The Role
:
As an Optometrist, you will conduct thorough eye examinations across all age groups, adhering to professional guidelines.
Responsibilities:
1. Utilise specialist diagnostic equipment for accurate testing and diagnosis.
2. Manage a team, overseeing dispensing opticians and store staff.
3. Coach and mentor assistants to enhance effective selling behaviours and customer engagement.
4. Communicate with patients to gather comprehensive case histories.
5. Issue prescriptions for spectacles or contact lenses, ensuring precision.
6. Fit and verify prescribed lenses, correcting vision defects.
7. Provide valuable advice on frame and lens choices to patients.
8. Write referrals to medical practitioners following legal guidelines.
9. Network with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring effective collaboration.
10. Achieve sales targets for spectacles and contact lenses.
11. Perform core administrative functions in compliance with GDPR best practices.
Requirements:
12. Previously worked as an Optometrist or in a similar role.
13. Possess relevant qualifications.
14. Strong leadership skills to manage and coach a team effectively.
15. Valid driving licence.
Benefits:
16. 33 days holiday
17. Pension scheme
18. 2 testing rooms
19. Free parking
20. OCT
21. Professional fees covered (AOP & GOC)