Optometrist

As an Optometrist at Vision Express, you’ll 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 supports our ambition to ‘See More, Be More’, maximizing customers\’ lifestyles through appropriate eye care and eyewear solutions.

Although the hours of this role are advertised, if this sounds like the role for you, we’d love to hear about your ideal working week. Whether you need a schedule that fits around the school run or you prefer a compressed week, we are open to flexible options.

Who are we?

We are Vision Express – with over 550 stores across the UK and Ireland, we have something for everyone. Whether you want to work in a busy city centre flagship, a smaller village store or one of our coastal locations, we’ll find the perfect fit for you!

We are part of the EssilorLuxottica family, the global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of lenses, frames and sunglasses. Our portfolio includes Ray‑Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol and Oliver Peoples, among more than 20 prestigious licensed brands.

Who is the perfect candidate?

• Experience 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 language understandable to patients
• Teamwork with colleagues across the whole store team
• Ability to work under pressure and handle challenging situations in a fast‑paced retail environment
• Confidence, passion, drive and enthusiasm

Anything else you should know?

• 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 of joining us
• Opportunities to get involved in the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation
• Discounts for friends and family
• Employee Assistant Programme offering confidential support and advice on everything from financial to emotional support
• Ongoing CPD and personal development opportunities
• Additional overtime opportunities paid at 80% of the locum rate
• Access to world‑leading technology and a great working environment
• Coverage of professional fees such as GOC and ABDO
• 33 days annual leave – increasing with length of service, with the option to buy or sell holiday
• Flexible health‑related benefits such as a Health Cash plan, Additional Life cover, Critical Illness cover and Dental Plan
• Opportunities to join a company‑wide ECP community for peer‑to‑peer knowledge sharing and collaboration through internal channels
• Flexible lifestyle benefits such as Gymflex, Dining Cards, discounted travel insurance, experience days, and discounted bicycles through our Cycle‑to‑Work scheme

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