Optometrist

Job description

Optometrist – Leading Private Opticians

Location: Canterbury

Salary: Up to £74,000 DOE + excellent benefits

Package: 34 days’ holiday + professional fees paid + exclusive benefits

Employment Type: Full Time (40 hrs) or Part Time. Between 3 to 5 Days per week

The Opportunity

Compass Associates are partnering with a leading national optical provider to recruit Optometrists across multiple UK locations. This organisation continues to invest heavily in its optical proposition, offering clinicians a genuinely patient-focused environment, modern equipment, and the stability of a large, values-led employer.

This is an excellent opportunity for Optometrists at varying stages of their career. Salary, working patterns and expectations are aligned to store busyness, location and experience – meaning flexibility is built into every hire.

Salary & Package

• Salary up to £74,000 DOE
• Salary banding in place, with flexibility for the right candidate and location
• Salary aligned carefully to experience and store demand
• Guaranteed Contract Hours – the same each week.
• Flexibility around Weekend Work (Location dependent)

Benefits

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Company pension scheme
• Paid professional fees
• Flexible working patterns where possible
• Free on-site parking
• Company Discounts
• Access to health and wellbeing programmes
• Structured support from experienced regional teams
• Stability of a large national employer with ongoing investment in optical

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, patient-centred eye examinations
• Work collaboratively with the Optical Manager / Dispensing team
• Utilise modern diagnostic technology (including OCT in selected stores)
• Maintain professional and clinical standards in line with GOC requirements
• Contribute to a positive store culture and excellent patient experience

Experience & Requirements

• GOC registered Optometrist
• Experience level flexible – salary aligned to capability
• Newly qualified Optometrists welcomed into appropriate stores
• Busier / central locations require stronger experience
• Quieter stores suitable for developing clinicians
• Strong clinical focus and commitment to patient care

Why Join This Organisation?

• Strong focus on work-life balance compared to locum and franchise roles
• Permanent stability in a market dominated by short-term locum work
• Ongoing investment in optical, technology and people
• Flexible rostering to support lifestyle and family commitments
• Opportunity to be part of wider transformation journey

Interview process

The process is quick and flexible, with virtual interviews available via Teams or in-person if local. Expect a two-stage, informal discussion focusing on your clinical experience and ambitions, with the opportunity to visit the branch before joining.

Compass Associates Ltd is acting as the recruitment consultancy for this vacancy.

We offer a £200 John Lewis voucher for every successful recommendation or referral.

Interested?

If you’re an Optometrist seeking your next step in independent practice, we’d love to hear from you.

Contact Information

Ben Warnes

07908 224 207

bwarnes@compassltd.co.uk

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Canterbury

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

05-02-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English