Optometrist - Part-time 32h - Kingston

JIMMY FAIRLY; Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension contribution

Employee discount

Welcome pair of Jimmy spectacles

Travel expenses paid

Job summary

Jimmy Fairly is seeking an Optometrist to lead the patient eye-examination journey in our retail stores. You will partner with the Store Manager to deliver expert optical guidance and ensure a premium customer experience from examination to after-care.

You will educate patients, maintain high clinical standards, and support the store team with optics training while promoting test bookings and patient care across locations.

Qualifications

• Must be fully qualified to practice in the respective area.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and grow in a self-starter setting.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding optometrist experiences in the exam room as a key brand ambassador.
• Conduct high-quality eye examinations and obtain accurate prescriptions.
• Educate patients about eye health and prescription care.
• Guide and train store team on optics knowledge and patient care on the shop floor.
• Assist with spectacle orders, collections, and promoting eye test bookings.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Problem-solving

Team player

Fluent English

Education

Qualified Optometrist

Job description

Boring? Expensive? Dull? Jimmy Fairly was born, not with a want but a need to revolutionise the optical industry. Founded in 2010 by Antonin Chartier, a 23-year old psychology student with a passion for entrepreneurship. Chartier’s concept was simple: quality glasses, fair prices and a positive social impact.

Over a decade later, little has changed. Now with over 100 stores across Europe and UK, Jimmy Fairly is successfully bringing back great style and a smile to the optical world. Great style by dropping on-trend designs every 6 weeks, with a short-circuit manufacturing process that does not compromise on quality or our planet. A smile with a customer-centric approach, from the moment a customer enters a Jimmy store, to having their eyes tested by our expert optometrists and seeking help from our exceptional after-care team.

Better everyday!

Since day one, we have partnered with Restoring Vision, the international charity committed to ending the global vision crisis. Find out more at www.jimmyfairly.co.uk and on Instagram @jimmyfairly.

We are looking for new talents to be part of this amazing adventure. Are you ready to join a bouncy, cohesive and passionate team to challenge the status quo?

The Role

All of our stores are designed to be more than just a sterile optician, but an intimate, beautiful and cosy place to spend time and ensure an amazing customer experience. Everything is done to create a true lifestyle experience, encouraging customers to visit our stores to catch up with friends, relax and grab a coffee, whilst shopping for their next pair of glasses!

As an Optometrist, your role is crucial in building this great customer experience as the customer journey starts in your exam room. You will be a key brand ambassador and will work hand-in-hand with our Store Manager, providing our retail team optical guidance & knowledge.

Your mission

Inside the eye test room

• Delivering an outstanding optometrist experience following the ‘Optometrist Ceremony’
• Understanding patients needs and ensuring the highest quality eye examinations to achieve the optimal outcome for patients
• Guaranteeing technical excellence & the quality of patient care
• Accurately obtaining spectacle prescriptions and recommending the best spectacle lens treatments depending on the patient's visual needs, usage and environment
• Educating patients about their eye health and their prescription
• Giving advise and guidance to varifocal users and explaining on how to take care of their Jimmy Fairly Specs
• Obliging to general data protection regulations

Outside the eye test room

• In charge of the ongoing optics training of the store team
• Actively supporting the team on the shop floor with customers and promoting eye test bookings
• Checking spectacle orders and assisting with collections

Your profile

• Fully qualified to practice in the respective area of the position
• Excited to work in a fast-paced environment, to grow and manage a in a self-starter environment with endless potential
• Ability to make patients at ease knowing they are receiving the best quality eye examination, with thorough health checks
• Being able to build an excelled patient rapport to encourage them to return back to Jimmy Fairly for future examinations, as well as recommending to friends and family
• Highly motivated and able to adapt to changing environments, whist maintaining exceptional patient care
• Being a true team player
• Strong organisational, communication, customer service, and problem-solving skills
• Availability to work 4 days/week (Including every Saturday)
• Fluent in written and oral English.

What’s on Offer?

• A competitive salary, depending on experience
• Access to the latest clinical technology
• Welcome pair of Jimmy spectacles on your first week
• Great employee discount
• Pension contribution
• Private healthcare
• Part travel expenses paid

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.