Optometrist

Optometrist at Vision Express will 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 will support our ambition to “See More, Be More” for our customers, maximising their lifestyle through appropriate eye‑care and eyewear solutions. In our stores you will use automated refraction, non contact tonometry, automated keratometry, fundus camera, visual field analyser, OCT and automated phoropters.

We are open to flexible working arrangements. If you are interested, let us know your ideal working week. We are happy to discuss options to fit around a school run, or a compressed week.

Vision Express is a leading provider of eye care services and eyewear with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland. We offer something for everyone, from flagship city centre locations to smaller village and coastal stores. We are proud members of the Essilor Luxottica family, the world leader in lenses, frames and sunglasses.

• Experience testing patients’ eyes and eyesight and providing specialist recommendations on appropriate eye‑care or eyewear solutions
• Excellent communication and rapport‑building skills, able to translate professional terminology into understandable language for patients
• Cooperative teamwork with colleagues across the store team
• Aptitude to work under pressure and handle challenging situations in a fast‑paced retail environment
• Confidence, passion, drive and enthusiasm

• Sales and performance‑based bonus
• Targeted incentives
• Private medical cover for you and your family
• Life assurance – 4 × your basic annual salary
• Free eyewear annually, eligible from day one
• Opportunities to get involved in the One Sight Essilor Luxottica Foundation
• Discounts for friends and family
• Employee Assistant Program offering confidential support and advice
• Ongoing CPD and personal development opportunities
• Overtime opportunities paid at 80 % of the 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 length of service, plus the option to buy or sell holiday
• Flexible health‑related benefits – Health Cash plan, Additional Life cover, Critical Illness cover and Dental Plan
• Community of peer‑to‑peer knowledge sharing and internal collaboration across the company
• Flexible lifestyle benefits – Gymflex, Dining Cards, Discounted Travel Insurance, Experience Days, discounted bicycles through Cycle to Work scheme

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