Dispensing Optician

Boots Opticians; Tonbridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading optical provider in Tonbridge seeks a qualified Dispensing Optician to provide exceptional customer care and expert advice. The role involves working with a passionate team, delivering clinical support, and guiding customers in their eyewear choices. Ideal candidates are registered with the GOC and eager to embrace new technologies. This position offers full-time or part-time options and includes generous benefits.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced family leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to counselling and support

Qualifications

• GOC registration required.
• Passionate about learning and development.
• Experience in clinical support preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical support for regulated dispensing.
• Inspire team by sharing knowledge.
• Guide customers in choosing eyewear.

Skills

Customer care

Expert advice

Knowledge of eyewear

Embracing new technology

Education

Registered with the General Optical Council (GOC)

Job description

About the role

As a qualified Dispensing Optician, you will provide a high level of customer care and expert advice to make a real difference to our customers and keep them coming back. You will work in one of our stores, reporting to the Store Manager.

Responsibilities

• Providing clinical support in store for regulated dispensing
• Inspiring your Optical team by sharing your knowledge to offer the very best service
• Listening to the needs of customers and offering expertise and advice
• Helping customers to choose the correct eyewear and offering guidance to ensure they receive the best product suited to their needs
• Supporting the team to deliver an efficient model day and operational processes to ensure that the business trades legally
• Providing expert knowledge for patients with more specialist requirements

What you’ll need to have

• Registered with the General Optical Council (GOC)
• Passion for your own learning and development, completing all CPD training as part of the GOC requirement

It would be great if you also have

• Ability to embrace new technology

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more in Boots Opticians rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots Opticians

At Boots Opticians, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. Join our team and let’s see what’s possible when we change for the better.

What’s next

After submitting your application online, it will be reviewed by our team, and we will contact you as soon as we can. If successful, we will contact you to arrange an interview with the hiring manager. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

This role requires the successful candidate to complete a pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) or an Access NI Check.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

Need To Know

A great opportunity has arisen within Boots Opticians in Tonbridge. We are looking for a full time or Part time Dispensing Opticians within our busy freestanding practice with 10 experienced staff, 2 resident optometrists, 1 contact lens optician and a DO Practice Manager. The practice is local to a train station with patient demographic fairly affluent, seeing a mix of patients of all ages. Newly refitted practice, performing very well with an experienced team. For more information please contact [e-mail] or 07816195724

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