Overview
Join to apply for the Optometrist role at Vision Express. As an Optometrist, you’ll work with world-class technology including automated refraction, non-contact tonometry, automated keratometry, fundus camera, visual field analyser, OCT and automated phoropters. Your passion for optometry supports our ambition to “See More, Be More” for customers by maximising their lifestyle through eyecare and eyewear solutions. Although hours are advertised, we are open to flexible options to fit your ideal working week (e.g., hours around school run or a compressed week).
We are Vision Express, with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland. We are part of the EssilorLuxottica family, a global leader in lenses, frames and sunglasses, with brands including Ray-Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol and Oliver Peoples.
Responsibilities
* Experience in testing patients’ eyes and eyesight while providing specialist recommendations on appropriate eyecare or eyewear solutions
* Great communication and rapport building to translate professional terminology into language understandable to patients
* Teamwork with colleagues across the store
* Ability to work under pressure and handle challenging situations in a fast-paced retail environment
Qualifications
* Experience in testing patients’ eyes and eyesight while providing specialist recommendations on eyecare or eyewear solutions
* Strong communication skills and ability to translate professional terminology for patients
* Ability to work well within a store team and in a fast-paced environment
Benefits
* Basic salary up to £78,000 (subject to experience and location)
* Additional £4,000 car allowance
* Sales and performance-based bonus
* Targeted incentives
* Competitive pension scheme
* Private medical cover for you and your family
* Life assurance – 4x basic annual salary
* Free eyewear annually from day one of joining
* Opportunities with OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation
* Discounts for friends and family
* Employee Assistance Program for confidential support
* Ongoing CPD and personal development
* Overtime opportunities paid at 85% of locum rate
* Access to world-leading technology and great working environments
* Professional fees coverage (e.g., GOC and ABDO)
* 33 days annual leave (increasing with service) with buy/sell option
* Flexible health benefits (Health Cash Plan, Life, Critical Illness, Dental)
* Participation in company-wide ECP community and knowledge sharing
* Flexible lifestyle benefits (Gymflex, Dining Cards, travel discounts, Cycle to Work)
* And more
Location
Ringwood or other Vision Express locations in the UK
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