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Optometrist

role at

Vision Express .

As an

Optometrist

at

Vision Express , you’ll get to work with world-class technology including automated refraction, non-contact tonometry, automated keratometry, fundus camera, visual field analyser, OCT and automated phoropters to name a few. Your passion for optometry will support our ambition to ‘See More, Be More’ for our customers, maximising their lifestyle through appropriate eyecare and eyewear solutions.

In our stores you will work with world-class technology including automated refraction, non-contact tonometry, automated keratometry, fundus camera, visual field analyser, OCT and automated phoropters to name a few.

Although the hours for this role are advertised, we’d love to hear about your ideal working week. Whether this is hours to fit around the school run or you prefer a compressed week, we are open to discussing flexible options with you further.

Who we areWe are Vision Express — with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland. Whether you want to work in a busy city centre flagship, a smaller village store or in one of our coastal locations, we’re sure we will have the perfect solution for you. We are part of the EssilorLuxottica family, the global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of lenses, frames and sunglasses. Our priority eyewear brands include Ray-Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol and Oliver Peoples, complemented by over 20 prestigious licensed brands.

Perfect candidate

Experience in testing patients’ eyes and 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

Role details

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Sales, Consulting, and Health Care Provider

Industries: Retail

Compensation and benefits

Basic salary up to £78,000 (subject to your 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 us

Opportunities to get involved in the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation

Discounts for friends and family

Employee Assistance Program offering confidential support and advice on everything from financial support to emotional support

Ongoing CPD and personal development opportunities

Additional overtime opportunities paid at 85% 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, such as Health Cash plan, Additional Life cover, Critical Illness cover and Dental Plan

Opportunities to join a company-wide ECP community with peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and collaborating through our internal channels

Flexible lifestyle benefits such as Gymflex, Dining Cards, Discounted Travel Insurance, Experience Days, and discounted bicycles through our Cycle to Work Scheme

And so much more!

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