Dispensing Optician

Specsavers; Sidcup; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in optical care is seeking a skilled Dispensing Optician to join their team in Sidcup. In this role, you'll be the face of the clinic, ensuring every customer receives top-notch service and care. With a focus on professional development and access to cutting-edge technology, this position offers a unique opportunity to grow both personally and professionally. If you're passionate about customer service and clinical excellence, this is the perfect chance to make a significant impact in a community-focused environment. Join a team that values your skills and dedication while helping to build a loyal customer base.

Benefits

Exceptional clinical and professional development opportunities

Access to cutting-edge clinical technology

Outstanding annual salary based on experience

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified and CORU registered Dispensing Optician.
• Experience in providing excellent customer care in an optician setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide high levels of customer service to all clients.
• Liaise with Optometrists for consistent quality handover.
• Manage aftersales service and contribute to sales targets.

Skills

Customer Service

Clinical Judgment

Sales Techniques

Problem Solving

Education

Qualified Dispensing Optician

CORU Registration

Tools

OCT Technology

Job description

Location: Tralee, Co. Kerry
Salary: Up to €40,000 depending on experience
Working Hours: Full or part time
Experience Level: Must have previous experience working in an opticians

Come and join our accomplished team as a Dispensing Optician at Specsavers Tralee, where we are at the height of customer care. Join us and help 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.

What’s on offer?

• Outstanding annual salary based on experience – we can talk more about this at interview
• Exceptional clinical and professional development opportunities
• Access to cutting-edge clinical technology, such as OCT

The Role in a Nutshell:

• Ensure that you provide good levels of customer service to customers at all times.
• 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 the achievement of individual and team sales targets by demonstrating effective professional sales techniques.

Then there’s you

Alongside being a qualified and CORU 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, isn’t afraid of a hands-on approach and 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.

Get in touch

For more information or to apply for this role, please contact Chris Sullivan - [e-mail] - 087 426 5208