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Specialist Optometrist - 14.5% recruitment & retention premium

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust • Colney, Norwich

Salary

£49k – £57k

Posted

17 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Specialist Optometrist - 14.5% recruitment & retention premium in Colney, a full-time healthcare & nursing role. The advertised salary is £49k – £57k. Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) is a 1,200-bedded teaching hospital with state-of-the-art facilities for modern patient care: 1100 beds in the PFI and 100 in Cromer Community Hospital. The NNUH is part of Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group which includes the James Paget Hospital, in Great Yarmouth and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King Lynn. We carry out nearly one million outpatient appointments, day case procedures and inpatient admissions annually. The popula…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £49k – £57k
How this salary compares: about 41% above the £40,000 median across 2,542 healthcare & nursing roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Colney, Norwich · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 4 other live healthcare & nursing roles in Colney — browse them
Posted: 17 September 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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Healthcare and nursing is the largest sponsored category in the UK. NHS trusts, private hospitals, GP practices, and specialist clinics sponsor registered nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, and support workers through the Health and Care Worker visa — which carries lower application fees and faster processing than the standard Skilled Worker visa.