Optometrist – Newcastle Upon Tyne
Position: Optometrist
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne and surrounding areas
Salary: Up to £74,000 per annum
Commission: Paid Monthly
Company Car: For Business And Personal Use
Days: 4 or 5 days a week (No weekends)
A Unique Company
As the UK's leading provider of optical care at home, we are searching for passionate optometrists to join us at the forefront of domiciliary. We deliver our life‑changing service right across the UK, supporting the NHS to provide vital eye care to people who may struggle to get to the high street unaided. Following our recent partnership with Optimism Health Group, we are transforming our business to provide an even better service to our customers and better rewards to our workforce.
Vital and Rewarding Role
We're on the lookout for an optometrist in Tyne & Wear who wants to help us achieve our mission of changing people’s lives through clinically excellent eye care. This is an important hire for us as we have a waiting list of patients in the area eager to access our trusted at‑home service.
Equipment
All of our Optometrists are provided with a full equipment kit, along with comprehensive training to ensure you feel confident before working independently. You can view our equipment in action here Equipment Video
You Will
* Help around 6–7 patients every day, visiting them in their own homes. Our appointments are longer than you’d get on the high street (1 hr), allowing you time to form better relationships with your patients and deliver gold‑standard customer care.
* Be trusted to make autonomous decisions and valued for your expertise. Although you’ll never be on your own as you can get support or a second opinion in minutes from our senior optometrist team at head office.
* Use the very latest equipment, including a digital fundus camera, mobile slit lamp, I‑care tonometer and our industry‑leading digital records system, which means no paperwork.
* Be supported with your CPD. We’ll invest in you and give you the time to complete exams if required.
The package
* Market‑leading salary of up to £74,000 per annum, depending on experience.
* Strong bonus structure.
* Fully expensed company car.
* Access to our colleague assistance programme, Health Assured supporting the wellbeing of the workforce.
* Fantastic equipment and a lightweight kit bag allowing for a streamlined testing process.
* Support with College of Optometrists Higher Qualifications in their Professional Certificates programme.
* Payment of your GOC fees.
* Free CPD events.
* Generous pension scheme, matched up to 5 %.
* Private medical insurance.
* Life assurance.
* Flexible contracts for full‑time or part‑time work.
* 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).
* Employee discounts.
* Weekends off.
* A chance to change people’s lives.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Part‑time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industry
Home Health Care Services
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