Overview
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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. You will help customers maximise their lifestyle through appropriate eyecare and eyewear solutions, delivering high-quality optometry services in a retail environment. We are open to discussing flexible working options to fit your ideal week.
We are Vision Express with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland, part of the EssilorLuxottica group, home to brands such as Ray-Ban, Oakley and Costa. We offer a broad range of benefits and opportunities across our network.
Responsibilities
* Experience in testing patients eyes and providing specialist recommendations on eyecare or eyewear solutions
* Great communication and rapport building to translate professional terminology into language understandable to patients
* Teamwork with colleagues across the whole store
* Ability to work under pressure and handle challenging situations in a fast-paced retail environment
Qualifications
* Qualified Optometrist with experience in clinical testing and patient consultations
* Confidence, passion, drive and enthusiasm
Compensation and Benefits
* Basic salary up to £73,000 (subject to experience and location)
* Additional £4,000 car allowance
* Sales and performance-based bonus plus targeted incentives
* Competitive pension and private medical cover for you and your family
* Life assurance – 4x basic annual salary
* Free eyewear annually from day one
* Opportunities to engage with OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation
* Discounts for friends and family; employee assistance program; CPD and personal development opportunities
* Overtime opportunities paid at 80% of locum rate; professional fees coverage (GOC/ABDO)
* 33 days annual leave (plus buy/sell holiday and length-of-service increases)
* Flexible health benefits including Health Cash Plan, Critical Illness, Dental Plan
* Access to technology-rich work environment and supportive team culture
Location and Application
* Middlesbrough, Durham, Sunderland, Stockton-On-Tees, Yarm, Darlington, Peterlee, Bishop Auckland and other UK locations
Note: We are part of the EssilorLuxottica family and committed to equality of opportunity and inclusive hiring practices.
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