes, then we'd love for you to be part of our journey.

The package

• Market-leading salary of up to £64,000 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.
• Contributory pension scheme (5% employee and 5% employer).
• 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.