Mobile Optometrist, South East
- South East
- Permanent·On-site
- Part time
Job Description
At Leightons, we believe optometry should be more than sight tests and sales targets.
We're looking for a Mobile Optometrist to join our team, covering a collection of Leightons practices within a comfortable radius of your home address. You'll enjoy the variety of working across different locations while having the time, technology and clinical freedom to deliver the kind of patient care you trained for.
As a proudly independent, family-owned business with nearly 100 years of heritage, we focus on building lasting patient relationships, investing in our people and creating an environment where clinical excellence comes first.
The OpportunityLocation: Flexible. We'll work with you to create a territory around your home address.
Salary: 60,000 to 74,160 FTE (depending on experience and qualifications)
Working Pattern: Flexible part-time or full-time opportunities available, including some Saturday working.
Why Mobile Optometrists Choose LeightonsCompetitive salary up to 74,160 FTE
Performance-related bonus scheme
Fully funded professional development, including:
Independent Prescribing (IP)
Glaucoma qualifications
Further clinical accreditations
Company Car or Car Allowance
Professional Indemnity Insurance
Health Cash Plan
Life Cover
Staff discounts on products and services
A supportive clinical network passionate about best-practice eye care
Variety, flexibility and the opportunity to work across multiple practices
Most importantly, you'll join a business where quality of care matters more than volume.
A Day in the LifeNo two days are the same.
You'll work across a range of Leightons practices, building relationships with patients and colleagues while delivering exceptional clinical care. This role offers genuine variety, exposure to different teams and the opportunity to share best practice across our network.
You'll play an important role in supporting practices, embracing new technology and helping deliver an outstanding patient experience wherever you work.
What You'll Be DoingDelivering comprehensive sight tests and eye examinations
Providing a range of clinical services, including emergency eye care, paediatric care and myopia management
Delivering tailored recommendations based on individual patient needs
Working across multiple Leightons locations within your allocated territory
Supporting colleagues through coaching, onboarding and sharing best practice
Maintaining the highest standards of professional practice and clinical governance
Building strong relationships with branch teams and local healthcare stakeholders
We're interested in speaking with Optometrists who are:
Fully qualified and GOC registered
Passionate about delivering exceptional patient care
Adaptable and confident working across different locations
Strong communicators who build trust naturally
Keen to develop their clinical expertise and embrace new technologies
Team players who thrive in collaborative environments
Whether you're an experienced mobile Optometrist or simply looking for more variety in your working week, we'd love to hear from you.
Why Choose a Mobile Role?This is an opportunity to enjoy all the benefits of independent optometry whilst experiencing the variety of working with different teams and communities. You'll broaden your clinical experience, build a strong network across the business and enjoy the flexibility of a role designed around your location.
Ready to practise optometry the way it should be?Join a business where you'll be trusted to put patients first, supported to grow your clinical expertise and valued as an individual.
Apply today and discover why so many Optometrists choose Leightons.
We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and creating a workplace culture in which diversity and inclusion is valued and everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As part of our zero-tolerance approach to discrimination in any form, you and any job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (Protected Characteristics).
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