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Optometrist Manchester, England

Vision Express

Full Time Manchester, England 61250 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Role overview

As an Optometrist in our store, you will get to work with some 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 'Create Joy in Vision' for our customers maximising their lifestyle through appropriate eyecare and eyewear solutions. Whether you are recently qualified or have years of experience, we'll support you continuously to learn and grow.

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 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.

About us

We are Vision Express - with over 600 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 in one of our coastal locations, we're sure we will have the perfect solution for you!

Did you know, we are also part of the EssilorLuxottica family? EssilorLuxottica are the global leaders in the design, manufacture and distribution of lenses, frames and sunglasses! We are home to the most loved and widely-recognized vision care and eyewear brands in the world. Their priority eyewear brand include Ray-Ban, Oakley, Costa, Vogue Eyewear, Persol and Oliver Peoples, complemented by over 20 prestigious licensed brands.

To be successful in the role, here are a few things we will look for:

Experience in testing patients eyes and eyesight whilst providing specialist recommendations on appropriate eyecare or eyewear solutions
Great communication and rapport building to translate professional terminology into language understandable to patients
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

What's on offer?

Basic salary up to £61,250 (subject to your experience and location)

An additional £4,000 car allowance
Sales and performance-based bonus
Targeted incentives
Private medical cover for you and your family
Free eyewear annually with eligibility from day one of joining us!
Opportunities to get involved in the EssilorLuxottica One Sight Foundation
Discounts for friends and family
Employee Assistant Program offering confidential support and advice on everything from financial support to emotional support and everything in-between
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 your length of service, plus the opportunity to buy or sell holiday
Flexible health related benefits, such as health cash plan, additional life cover, critical illness cover and dental cover
Opportunities to join a company wide ECP community with peer to peer knowledge sharing and collaborating through our internal Yapster groups/span>
Flexible lifestyle benefits such as Gymflex, Gourmet Society Cards, Taste Cards, Discounted Travel Insurance, Experience
Days and even discounted bicycles through our cycle to work scheme
And so much more!