Optometrist - Andover
Leightons Opticians & Hearing Care
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Salary
£69,998
Contract
Not specified
Hours
Full time
Closing date
Not specified
Job description
At Leightons, we believe optometry should be more than sight tests and sales targets.
We're looking for an Optometrist to join our Andover team, where you'll have the time, technology and clinical freedom to deliver the kind of patient care you trained for.
As a proudly independent, family-owned business with nearly 100 years of heritage, we focus on building lasting patient relationships, investing in our people and creating an environment where clinical excellence comes first.
The Opportunity
Location: Andover
Salary: 56,620 to 69,998 FTE (depending on experience and qualifications)
Working Pattern
- Full time, 5 days per week
- Alternate Saturdays
Why Optometrists Choose Leightons
Competitive salary up to 69,998 FTE
Performance-related bonus scheme
Fully funded professional development, including
- Independent Prescribing (IP)
- Glaucoma qualifications
- Further clinical accreditations
Life Cover
Staff discounts on products and services
A supportive clinical network passionate about best-practice eye care
Most importantly, you'll join a business where quality of care matters more than volume.
No two days are the same.
You'll use advanced diagnostic technology to deliver comprehensive eye examinations, support patients with their long-term eye health and play a key role in delivering exceptional clinical care within the community.
You'll have the opportunity to utilise and build upon your clinical skills whilst forming trusted relationships with patients who return year after year.
- Delivering comprehensive sight tests and eye examinations
- Conducting retinal imaging and visual field assessments
- Providing expert clinical advice and preventative eye care guidance
- Working collaboratively with your practice team to deliver an outstanding patient experience
- Supporting branch performance through clinical excellence
- Maintaining the highest standards of professional practice and governance
We're interested in speaking with Optometrists who are:
- Fully qualified and GOC registered
- Passionate about delivering exceptional patient care
- Keen to develop their clinical expertise
- Strong communicators who build trust naturally
- Team players who thrive in supportive environments
Whether you're newly qualified or an experienced Optometrist looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.
Located in the heart of Hampshire, Andover offers a fantastic balance of convenience, community and countryside living. With excellent transport links, a thriving local community and easy access to the South Coast and surrounding counties, it's a great place to build both your career and lifestyle.
Ready to practise optometry the way it should be?
Join a business where you'll be trusted to put patients first, supported to grow your clinical expertise and valued as an individual.
Apply today and discover why so many Optometrists choose Leightons
We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and creating a workplace culture in which diversity and inclusion is valued and everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As part of our zero-tolerance approach to discrimination in any form, you and any job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (Protected Characteristics).
Applicants who have been unsuccessful in the past 12 month should not reapply for the same job role
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Provenance
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First seen
16 September 2026
Last checked
1 October 2026
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