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Summer Placement - First-Year Optometry Students - Southern Region

Vision Express
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Summer Placement: First-Year Optometry Students (6 Weeks) – Vision Express

Make Your Summer Count. Grow You Expertise. Get Paid. Look Sharp

Looking for more than just a summer job? Step into our world of premium eyewear, cutting-edge tech, and standout customer experiences within Vision Express.

Join one of our stores for a 6-week summer placement and gain hands-on optical retail experience with global brands like Ray-Ban, Oakley, Prada, Meta & more.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Deliver confident, personalised customer service from first hello to final fit

  • Be part of the full customer journey — from welcome through to dispensing

  • Support pre-testing and screening using the latest optical technology

  • Get hands-on with frames, lenses, adjustments and minor repairs

  • Help keep the store running smoothly as part of a high-energy team

What You’ll Get
  • £350 to spend on free eye wear + unlimited lens upgrades??!!

  • Bonus earning potential – perform well and boost your pay

  • Valuable insight – ahead of a potential 2027 CLiP placement

  • 3 days paid holiday – to enjoy those new sunglasses

  • Structured learning pathway - to guide your growth week by week

Who We’re Looking For
  • First-year optometry students

  • Passionate about style, fashion, or tech

  • Positive, proactive, and ready to learn

  • A team player who brings great energy every day

Why Vision Express?

We’re not just retail - we’re part of EssilorLuxottica, a global leader in optical innovation. With 590+ stores, this is your chance to experience a business that blends healthcare, fashion, and technology.

See Your Future Clearly

This isn’t just a summer job - it’s a chance to gain real skills, real confidence, and real insight to what your CLiP 2027 placement could truly look like.

Locations

Brighton | Canterbury | Epsom | Exeter | Guildford | London (Brent Cross, Cheshunt, Ealing, Edgware, Islington, Kingston, Lakeside, Oxford Street, Orpington, Stratford & Uxbridge) | Maidstone | Plymouth | Southampton | Truro

Apply now and make this summer one that stands out.

Applications close on 19th June 2026.

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