Optometrist
Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1PQ
Salary up to £42,000 (£60,000 FTE)
We are looking for a part time Optometrist to join our fabulous team in Morpeth. The rota will be week 1: Monday, Tuesday and either a Wednesday or a Thursday and week 2: Monday, Tuesday and either a Wednesday or a Thursday and alternate Saturday's (and no Sunday's).
As an integral member of the team, we will provide our Optometrist with an enjoyable professional working environment which is fun, open and where we are committed to supporting you, your professional development, and your personal wellbeing. We will also provide a wide range of benefits, including:
- The opportunity to work for a 1-Star Best Companies accredited organisation, demonstrating our commitment to truly engaging all our team members.
- 45 minute testing times.
- Closed on a Sunday.
- Salary up to £60,000 (pro rata for part time hours)
- 5 weeks’ holiday, plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time hours).
- An additional day’s holiday for your birthday each year.
- Company Pension Scheme.
- Simply Health Medical Insurance.
- Staff discounts (including an annual £350 voucher to spend on a pair of glasses or sunglasses after your probation).
- Friends and family discounts (eye-tests; glasses; sunglasses & hearing tests).
- Paid professional fees (GOC and professional indemnity which is currently the AOP - pro rata for the part time hours).
When you join Bayfields Opticians and Audiologists as our Optometrist, you are joining an independent business. Although we are national, we are not a huge chain which means we understand the importance of local relationships and the power of choice. We aim to deliver obsessively great service to each and every one of our clients which is at the core of what we do. We have the latest diagnostic equipment, the latest technological advances in contact lenses, spectacle lenses and frames, and the latest fashions.
At Bayfields, we are passionate about the services we provide our clients in Morpeth. Our eye tests are so thorough which is why we only employ highly trained Optometrists to provide our clients with the best quality care and so you get to know your clients in more depth. You will provide a 45-minute eye exam which gives you time to really understand your Clients’ needs and lifestyle and then recommend solutions that fit best to that lifestyle by following the GOC and College of Optometry guidelines.
Alongside having your Optometry Degree and being GOC registered, you will have excellent communication and listening skills with the ability to build strong relationships with your team members, peers, and clients. Accuracy and attention to detail are vital for this role in line with being able to make clear recommendations and clinical decisions.
If you are ready for a new and exciting opportunity then we would love to hear from you.
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