Optometrist Store Manager
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Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled
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Description
Take your career beyond the test room. Our optometrist store manager role gives you the chance to combine your clinical expertise with the opportunity to develop your business and commercial skills.
You’ll continue doing what you love as an optometrist while building leadership capabilities and driving the commercial success of your store. This role gives you the freedom to broaden your business expertise, take ownership of performance, and directly influence the success of your store.
With access to EssilorLuxottica's leadership development programmes, the support of a global brand, and additional rewards linked to your store's performance, this is a career move that empowers you to lead, grow, and make a real difference.
The Role
Salary: Up to £70,000 (subject to your experience and location)
Retention bonus: £10,000 after 18 months & £15,000 after 36 months
Responsibility allowance: £5,000
Car allowance: £4,000
Location: Basildon Mayflower - Tesco
Working hours: Full time (38.75 hours per week)
Our Basildon Mayflower Tesco store has 2 test rooms, which are fully equipped with cutting edge equipment. Set within a Tesco store in the Mayflower retail park, this store has a well-established team who support their team of optometrists.
What you'll get
At Vision Express, we've built rewards that give you more. Depending on the options you choose, your total reward package (for full-time roles) typically includes c.£11,000 in additional benefits on top of your basic salary, retention bonus and responsibility and car allowance.
You’ll continue doing what you love as an optometrist while building leadership capabilities and driving the commercial success of your store. This role gives you the freedom to broaden your business expertise, take ownership of performance, and directly influence the success of your store.
With access to EssilorLuxottica's leadership development programmes, the support of a global brand, and additional rewards linked to your store's performance, this is a career move that empowers you to lead, grow, and make a real difference.
The Role
Salary: Up to £70,000 (subject to your experience and location)
Retention bonus: £10,000 after 18 months & £15,000 after 36 months
Responsibility allowance: £5,000
Car allowance: £4,000
Location: Basildon Mayflower - Tesco
Working hours: Full time (38.75 hours per week)
Our Basildon Mayflower Tesco store has 2 test rooms, which are fully equipped with cutting edge equipment. Set within a Tesco store in the Mayflower retail park, this store has a well-established team who support their team of optometrists.
What you'll get
At Vision Express, we've built rewards that give you more. Depending on the options you choose, your total reward package (for full-time roles) typically includes c.£11,000 in additional benefits on top of your basic salary, retention bonus and responsibility and car allowance.
- Free parking
If this sounds like the role for you, we'd love to hear about your ideal working week. Whether that's alternate days or a compressed week, we are open to discussing flexible options.
Who we're looking for
You'll be a great fit for this role if you:
- Are a qualified, GOC registered optometrist
- Use your clinical expertise to deliver a clear diagnosis that builds patient confidence
- Enjoy being part of a team - sharing ideas, supporting colleagues, and working together
- Contribute to the commercial success of the store - focusing on performance, growth, and delivering an outstanding customer experience
- Bring confidence, passion, and genuine enthusiasm for making a difference to people’s lives
With 590+ stores across the UK, Ireland, and Jersey, we’re a leading optical retailer and an innovative med-tech business. Backed by EssilorLuxottica, we’re investing in you - your skills, your ambitions, and your future.
Please note: The total reward package of up to £11,000 in benefits is dependent on the options you select, your role, the store, and length of service. Not all benefits may be available to all colleagues, and the value of some benefits may vary. TG Pool shifts are paid at 80% of the locum rate for the first shift worked each week. For full details, please get in touch with o
ur recruitment team at optometrycareers@visionexpress.com