Optometrist

As an Optometrist at Vision Express, you’ll get to work with world class technology including automated refraction, non‑contact tonometry, automated keratometry, a fundus camera, a visual field analyser, OCT and automated phoropters. Your passion for optometry will support our ambition to ‘See More, Be More’ for our customers, maximizing their lifestyle through appropriate eye‑care and eyewear solutions.

Whether you want to work in a busy city centre flagship, a smaller village store or one of our coastal locations, we have the perfect solution for you. Vision Express operates over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland and is part of the Essilor Luxottica family, home to the most recognised vision care and eyewear brands worldwide.

• Experience in testing patients’ eyes and eyesight while providing specialist recommendations on appropriate eye‑care or eyewear solutions
• Excellent communication and rapport‑building skills to translate professional terminology into patient‑understandable language
• Team‑work 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

• Sales and performance‑based bonus and targeted incentives
• Private medical cover for you and your family, life assurance – 4× your basic annual salary
• Free eyewear annually with eligibility from day one of joining us
• Opportunities to get involved in the One Sight Essilor Luxottica Foundation and to access world‑leading technology and great working environments
• Discounts for friends and family, ongoing CPD and personal development opportunities, and additional overtime opportunities paid at 80% of the locum rate
• Access to professional fee coverage such as GOC and ABDO, 33 days annual leave (increasing with length of service), and flexible health‑related benefits (Health Cash plan, Additional Life cover, Critical Illness cover, Dental Plan)
• Flexible lifestyle benefits such as Gymflex, Dining Cards, Discounted Travel Insurance, Experience Days, and a Cycle to Work Scheme
• Supportive employee assistance programs and opportunities to join company‑wide communities for knowledge sharing and collaboration

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