Careers as unique as you

What’s in it for you?

Joining the Hakim Group means becoming part of a close-knit family of independent Optical practices across the UK and Ireland.

A career where empowerment, innovation, and unwavering support create a truly fulfilling experience. A career that’s not just fulfilling but a bit like joining a secret club of the happiest eye-care professionals. We are seeking a Regional Optical Manager known internally as a Buddy to support our Joint Venture Partners and their practices.

As an influential leader who is able to build trusting relationships, you will be responsible for looking after your practices during the transition period and becoming the first point of contact for the practice under business as usual.

Essentially, a key part of the buddy’s role is to introduce, demonstrate, monitor, share best practices, and support the relationship between our head office function and the practice team.

This role will be supporting our practices covering the Shrewsbury and Mid Wales area.

Salary is negotiable, depending on experience. You will also be entitled to a £4,000 annual car allowance.

You will also receive:

• Exciting calendar of events, fostering a vibrant work culture.
• Employee health plan to prioritise your well-being.
• Ongoing career development opportunities
• Rewards portal with exclusive benefits and offers.
• Embrace a supportive and expanding team, immersing yourself in our award-winning Hakim Group culture.

About the Role

• Conduct purposeful practice visits, varying in style, to promote continuity and follow-up of actions and leaving a footprint that defines the impact of your visit
• Recognise the uniqueness of each practice and its business model, take time to observe how they work, their patient journey, and what makes them special; continually look for opportunities
• Be curious, know what the local market is up to, feeding back information to ensure we keep competitive
• Using your observations and analysis of the sales and KPI data, work with the Shark to develop robust business plans that will enable each practice to reach its sales and EBITDA ambitions
• Enable the Partners to work effectively by using the tools and resources available to them via HGHQ
• Have honest conversations, and continually provide (and accept) feedback to enable a healthy business relationship of support and challenge
• Focus on the engagement within every team, influence the partners (where necessary) on the importance of hiring the right people, onboarding, training, and effective communication, ensuring each team member is ‘happy’
• Continually drive improvements at HGHQ, ensuring that the themes from partner feedback are heard and actioned
  Be bold, try new things, and share the successes
• You’ll be a natural communicator, personable and skilled at interacting, influencing, and building trusting relationships at all levels. With a strong ability to prioritise, you can effectively identify and manage urgent and important tasks.

Your experience in managing change enables you to support others in navigating transitions seamlessly. As a natural coach, you help others recognise and solve their problems, fostering personal growth.

Additionally, your analytical skills allow you to interpret data and trends, providing valuable recommendations and taking appropriate action when needed.

Essentially, a deep understanding of the Optical industry.

What’s Next?

Click apply now and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch.

Salary – Max

GBP £0.00

Salary – Min

GBP £0.00

What’s in it for you?

Experienced Optical Assistant Vacancy – Eye Academy Windsor

Are you passionate about beautiful eyewear, high standards of customer care, and delivering a personal service that leaves a lasting impression?

At Eye Academy Windsor, we’re not your average high street optician. Located in King Edward Court, our boutique practice pairs hospital-grade clinical excellence (including advanced Optomap retina technology and specialist clinics) with curated luxury and designer frames from around the globe.

We are looking for a enthusiastic, customer-focused Full-Time Experienced Optical Assistant who takes pride in creating a warm, relaxed, and memorable experience for every patient who walks through our doors.

You will also receive:

• Your birthday off work
• Access to Westfield Health (claim cashback on healthcare purchases)
• Retail discounts
• Cycle to work scheme

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development, and work-life balance

About the Role

We are looking for a full-time ExperiencedOptical Assistant to join us in delivering outstanding patient care. You’ll play a key role in providing expert advice, sharing knowledge on frames and fittings, and delivering ongoing care that makes patients feel confident, comfortable, and cared for.

This is a role for someone who genuinely enjoys helping people, our ideal candidate takes pride in offering honest advice, building trust with patients, and being part of a team that delivers a quality service while supporting one another. You’ll have the time, tools, and encouragement to do your job to a high standard, without feeling rushed or pressured. Collaboration is a big part of how we work, so you’ll play a key role in making sure every patient has a smooth, positive experience from start to finish.

As an Optical Assistant, you’ll support patients with everything from frame styling and lens choices to fittings, adjustments, and aftercare. You’ll offer product knowledge that’s tailored to each person’s visual and lifestyle needs, and help manage more complex prescriptions with the support of the wider team. You’ll also assist with day to day practice tasks, contribute to the upkeep of displays and equipment, and be a friendly, reliable point of contact for both patients and colleagues. Above all, you’ll bring a genuine interest in people, an eye for detail, and a caring, can do attitude to every part of your day.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Warmly Welcoming Patients:Be the friendly face of Eye Academy, delivering a boutique, attentive service from initial greeting to post-appointment styling.

• Pre-Screening & Clinical Support:Conducting pre-testing using modern diagnostic technology (such as Optomap scans) to prepare patients for our specialist optometrists.

• Eyewear Styling & Dispensing Support:Guiding patients through our handpicked collection of luxury, bespoke frames to match their personal style and visual needs.

• Practice Operations:Managing appointments, handling contact lens subscriptions, and keeping the practice looking immaculate.

Who We’re Looking For

• Experience: Proven experience working as an Optical Assistant within an optical practice. You understand optical terminology, lens options, pre-screening tests, and frame adjustments.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and interpersonal skills—you build trust and rapport naturally with patients of all ages.
• Eye for Style: An appreciation for fashion, design, and detail to assist patients in selecting frames that look and feel incredible.
• Team Player: Someone who thrives in a collaborative, friendly independent practice setting.

What’s Next?

Click apply below and we will ensure you are contacted as soon as possible by one of our team.

Salary – Max

GBP £28,500.00

Salary – Min

GBP £26,437.00

What’s in it for you?

Dispensing Optician Vacancy – Eye Academy Windsor

Do you want the time, tools, and freedom to deliver unhurried, tailor-made dispensing solutions for every single patient?

Eye Academy Windsor is seeking a dedicated, forward-thinking Dispensing Optician to join our specialist team. We combine hospital-grade clinical diagnostics (including dry eye, glaucoma, and myopia management clinics) with an exquisite portfolio of handpicked international luxury eyewear. Eye Academy offers an environment where precision dispensing, technical excellence, and styling flourish.

You will also receive:

• £30,000K+ (DOE)
• Your birthday off work
• Free & regular CPD courses
• Access to Westfield Health (claim cashback on healthcare purchases)
• Retail discounts
• Cycle to work scheme

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development, and work-life balance.

About the Role

We’re looking for a full-time Dispensing Optician to join us in delivering the kind of personalised, patient-first care we’re known for. You’ll play an important role in helping people see and feel their best, by offering expert advice, guiding them through frame and lens choices, and making sure every fit is as comfortable and accurate as it is stylish.

This role is perfect for someone who enjoys connecting with people, building trust with patients, and being part of a supportive, tight-knit team. You’ll have the time and freedom to do your job properly by providing honest, expert care. Working closely with the rest of the team, you’ll help create a smooth and positive experience for every patient who walks through the door.

As a qualified Dispensing Optician, you’ll use your technical skills and product knowledge to recommend the best lens and frame options for each individual’s visual and lifestyle needs. You’ll take accurate measurements, ensure high-quality fittings, and manage complex prescriptions or adjustments with confidence. You’ll also be on hand to support patients with queries or concerns, help the team resolve any dispensing-related issues, and contribute to the upkeep and organisation of the practice. Most importantly, you’ll be someone who takes pride in great service — and who brings warmth, care, and expertise to every interaction.

Additional Information:

• You must be registered with the GOC or appropriate governing body in order to apply for this role

What’s Next?

Click apply now and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch

Salary – Max

GBP £0.00

Salary – Min

GBP £30,000.00

What’s in it for you?

Glaucoma Specialist Optometrist Vacancy – Eye Academy Windsor

Eye Academy is a premier independent practice combining specialist clinical eye care with luxury international eyewear styling. With state-of-the-art diagnostic technology (including Optomap and OCT) and dedicated dry eye, glaucoma, and myopia clinics, we provide a full-scope clinical environment for IP Optometrists. We offer longer appointment times, true clinical independence, and a collaborative team culture focused on bespoke, patient-first care.

We’re proud to be an independent practice where patient care always comes first, and joining us as our new optom means being part of a team that values clinical freedom, supports your development, and encourages you to bring your personality and expertise to the role. We offer a welcoming, people first environment, where your contributions are heard and your individuality is celebrated. Whether you’re looking for the next step in your career or a fresh start in an independent practice that genuinely puts patients and people before numbers, this could be the right place for you.

You will also receive:

• Professional fees paid
• Your birthday off work
• Free & regular CPD courses
• Access to Westfield Health (claim cashback on healthcare purchases)
• Retail discounts
• Cycle to work scheme

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development, and work-life balance.

About the Role

• Assess and monitor patients with ocular hypertension, suspected glaucoma and established glaucoma within agreed clinical pathways and an authorised scope of practice.
• Perform and interpret glaucoma investigations, including Goldmann applanation tonometry, gonioscopy, pachymetry, optic nerve assessment, OCT and visual fields, as appropriate to the clinical presentation.
• Integrate structural and functional findings, assess risk and recognise progression, inadequate pressure control or other changes requiring senior review.
• Agree and document management and follow-up plans within the relevant pathway, with timely escalation to the Clinical Lead or ophthalmologist when required.
• For independent prescribing clinicians, initiate or adjust treatment only within prescribing competence, agreed clinical authority and service protocols.
• Provide comprehensive eye examinations, refraction, ocular health assessments and appropriate advice, management or referral for other eye conditions.
• Explain findings, treatment options, adherence and safety-netting clearly, involving patients in decisions about their care.

• Maintain accurate clinical records, correspondence and referrals, ensuring results and actions are communicated promptly.
• Work with the Clinical Lead, ophthalmologists, dispensing team and Practice Manager to support safe clinics and continuity of care.
• Participate in audit, case review, incident reporting and improvement of clinical protocols and patient pathways.
• Support colleagues through clinical discussion, teaching and mentoring within personal competence.
• Maintain professional registration, appropriate indemnity and continuing professional development; follow confidentiality, consent, safeguarding and infection prevention requirements.

What’s Next?

Click apply now and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch

Salary – Max

GBP £85,000.00

Salary – Min

GBP £60,000.00

What’s in it for you?

Optometrist Vacancy – Kent Eyecare

Kent Eyecare is a dedicated independent practice committed to delivering unhurried, patient-focused clinical eye care. Combining community-rooted values with modern diagnostic technology, we pride ourselves on offering comprehensive eye examinations, specialised clinics, and tailored optical solutions.

Unlike high-volume retail environments, our focus is on thorough clinical care, patient continuity, and giving our practitioners the time and testing equipment required to practice at the highest professional standard. Our team operates collaboratively, with qualified support staff managing pre-screening and dispensing so our clinicians can focus entirely on patient care

We’re proud to be an independent practice where patient care always comes first, and joining us as our new Optometrist means being part of a team that values clinical freedom, supports your development, and encourages you to bring your personality and expertise to the role. We offer a welcoming, people first environment across our different locations, where your contributions are heard and your individuality is celebrated. Whether you’re looking for the next step in your career or a fresh start in an independent group that genuinely puts patients and people before numbers, this could be the right place for you.

You will also receive:

• 60K+ dependent on experience
• Professional fees paid
• Your birthday off work
• Free & regular CPD courses
• Access to Simply Health (claim cashback on healthcare purchases)
• Retail discounts
• Cycle to work scheme

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development, and work-life balance

About the Role

We are looking for a full-time Optometrist to join us in delivering outstanding patient care. You’ll play a key role in providing expert advice, fitting a wide range of contact lenses, and delivering ongoing care that makes patients feel confident, comfortable, and cared for.

As an Optometrist at Kent Eyecare, you will deliver comprehensive, high-quality eye examinations and health checks, building lasting relationships with our patients in an unhurried clinical environment.

• Clinical Examinations: Conduct thorough sight tests and health checks with generous, protected testing times tailored to patient needs.

• Diagnostic Utilisation: Utilise modern diagnostic equipment (such as OCT and digital retinal imaging) to evaluate ocular health and guide visual management plans.

• Patient Continuity: Build long-term rapport with patients, providing expert advice on visual needs, eye health, and contact lens options.

• Team Collaboration: Work seamlessly alongside our experienced dispensing opticians and optical assistants to ensure smooth handovers and a complete patient care journey.

This is a role for someone who values the clinical side of the job, who enjoys building trust with patients from a variety of backgrounds, and who thrives in a team that supports each other. You’ll have the time, tools and autonomy to do your job to a high standard, without feeling rushed or restricted. Collaboration is at the heart of the practice, so you’ll work closely with your teams to ensure a smooth patient journey and a great workplace culture.

As our new Optometrist, you’ll carry out thorough eye examinations and provide tailored services and solutions that align with each patient’s lifestyle and needs. You’ll work within GOC guidelines and company policies to deliver expert care, while supporting the team by resolving clinical or technical queries. Your role also includes liaising with external professionals, maintaining practice equipment, and contributing your knowledge and ideas to the ongoing success of the practice.

Additional Information:

• You must be registered with the GOC or appropriate governing body in order to apply for this role
• Location: Aylesford, Kent (with flexibility to occasionally support sister practices across Kent)

What’s Next?

Click apply now and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch

Salary – Max

GBP £0.00

Salary – Min

GBP £60,000.00

What’s in it for you?

Optometrist Vacancy – James Bryan Opticians – Chelmsford

At James Bryan Opticians & Hearing Care, our vision is to be the go-to independent opticians in Chelmsford. We are dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care and memorable experiences in an award-winning setting – proudly recognised as the Professional Service of the Year 2026 in Chelmsford.

When you join our team, you’ll work in a beautifully newly refurbished practice featuring some of the finest testing rooms around. We partner with Rodenstock to offer access to cutting-edge lens technology – including the DNEye and Impressionist – alongside exclusive frame brands. Supported by an experienced team, we provide an environment where you can truly focus on quality patient care.

You will also receive:

• Competitive Salary: £60,000+ DOE.

• Professional Fees & Learning: Professional fees paid, plus free & regular CPD courses.

• Work-Life Balance: No Sunday or bank holiday working, plus an extra day off for your birthday.

• Health & Wellbeing: Westfield Health Partnership cover.

• Financial Perks & Retail Discounts: Performance bonus plan, retail discounts, and access to a dedicated employee discount portal.

• Travel & Location: Convenient location just a short walk from Chelmsford train station, discounted parking partnership, and access to a Cycle to Work scheme.

• Flexibility: Opportunities to work at other established independent practices within the group if desired.

About the Role

We are seeking a dedicated Full-Time Optometrist to join our expert clinical team in Chelmsford. In this role, you will enjoy:

• Unrushed Patient Care: Deliver thorough care with 40-minute testing clinics, backed by pre-screening support and advanced equipment, including digital imaging slit-lamps and phoropters.

• Clinical Freedom & Development: Influence future clinical projects (such as dry eye and other specialist services), and take advantage of sponsorship or practical utilisation for your IP qualification, with FP10 commissioned directly at the practice.

• Supervision Opportunities: Opportunity to supervise a pre-reg optometrist starting from Summer 2027.

• Collaboration: Participate in quarterly optometrist meetings with colleagues across the group to share knowledge, exchange ideas, and continually elevate clinical standards.

• Mentorship & Career Progression: Receive direct mentorship from an Optometrist Director with over 20 years of optical experience. We are genuinely committed to growing our people – our previous two Optometrists went on to become Directors of their own independent practices!

Additional Information:

• You must be registered with the GOC in order to apply for this role
• Our frame selection includes: Tom Ford, Face A Face, Lindberg, Moscot & Maui Jim
• We have 4 consulting rooms: 2 testing rooms, 1 dedicated dry eye room & 1 for audiology
• We are a team of 10+
• This role requires you to work 2 Saturdays a month
• Our appointment times are 40 minutes

What’s Next?

If you’re ready to make a real difference in a practice that invests directly in your future, we’d love to speak with you. Click Apply and one of our team will be in touch!

Salary – Max

GBP £65,000.00

Salary – Min

GBP £60,000.00

What’s in it for you?

At Eyesite, you’ll be joining a warm, supportive dispensing team made up of both experienced and trainee Dispensing Opticians. Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in our consistently outstanding customer delight scores — regularly 4.6/5 and above.

Our patients place huge value on the expertise, passion and guidance provided by our dispensing team. As an independent group, we’re able to offer a broad and exciting selection of eyewear: premium frames and sunglasses, leading lens technologies, and advanced measuring tools including Visioffice — giving you everything you need to deliver truly personalised solutions.

We’re proud to have a loyal patient base who returnto us year after year, allowing you to build genuine, long-term relationships and experience continuity of care at its best.

At Eyesite, we believe that when you look after your patients and your team, the results naturally follow. That’s why we don’t set unrealistic sales targets. We’re simply looking for people who genuinely care — about their craft, their patients, and the colleagues they work alongside.

You will also receive:

Joining Eyesite means being genuinely valued and well looked after. Your benefits will include:

• Generous staff, friends & family benefits package on eyewear and eye care

• Pension contribution

• Professional fees paid for (where applicable)

• Access to a Health Cash Plan, allowing you to claim cashback on a wide range of everyday healthcare costs

• Retail discounts through Giftbox

• Cycle to Work Scheme to support healthier, greener commuting

About the Role

We’re looking for a full-time Dispensing Optician join our team and help us continue delivering exceptional patient care.

In this role, you’ll be a key member of the practice, contributing to the growth and continual improvement of our service. We’re seeking someone who is proactive, curious, and always looking for ways to enhance the patient experience.

Most importantly, you’ll share our commitment to truly patient-centred care — taking the time to understand each individual’s visual needs and ensuring they leave feeling confident, cared for, and well-informed. Warmth, clarity, and genuine empathy are essential.

As an ambassador for Eyesite, you’ll represent both our brand and our profession within the practice and our local community.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Dispensing spectacles and sunglasses

• Carrying out spectacle collections, fittings, and adjustments

• Providing excellent in-room handovers

• Supporting reception: answering phones, booking appointments, and greeting patients

• Discussing contact lenses and alternative eyecare solutions

• Contributing to the smooth, day-to-day running of the practice

• Availability to work on Saturdays

You must be a qualified dispensing optician registered with the GOC to apply for this role.

What’s Next?

What’s Next?

If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional patient care and want to be part of a team that genuinely values people, we’d love to hear from you. At Eyesite, your ideas, your growth, and your dedication truly matter.

This is your opportunity to join a practice where you can make a real difference every day — developing your skills, building lasting patient relationships, and helping shape the future of independent eyecare.

If this sounds like the right next step for you, apply today and let’s start the conversation. Your journey with Eyesite could begin right here.

Salary – Max

GBP £34,000.00

Salary – Min

GBP £30,000.00

What’s in it for you?

Full-Time Optometrist Opportunity at Walsh & Bridle Opticians

Are you an Optometrist seeking an opportunity to provide exceptional eye care in a beautiful coastal town? Maybe you are considering a relocation opportunity? Join Walsh & Bridle Opticians, a well-established practice in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.

At Walsh & Bridle Opticians, we’ve been serving the community since 1981, offering high-quality eye tests, contact lens assessments, and personalised care. Conveniently located in the town centre, our practice attracts loyal clients not only from local areas in West Sussex but also from as far abroad as France and New Zealand. Our commitment to individualised eye care is evident in our relaxed environment and dedication to discussing the best solutions for our patients’ eyes.

You will also receive:

• Your birthday off work
• No Sunday or bank holiday working
• Free & regular CPD courses
• Access to Westfield Health (claim cashback on healthcare purchases)
• Retail discounts
• Cycle to work scheme

About the Role

As a full-time Optometrist at Walsh & Bridle Opticians, you will:

• Perform comprehensive 30–50 minute eye tests and contact lens assessments with standard equipment including OCT, Fundus camera, and digital testing screens.

• Utilise expertise in contact lenses, including RGPs and Ortho-K.

• Manage a high volume of paediatric patients, bringing a genuine passion for children’s eyecare.

• Apply strong commercial awareness while ensuring patient care remains the top priority.

• Collaborate with a team of 5 in a relaxed, welcoming 2-consulting-room practice.

• Occasionally cover our practice in nearby East Wittering as required.

Who We’re Looking For:

• Experienced Optometrist with full registration and GOC licensing (this role suits a highly experienced clinician).

• Advanced skills in contact lenses (RGPs and Ortho-K).

• Strong clinical background with a focus on paediatric eyecare.

• Solid commercial understanding balanced with excellent patient rapport.

• Willingness to work 3 out of 4 Saturdays a month.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package, including Sight and Sound benefits.

• Pathway for potential partnership down the line for the right candidate.

• Relocation support available.

• The chance to work in a long-established coastal practice with deep ties to the local community.

Additional Information:

• Testing times: 30 to 50 minutes

• Practice setup: 2 consulting rooms, team of 5

• Equipment: OCT, Fundus camera, digital testing screens

• Working pattern: Full-time, including 3 in 4 Saturdays

• Locations: Primary role based at Walsh & Bridle, with occasional cover at East Wittering

Our local community is core to who we are, and we see the impact of our work every day. If you’re an experienced Optometrist looking for a long-term role with eventual partnership potential, we’d love to hear from you.

What’s Next?

Click apply below and we will ensure you are contacted as soon as possible by one of our team.

Salary – Max

GBP £65,000.00

Salary – Min

GBP £55,000.00

What’s in it for you?

Optometrist Vacancy – Parkstone Eyecare

We’re proud to be an independent practice where patient care always comes first, and joining us as our new Optometrist means being part of a team that values clinical freedom, supports your development, and encourages you to bring your personality and expertise to the role. We offer a welcoming, people first environment across our different locations, where your contributions are heard and your individuality is celebrated. Whether you’re looking for the next step in your career or a fresh start in an independent group that genuinely puts patients and people before numbers, this could be the right place for you.

We welcome any level of experience to enquire about this position, whether you are newly qualified or come with a wealth of expertise, as an Independent Opticians we can offer you the right level of support to reach your personal and professional goals.

From longer test times of 40 minutes to our commitment to offering the latest technological advances such as OCT and Optomap, everything we do is designed to offer our patients the very best in clinical care

You will also receive:

• Professional fees paid
• Your birthday off work
• No Sunday or bank holiday working
• Free & regular CPD courses
• Access to Westfield Health (claim cashback on healthcare purchases)
• Retail discounts
• Cycle to work scheme

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development, and work-life balance

About the Role

We are looking for a full or part-time Optometrist to join us in delivering outstanding patient care. You’ll play a key role in providing expert advice, fitting a wide range of contact lenses, and delivering ongoing care that makes patients feel confident, comfortable, and cared for.

This is a role for someone who values the clinical side of the job, who enjoys building trust with patients from a variety of backgrounds, and who thrives in a team that supports each other. You’ll have the time, tools and autonomy to do your job to a high standard, without feeling rushed or restricted. Collaboration is at the heart of the practice, so you’ll work closely with your teams to ensure a smooth patient journey and a great workplace culture.

As our new Optometrist, you’ll carry out thorough eye examinations and provide tailored services and solutions that align with each patient’s lifestyle and needs. You’ll work within GOC guidelines and company policies to deliver expert care, while supporting the team by resolving clinical or technical queries. Your role also includes liaising with external professionals, maintaining practice equipment, and contributing your knowledge and ideas to the ongoing success of the practice.

Additional Information:

• You must be registered with the GOC or appropriate governing body in order to apply for this role
• Our frame selection includes; Kate Spade, Maui Jim, David Beckham, Ted Baker and Hackett
• We have 2 consulting rooms
• Our testing equipment includes a seperate pre-screen room with OCT, Optomap and fields
• We are a team of 5
• This role requires you to work some Saturdays
• Our appointment times are 40 minutes (pre-screening carried out by Front of House team)

What’s Next?

Click apply now and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch

Salary – Max

GBP £65,000.00

Salary – Min

GBP £57,000.00