Overview
Optometrist role at Vision Express. Vision Express has over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland with opportunities to work in city centre flagships, smaller village stores, or coastal locations. Vision Express is part of the EssilorLuxottica family, a global leader in lenses, frames and sunglasses. This role supports our ambition to “See More, Be More” for customers through appropriate eyecare and eyewear solutions.
In this position you will work with world-class technology including automated refraction, non-contact tonometry, automated keratometry, fundus camera, visual field analyser, OCT and automated phoropters.
Responsibilities
* Experience in testing patients eyes and eyesight whilst 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 whole store team
* The ability to work under pressure and handle challenging situations in a fast-paced retail environment
* Confidence, passion, drive and enthusiasm
Qualifications
* Experience in testing patients eyes and giving specialist recommendations on eyecare or eyewear solutions
* Strong communication skills and ability to translate technical terms for patients
* Ability to work effectively as part of a store team
* Resilience to work in a fast-paced retail setting
Benefits
* Basic salary up to £79,000 (subject to experience and location)
* An 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 your basic annual salary
* Free eyewear annually with eligibility from day one of joining
* Opportunities to get involved in the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation
* Discounts for friends and family
* Employee Assistance Program
* CPD and personal development opportunities
* Overtime opportunities paid at 85% of locum rate
* Access to world-leading technology and great working environments
* Coverage of professional fees such as GOC and ABDO
* 33 days annual leave, increasing with service, plus holiday buy/sell option
* Flexible health-related benefits (Health Cash Plan, Additional Life, Critical Illness, Dental)
* Opportunities to join company-wide ECP community and knowledge sharing
* Flexible lifestyle benefits (Gymflex, Dining Cards, Travel Discounts, Experience Days, Cycle to Work)
* And more
Employment details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Sales, Consulting, and Health Care Provider
* Industries: Retail
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Locations: Whitstable, Maidstone, Chatham, Sidcup, Kent (multiple locations listed),, and other UK locations as appropriate.
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