Optometrist - Ipswich

Overview

A Unique Company. As the UK's leading provider of optical care at home, we are searching for passionate optometrists to join us at the forefront of domiciliary.

Position: Optometrist
Location: Ipswich and surrounding areas
Salary: Up to £74,000
Commission: Paid Monthly
Company Car: For Business And Personal Use
Days: 4 or 5 days a week (No weekends)

We are a flexible employer, and you can choose the number of days you work to fit around family and other commitments – plus we never work weekends!

About the role

Driven by the belief that clinically excellent eye care should be accessible and affordable for all, we use the latest mobile technology and processes to change people's lives for the better. We deliver our life-changing service across the UK, supporting the NHS to provide vital eye care to people who may struggle to get to the high street unaided. Following our partnership with Optimism Health Group, we are transforming our business to provide an even better service to our customers and even better rewards to our highly valued workforce.

Responsibilities

• Help around 6-7 patients every day, visiting them in their own homes. Appointments are longer than high-street visits (1 hr), allowing time to form better relationships and deliver gold-standard customer care.
• Be trusted to make autonomous decisions and be valued for your expertise. You can get support or a second opinion in minutes from our senior optometrist team at head office.
• Use the latest equipment, including a digital fundus camera, mobile slit lamp, I-care tonometer and our industry-leading digital records system, which means no paperwork.
• Be supported with your CPD. We will invest in you and give you the time to complete exams if required.

If you are looking for a new challenge and would value the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives by providing clinically excellent optometry in their homes, then we'd love for you to be part of our journey.

The package

• Market-leading salary of up to £74,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• Strong bonus structure.
• Fully expensed company car.
• Access to our colleague assistance programme, Health Assured supporting the wellbeing of the workforce.
• Fantastic equipment and a lightweight kit bag allowing for a streamlined testing process.
• Support with College of Optometrists Higher Qualifications in their Professional Certificates programme.
• Payment of your GOC fees.
• Free CPD events.
• Generous pension scheme, matched up to 5%.
• Private medical insurance.
• Life assurance.
• Flexible contracts for full-time or part-time work.
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).
• Employee discounts.
• Weekends off.
• A chance to change people's lives.

We’re on a mission to change lives through better sight and hearing - one home visit at a time. Since 1987, our team of dedicated professionals has been delivering life-enhancing care where it’s needed most.

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