Dispensing Optician

Specsavers; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Store performance bonus

Salary £35,000

Professional fees paid

progression and development

Great holiday allowance plus your 生日

ILM/pathway for Directorship

CPD points support

Headspace app

WeCare confidential helpline

Job summary

Specsavers Cosham is seeking a qualified Dispensing Optician to join our team in Cosham, near Portsmouth. The role offers full-time or part-time hours and a salary of £35,000 depending on experience.

You will be the face of our clinic on the shop floor, providing exceptional patient care and liaising with Optometrists for a smooth handover. This position includes opportunities for ILM courses, pre-reg supervision, and a partnership path toward leadership.

Qualifications

• Qualified and GOC registered Dispensing Optician required.
• Open to newly qualified or experienced opticians.
• Ability to work on shop floor and assist in store management.

Responsibilities

• Provide high levels of customer service and handover with Optometrists.
• Manage aftersales service and problem solving in a customer-focused manner.
• Assist in achieving individual and team sales targets using professional sales techniques.
• Collaborate with the team on development and progression opportunities.

Skills

GOC registered

Customer service

Clinical judgment

Hands-on approach

Job description

Position: Dispensing Optician

Location: Cosham

Salary: 35,000 depending on experience

Working Hours: Full time or part time

Experience Level: This role is open to both newly qualified and experienced Dispensing Opticians who are registered with the GOC!

Your future is clear at Specsavers Cosham, where there’s always something exciting ahead.

Come and join our accomplished team as a Dispensing Optician at Specsavers Cosham where we are at the height of customer care. Join us and help work to ensure every single one of our customers receives the very best patient experience. We’re community-focused and we need someone ready to use their passion, skills, and experience to build on our ever-growing and loyal customer base.

Our Dispensing Opticians are the face of our clinic on the shop floor and usually an integral part of our store management team, so we’re keen to get you up to speed with management responsibilities. With ILM courses, pre-reg supervision and Specsavers Partnership Pathway available, we can guide you on your way to becoming a great leader. This – along with your clinical expertise – will stand you in good stead if you choose to become a store director yourself one day.

We’re dedicated to our customers, but what really makes this role stand out is that we offer a workplace with a difference - where people grow both personally and professionally.

Our store has 3 optical test rooms is fully equipped with the latest clinical equipment and technology including OCT and Nidek Phoropters.

This position in Cosham will take your near the Port City of Portsmouth in Hampshire. With great transport links this is the perfect location for culture and bustling city life.

What’s on offer?

• Store performance bonus scheme.
• Salary £35,000
• Professional fees paid.
• Great opportunity for progression and development
• Great holiday allowance plus your birthday off!
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities- happy to support with ILM/pathway for Directorship.
• Support with CPD points.
• Specsavers Enhanced Perks - Perks is our discounted benefits scheme.
• Subscription to the “Headspace” App
• WeCare – UK confidential employee helpline

The Role in a Nutshell:

• Ensure that you always provide good levels of customer service to customers.
• Liaise with Optometrists to ensure that each customer you dispense receives a consistent quality handover.
• Manage aftersales service (including complaints and problem solving) in a customer service focused ‘can do’ manner.
• Contribute to achievement of individual and team sales targets by demonstrating effective professional sales techniques.

Then there’s you

Alongside being a qualified and GOC registered Dispensing Optician, we are searching for someone who shares our store’s ethos. Someone who wants to grow, develop, and offer exceptional customer care along the way. We want a practitioner who prides themselves on their clinical judgment, that isn’t afraid of a hands‑on approach and who is keen to get involved and build rapport with the rest of the team. In summary, we’re looking for a skilled Dispensing Optician to join us, be part of the team and assist in driving our practice forward.

About Specsavers:

Specsavers began 40 years ago with the vision of two optometrists, Doug, and Mary Perkins, who set out to provide best-value eyecare to everybody. Their passion for optometry has led Specsavers to become the largest privately‑owned optical group in the world, delivering high‑quality, affordable optical and hearing care. And it continues to shape the lives and experience of thousands of colleagues who are developing their careers with us across the globe. We are proud of how far we’ve come as a business, now we want to see you grow with us too.