Dispensing Optician

Zest Business Group Ltd; Romsey; Sur place; GBP 30 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Bonus up to £6,000 annually

Five day week including Saturdays

9am-5pm hours

Résumé du poste

Zest Optical in Romsey, Hampshire, is seeking a full-time Dispensing Optician to join a modern independent practice with a boutique eyewear offering. You will provide personalised dispensing, take care to understand each patient's prescription, lifestyle and preferences, and offer frame styling consultations using handpicked eyewear from around the world.

You will work with quality lenses, develop your experience with complex prescriptions and myopia management, and contribute to overall patient

Qualifications

• Qualified Dispensing Optician registered with the GOC.
• Experience with independent eyewear and personalised dispensing is desirable.
• Strong patient care and communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Provide personalised dispensing advice, taking time to understand each patient's prescription, lifestyle and preferences.
• Offer frame styling consultations using independent eyewear.
• Develop experience with complex prescriptions and myopia management.
• Contribute to frame selection and new collections.
• Possibly share management responsibilities as appropriate.

Description du poste

£30,000 basic salary plus bonus of up to £6,000 annually

Modern independent opticians with a boutique eyewear offering

Input into frame buying, practice development and patient care

Small, supportive team with scope to take on additional responsibility

Zest Optical are working with a patient focused independent opticians in Romsey, Hampshire to recruit a full time Dispensing Optician.

This is an opportunity to join a practice where thoughtful dispensing, individual style and excellent patient care go hand in hand. You will work with distinctive independent eyewear, have a voice in practice decisions and enjoy the freedom to recommend what suits each patient best.

• Work within a modern, spacious independent practice
• Provide personalised dispensing advice, taking time to understand each patient's prescription, lifestyle and preferences
• Offer frame styling consultations using handpicked independent eyewear from around the world
• Work with quality lenses, primarily Essilor, alongside access to Hoya, Zeiss and specialist suppliers
• Develop your experience with complex prescriptions and myopia management
• Join an experienced team including Dispensing Opticians, a Contact Lens Optician and optical support
• Work within a practice offering OCT, Optomap, specialist contact lenses and Ortho-K
• Contribute to frame selection, new collections and ideas to improve the patient experience
• Opportunity to share management responsibilities, depending on your interests and experience
• Support with ongoing learning, product knowledge and professional development
• Opportunities to attend optical trade shows and industry trips
• Full time, five days per week including every Saturday
• Working hours of 9am-5pm, with a weekday off
• Closed Sundays and bank holidays

Dispensing Optician - Salary and Benefits

• Basic salary of £30,000
• Bonus potential of up to £6,000 annually, giving total earning potential of £36,000
• Bonus eligibility following successful completion of a six-month probation period
• Collaborative working environment where your ideas and contribution are valued
• Opportunity to shape your responsibilities as you develop within the practice
• Qualified Dispensing Optician registered with the GOC
• Enthusiastic about independent eyewear, styling and personalised patient care
• Positive, approachable and comfortable building relationships
• Open to learning new approaches and sharing your own knowledge
• Able to take initiative and responsibility within a small team
• Committed to high standards and continuous improvement

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust