At Vision Express, we give optometrists the equipment, time, and support to step out with confidence. Backed by the strength of EssilorLuxottica, your career is supported with unparalleled stability, development opportunities, and a clear path to grow.
Role
Salary: Up to £79,000 (subject to your experience and location)
Car allowance: £4,000
Location: Worthing
Working hours: Full time 38.75 hours, including Saturday or Sunday.
Our store in Worthing has three test rooms, delivering triple testing every day, fully equipped with OCTs and Phoropters, and an onsite lab to reduce turnaround. Set in the seaside town of Worthing, the store is about 11 miles from Brighton and 18 miles from Chichester, with a train station connecting to major networks such as London, Brighton, Portsmouth, and Southampton. Our large, well‑established team supports the optometrists with a good handover system in place. The store is busy, providing over 260 tests per week.
What You’ll Get
At Vision Express, we’ve built rewards that give you more. Depending on the options selected, your total reward package (for full‑time roles) typically includes about £11,000 in additional benefits on top of your basic salary and car allowance.
* Potential opportunity to offer Glaucoma Monitoring or Medical Retina certification, once successfully passed probation.
* 33 days’ annual leave, rising to 38 days including bank holidays.
* Sales and performance‑based bonus: an on‑target bonus of up to £5,040, with potential for higher rewards when the store achieves beyond expectations.
* Private medical cover for you and your family.
* Life assurance worth four times your salary.
* Overtime opportunities through the TG pool, paid at 80% of the locum rate.
* Share options: purchase shares in EssilorLuxottica with additional free shares gifted by us.
* Pension scheme.
* View our full list of benefits.
Flexible Working
If this sounds like the role for you, we’d love to hear about your ideal working week. Whether that’s alternate days or a compressed week, we are open to discussing flexible options.
Who We’re Looking For
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you:
* Are a qualified, GOC registered optometrist.
* Use clinical expertise to deliver clear diagnosis building patient confidence.
* Enjoy working as part of a team, sharing ideas and supporting colleagues.
* Contribute to the commercial success of the store, focusing on performance, growth, and delivering an outstanding customer experience.
* Bring confidence, passion, and genuine enthusiasm for making a difference to people’s lives.
Why Vision Express
With 590+ stores across the UK, Ireland and Jersey, we’re a leading optical retailer and an innovative med‑tech business. Backed by EssilorLuxottica, we’re investing in you – your skills, ambitions and future.
* Please note: the total reward package of up to £11,000 in benefits is dependent on the options selected, your role, the store, and length of service. Not all benefits may be available to all colleagues, and the value of some benefits may vary. TG pool shifts are paid at 80% of the locum rate for the first shift worked each week. For full details, please get in touch with our recruitment team at optometrycareers@visionexpress.com.
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