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Tonbridge, Kent

Optometrist Experienced

OptometristNo weekendsPart-Time

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Job Description

What You’ll Be Doing

As an Optometrist at Boots, you’ll play a key role in delivering brilliant patient care – using the latest tech, working alongside experienced colleagues, and supporting your community with clinical excellence. Whether you're leading a clinic, responding to triage, or mentoring others, no two days are the same, and your growth never stops.

Key Responsibilities

  • Leading clinics and delivering outstanding patient care
  • Using the latest testing technology to assess eye health and provide expert advice
  • Providing enhanced services, from triage support to advanced assessments, depending on store needs
  • Offering clinical support to colleagues on the shop floor
  • Collaborating with external healthcare professionals
  • Keeping your clinical knowledge up to date and sharing it with others
  • Playing a key role in your store’s leadership team, bringing energy and insight to every shift

What you’ll need to have (our must-haves)

  • We’re looking for Optometrists who are confident, compassionate, and always focused on doing the right thing for patients.
  • GOC registered (or expecting to be within 6 months)
  • NHS performer number (or working towards it)
  • Excellent communication and organisation skills
  • A genuine interest in patient care and team collaboration

It would be great if you also have

  • Experience supporting enhanced services
  • A strong understanding of local clinical networks

Where Your Brilliance Can Take You

At Boots Opticians, your clinical career can go in many directions – from delivering enhanced services and supporting pre-reg development, to regional clinical leadership or professional training roles, or even owning your own Boots Opticians store through our Franchise Academy. Whatever path you choose, we’ll help you get there.

Rewards Designed for You

  • Competitive base salary
  • Boots Retirement Savings Plan (up to 12% company contribution)
  • Reimbursement of GOC and professional indemnity fees
  • CPD days throughout the year
  • Performance-based quarterly bonus
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay
  • Generous employee discounts for you and a family member
  • 33 days holiday including bank holidays (pro-rata)
  • Flexible benefits scheme – discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes, and more
  • 70% discount on glasses and exclusive Boots UK savings

There’s lots more in our benefits and discounts, MyBoosts - there to give you that little lift in your everyday. Find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply; eligible roles only. Please note that any salary estimates provided on third-party sites are not endorsed by Boots Opticians and may not be accurate.

A Bit About Us

At Boots Opticians, we help everyone see what’s possible, from our customers to our colleagues. We’re a proud equal opportunity employer, and the diversity of our colleagues is so important to us, as we create a positive and inclusive workplace for everyone who steps through the door. With a supportive team and trusted brand behind you, join us, and be brilliant with Boots.

What’s Next?

If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you be at your best.

This role requires the successful candidate to complete a pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location, you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) or an Access NI Check.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Be brilliant with Boots.

Need to Know

Join Our Team at Boots!

  • Contract: Permanent
  • Hours: Part Time or Full time.
  • Monday - Sunday
  • Location: Tonbridge
  • Recruitment Partner: sharon.derbyshire@boots.com
  • 07866 954438

Optometrist we are looking for an experienced Optometrist on a part-time basis, however we will if you are looking for more hours, we can move the role to a mobile optometrist.

Tonbridge Medium sized store with well established team members, heart of the community. The practice is accessible by public transport with a train station and bus stop. No stores have free parking spaces, Chatham have discounted parking.

Keywords

Optometry, Optometrist, Optom, Optician, Clinical, Glasses, Healthcare, Health, clinician, GOC, Optom jobs, Optical Jobs,

Requirements

Candidates should be confident, compassionate optometrists who are GOC registered or expect to register within six months, and who hold or are working toward an NHS performer number. Strong communication and organizational skills, a commitment to patient care and teamwork, and ideally experience with enhanced services and local clinical networks are sought.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Eye Health AssessmentClinical Testing TechnologyClinical TriageEnhanced Clinical ServicesClinical AdviceOrganizationHealthcare Professional CollaborationContinuing Professional DevelopmentGOC Registration

Optometry Career Context

Of the 50 active Optometry listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Optometry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Optometry by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.7 / 10 · above average in optometryranked against 1,990 Optometry listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedOptometry median $110k (middle half $104k–$140k)24 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 60% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusUS healthcare professional listings: 35% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 10% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Optometry listings675 in the last 30 days371 the 30 days before (+82%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Optometry pay trend+3.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,990 Optometry listings); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Optometrist Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

23 jobs · 15 employers
11
<$165k
5
$165k-185k
4
$185k-205k
2
$205k-225k
1
$230k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

20 jobs · 15 employers
401k / retirement match
90% this job
CME allowance
60%
Sign-on bonus
50% this job
Loan repayment
25%
Relocation assistance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Optometrist

Fogg Remington EyeCare · Fresno, California

$130k-$230k
#2

Market Managing Optometrist- Westchester and Long Island, NY- LensCrafters brand

Luxottica of America · Scarsdale, New York

$159k–$222k
#3

Optometrist

$100/hr
#4

Optometrist (Dr. Tavel Family Eye Care) - Kokomo, IN

$140k-$200k
+ 25 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 5.7
Better work-life than 70% of Optometry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,990 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Benefits & Perks

Competitive base salary
Boots Retirement Savings Plan (up to 12% company contribution)
Reimbursement of GOC and professional indemnity fees
CPD days throughout the year
Performance-based quarterly bonus
Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay
Generous employee discounts
33 days holiday including bank holidays (pro-rata)