Optometrist - Margate & Ramsgate

Employer: Specsavers Opticians 
                                    
Roles: Optometrists.                                                        
Salary: £42,000 - £60,000 per annum (based on experience and accreditations held).                                                        
Locations: Margate & Ramsgate, Kent.
                                                
Description:                                      

Specsavers Opticians in Margate & Ramsgate, Kent, are seeking to recruit GOC registered Optometrists.
                        
Duties of the roles will include:    
                                
•    To carry out eye examinations in accordance with company procedures and NHS regulations.
•    Prescribe, supply and fit appropriate spectacle lenses and contact lenses.
•    To advise patients on appropriate use of spectacles and contact lenses, as well as appropriate lighting levels in relation to reading and writing.
•    To refer patients to an Ophthalmologist eye specialist, where required.
•    To maintain patient records to a professional standard.
•    To maintain ongoing professional CET. 
                        
Qualifications / skills required:    
                                
•    Full registration as an Optometrist with the General Optical Council.
•    Must have achieved core competencies as specified by the College of Optometrists and as approved by the GOC.
•    Must be of a confident and professional, yet friendly and approachable disposition.
•    Must have excellent patient / customer care skills.
•    Must have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
•    Able to demonstrate sound professional ethics. 
•    Demonstrable previous experience.

To apply for a post please forward your full CV with a covering letter detailing why you feel you are suitable for appointment to: Catherine Fairbanks on catherine.fairbanks@specsavers.co.uk