Summer Placement: First-Year Optometry Students - Central Region

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

Banbury | Bath | Birmingham (Bullring & Yardley) | Bristol (Broadmead, Cribbs Causeway & Brislington Causeway) | Cambridge | Cardiff | Chelmsford | Chester | Chesterfield (Clay Cross) | Coventry (City & Phoenix) | Cwmbran | Derby | Hanley | Harborne | Hucknall | Kidderminster | Knowle | Leicester (City & Hamilton) | Lincoln | Merry Hill | Milton Keynes | Monmouth | Newport (Central & Risca) | Northampton South | Norwich | Nottingham | Oxford | Peterborough (City & Hampton) | Rotherham | Sheffield (Meadowhall) | Solihull | Southend | Stourbridge | Sunderland | Swansea (Central & Cadle) | Swindon (Causeway) | Talbot Green | Telford | Trowbridge (Causeway) | West Bromwich | Wolverhampton | Worcester | Walsall

Apply now and make this summer one that stands out.

Applications close on 19th June 2026.