Boots Opticians
Optometrist Experienced
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Job Description
- Req#: 253721BR
- Leading clinics and providing specialist care and advice to all patients
- Testing eyes using the latest technology whilst maintaining outstanding patient care.
- Delivering enhanced services dependant on the store needs
- Responding to emergency triages
- Working with external healthcare professionals
- Providing clinical support to team members on the shop floor
- Providing advice to patients using your clinical knowledge
- Keeping up to date with latest clinical practices.
- Working closely with senior stakeholders
- GOC registered (or expecting to be in the next 6 months)
- Additional registration with the relevant NHS body
- Drive to deliver excellent patient care.
- Excellent communication and organisation skills
- The motivation to ‘See What’s Possible’ for our teams, customers, and patients.
- Competitive base salary
- Boots Retirement Savings Plan (company contribution of up to 12%)
- Reimbursement of GOC and professional indemnity fees
- CPD days across the year, keeping you up to date.
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay.
- Performance based quarterly bonus.
- Generous employee discounts for yourself and another family member
- 33 days holidays including bank holiday (pro-rata)
- Flexible benefits scheme including discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes, holiday buying and much more.
- 70% discount off glasses
- We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards . Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.
Job Description
Our Optometrists make a real difference by delivery an outstanding service to our communities. To enable you to be at your best in your role, you’ll have access to emerging technologies, dedicated clinical support teams, as well as unique to Boots Opticians training, no matter your level of experience. Wherever you are in your optometrist career, there is always something new to learn, experiences to gain and ways to grow with Boots Opticians
About the opportunity
You will be a key part of a team that is passionate about delivering unforgettable customer care, all while having the support, resources, and progression opportunities that come with the biggest brand in healthcare.
Your main responsibilities will include:
What you’ll need to have
The essential skills or experience needed to succeed in this role:
Our benefits
Why Boots Opticians?
At Boots Opticians, we provide a working environment that is supportive and inclusive meaning everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. Join our team and let’s see what’s possible when we change for the better.
What's next?
If successful on application, a member of the recruitment team will be in touch to find a time to discuss your application.
Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
You will complete an Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.
Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.Need To Know
Optometrists - we are very excited to be recruiting for our fantastic practice at Boots Opticians Basildon. Our vacancy is advertised as full time however we are also open to part time and flexible hours to suit your needs, as we understand flexibility is really important to help maintain a great work/life balance. Basildon is a town in the county of Essex, England.
Boots Opticians Basildon has a great transport link with 6 main roads link to and from London, A13 and A127 with Parking available at the local shopping center (Westgate)
Boots Opticians Basildon has 3 testing rooms, benefiting from brilliant equipment including a Phoropter and OCT to support us in our journey to provide the best service to our customers and patients. 1 CLO testing room which also includes all equipment needed. It's located inside Boots UK store with pharmacy and hearing care services are available 7 days a week. You will join our amazing team of 14 which includes 5 resident Optometrist, 1 CLO and 1 DO and 7 fully qualified and trained Optical consultants.
For more information and enquiry, please contact Kofo Adenekan on 07816195724 or kofo.adenekan@boots.co.ukBusiness Area
Opticians
Function
Optometrist
Keywords
Optometry, Optometrist, Optom, Optician, Clinical, Glasses, Healthcare, Health, clinician, GOC, Optom jobs, Optical Jobs,
Hours per week
7.5
Latitude,longitude 1
51.570695364,0.4576807092
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Airport
No
Hours per week
Less than 8 hours per week
Company
Optics
Division
500 - London
Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site?
No
Area
OPT109 - East Anglia and Herts
Store
3357 - Basildon - Town Sq
Req Posted Date
12-May-2025
County
Essex
Country
UK
Address 1
25 Town Square
Address 2
Basildon
About the company
Boots Opticians Ltd. operates a chain of ophthalmic and dispensing optician stores in the United Kingdom.