Dispensing Optician

Zest Business Group; Marlow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-street parking

Job summary

Zest Optical is partnering with a boutique independent opticians in Marlow to recruit a Dispensing Optician. The role focuses on personalised eyecare with a careful selection of niche frames, premium lenses and patient-focused service.

The successful candidate will join a small team with one clinic per day, hour-long eye examinations, and opportunities to attend optical trade shows. Alternate Saturdays and a 9am–5:30pm week are typical.

Qualifications

• Qualified Dispensing Optician registered with the GOC.
• Interest in quality eyewear, styling and personalised patient care.
• Friendly, honest and motivated with willingness to get involved in a small practice.
• Confident building relationships and explaining frame and lens options clearly.
• Interest in creative frame selection or social media welcome.

Responsibilities

• Dispense premium lenses and tailor frame styling to patient prescriptions, lifestyle and preferences.
• Provide personalised eyewear advice and fitting support.
• Assist with frame buying, supplier liaison and introducing new brands.
• Contribute to social media content if interested.
• Work across dispensing, fittings, adjustments, ordering and reception.
• Support clinic operations during eye examinations and OCT/Optomap imaging sessions.

Skills

Patient care

Relationship building

Creative eyewear styling

Social media interest

Education

GOC registered Dispensing Optician

Tools

OCT imaging

Optomap imaging

Job description

Dispensing Optician - Marlow - Independent Opticians

Salary: £35,000-£40,000 DOE, pro rata for part time
Full or Part Time | Alternate Saturdays | Boutique Independent

Zest Optical are working with a boutique independent opticians in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, to recruit a Dispensing Optician.

This is an opportunity to join a small, service-focused practice where you can spend time with patients, work with distinctive eyewear and have a say in the frame collections.With one clinic a day and hour-long eye examinations, the emphasis is on personal advice, quality products and getting things right for each patient.

Dispensing Optician - Role

• Join an established independent practice offering a personalised approach to eyecare and eyewear
• Work with a carefully selected range of niche and designer frames
• Dispense premium lenses, including Varilux and Zeiss
• Provide tailored frame styling and lens advice to suit each patient's prescription, lifestyle and preferences
• Take an active role in frame buying, meeting suppliers and suggesting new brands
• Opportunity to attend optical trade shows with the team
• Varied responsibilities including dispensing, fittings, adjustments, ordering, reception and supplier liaison
• Scope to contribute to Instagram and Facebook content if this is an area of interest
• Work within a practice offering advanced eyecare, including OCT and Optomap imaging
• Full time preferred, with part time considered, potentially alternating three and four days per week
• Alternate Saturdays required
• Opening hours of 9am-5.30pm during the week and 9am-4.30pm on Saturdays
• Closed Sundays
• Free on-street parking approximately five minutes' walk away

Dispensing Optician - Requirements

• Qualified Dispensing Optician registered with the GOC
• Interested in quality eyewear, styling and personalised patient care
• Friendly, honest and motivated, with a willingness to get involved across a small practice
• Confident building relationships and explaining frame and lens options clearly
• An interest in creative frame selection or social media would be welcome
• Independent experience would be useful, although candidates from a multiple background are equally welcome

Dispensing Optician - Salary

• £35,000-£40,000 depending on experience
• Pro rata for part time hours