Role overview
As an Optometrist at Vision Express, you’ll work with cutting-edge technology including automated refraction, non-contact tonometry, automated keratometry, fundus camera, visual field analyser, OCT, and automated phoropters.
Your passion for optometry will support our ambition to ‘See More, Be More’ for our customers, enhancing their lifestyles through suitable eyecare and eyewear solutions. You will have the opportunity to work with world-class technology such as Automated refraction, non-contact tonometry, automated keratometry, Fundus Camera, Visual Field Analyser, OCT, and Automated Phoropters.
Although the advertised hours are a guide, we are open to discussing flexible working options, whether you prefer hours to fit around the school run or a compressed week.
Who are we?
We are Vision Express, with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland, offering diverse working environments from city centre flagship stores to coastal locations. We are part of the EssilorLuxottica group, the global leader in lenses, frames, and sunglasses, home to brands like Ray-Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol, and Oliver Peoples.
Who is the perfect candidate?
* Experience testing patients' eyes and providing specialist recommendations for eyecare or eyewear solutions
* Excellent communication skills and rapport-building abilities to explain professional terminology clearly
* Teamwork and collaboration across store teams
* Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced retail environment
* Confidence, passion, drive, and enthusiasm
Additional information
Basic salary up to £79,000 (dependent on experience and location), plus:
* £4,000 car allowance
* Sales and performance bonuses
* Targeted incentives
* Competitive pension scheme
* Private medical cover for you and your family
* Life assurance (4x your salary)
* Free annual eyewear from day one
* Opportunities to participate in the OneSight Foundation
* Discounts for friends and family
* Confidential Employee Assistance Program
* Ongoing CPD and personal development
* Overtime paid at 85% of locum rate
* Access to advanced technology and a great working environment
* Coverage of professional fees such as GOC and ABDO
* 33 days annual leave, increasing with service, plus buy/sell options
* Flexible health benefits, including Cash Plan, additional life cover, critical illness, and dental plans
* Participation in the ECP community for knowledge sharing
* Lifestyle benefits like Gymflex, Dining Cards, Travel Insurance discounts, Experience Days, and Cycle to Work Scheme
* And much more!
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