Optometrist

Hemel Hempstead

10 months ago

Applications closed

Opticall Home Visiting Opticians | Hertfordshire & Surrounding Counties
Salary : £75,000–£80,000 salary plus an achievable bonus structure.
Make a Real Difference in Eye Care – With Your Weekends Free
Are you a dedicated, GOC-registered optometrist who wants to deliver truly person-centred care?
Join Opticall, the trusted home-visiting opticians to over 400 care homes, and use your clinical skills to transform the lives of residents who can't visit the high street. Enjoy a rewarding career with a regular weekday schedule and the support of an experienced, value-driven team.
Why Join Opticall?
No Weekend Work: Enjoy a Monday to Friday schedule – your weekends are always your own.
Competitive Package: £75,000–£80,000 salary plus an achievable bonus structure.
Comprehensive Benefits: Mileage allowance, paid GOC fees, pension contribution, equipment and uniform provided.
Person-Centred Collaborative Approach: Be part of our unique three-way collaboration between optometrist, care home, and family/NOK/POA, ensuring residents receive truly personalised care through shared communication and values.
Meaningful Impact: Help reduce falls (up to 50% of falls within care homes are linked to vision problems), improve quality of life, and address the fact that one in three care home residents wear incorrect or outdated glasses.
Digital Innovation: Utilise our innovative Digital Eye Care Portal and optical software systems to streamline your workflow and enhance patient care, positioning you at the forefront of digital healthcare solutions.
Supportive Environment: Benefit from a thorough induction, dementia and safeguarding training, and a dedicated admin and clinical support team.
Professional Growth: Opportunities for mentoring, management, or involvement in clinical innovation and service development.
Your Role
As our Super Optometrist, you'll:

Conduct comprehensive eye examinations and health assessments
Digitally document findings
Prescribe and recommend spectacles
Detect and manage eye conditions, provide referrals
Provide personalised eye care advice to patients and families when required
Collaborate with the team to deliver exceptional customer service
What We're Looking For
Essential:
GOC-registered Optometrist with a full UK driving licence.
Strong clinical skills in eye examination, diagnosis, and management of ocular conditions.
Previous experience in domiciliary, community, or care home optometry.
Compassionate communicator, able to engage sensitively with elderly residents, including those living with dementia.
Organised, adaptable, and comfortable working both independently and as part of a wider team.
Commitment to continuous professional development and best practice.
Desirable:
Interest in clinical leadership, mentoring, or service innovation.
Experience with digital patient record systems.
Our Service Area
We serve care homes across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Milton Keynes, Northampton and North West London.
Ready to Make a Real Difference?
If you're passionate about clinical excellence and want to transform lives through exceptional eye care – with your weekends free – we'd love to hear from you.
For an informal chat, to arrange a shadowing day, or to apply, contact us. All enquiries are treated in strict confidence.
Opticall Eyecare: Delivering exceptional eye care at home since 2009.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to diversity and inclusion

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