Optometrist

Job Description

Optometrist

Newcastle - Part Time, 3 days a week

£60,000

My client has an exciting new opportunity for an experienced qualified Optometrist to join their amazing and supportive team in Newcastle. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing and developing business and benefit from our amazing fully funded training programs.

Company Overview

As a leader in specialist eye care, we take pride in knowing our patients are the focus of everything we do and can live better lives because of the treatments we provide.

Our business is growing, as we continue to provide treatments on behalf of the NHS as well as elective eye surgery.

Benefits

– Generous salary which is reviewed annually.

– Generous matched pension contributions

– 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

– Private Healthcare, 24/7 GP appointments, physio and counselling for your wellbeing

– Free laser eye treatment for you and 20% discount for friends and family

– Learning and development which supports you to be the best you can be and progress on your career path

- Access to thousands of discounts from all the big (and plenty of small) names on the high street, including retail, supermarkets, travel and hospitality to help your money go further

The Role

As an integral part of a multi disciplinary team working alongside consultants, you will carry out pre and post-operative consultations, assessing the suitability of our patients for treatment. Some of your key responsibilities will include:

- Carry out examinations that are associated with refractive, cataract, glaucoma and retinal surgeries

- Run acute and follow up clinics post-surgery for all patients

- Provide health advice and support to patients attending the hospital

- Provide first line clinical advice to patients and follow the appropriate means of referral to a medical practitioner if necessary

What You’ll Need

- Current GOC registration as a fully qualified optometrist

- Extensive experience working as an optometrist in a refractive, high street or hospital environment

- Experience of using patient administration systems and electronic medical record systems

- Experience of working to conversion targets and other KPIs within Vision Correction

If interested please apply, or reach out to Emily Sim at e.sim@linqhc.co.uk for more details.