Dispensing Optician

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

Job summary

Zest Optical in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, is seeking a Dispensing Optician for a boutique independent practice. Join a small team, spend time with patients, and work with distinctive eyewear, with a focus on personalised service and getting things right for each patient.

This role offers full or part-time hours, alternate Saturdays, and the chance to engage in frame buying, social media content, and exposure to advanced eyecare including OCT and Optomap.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Dispense premium lenses and tailor frame styling to each patient
• Provide advice on lenses and frames to suit prescription, lifestyle and preferences
• Involve in frame buying, meeting suppliers and suggesting new brands
• Manage dispensing, fittings, adjustments, ordering, reception and supplier liaison
• Contribute to social media content if interested
• Work within a practice offering advanced eyecare, including OCT and Optomap imaging

Skills

Frame styling

Patient care

Communication

Supplier liaison

Social media interest

Education

GOC registered Dispensing Optician

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