Dispensing Optician

Boots UK; Wigan; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmacy and beauty retailer in Wigan is looking for a qualified Dispensing Optician to provide exceptional customer care and expert advice. You will support your Optical team and help customers choose the right eyewear. This role requires registration with the General Optical Council and a passion for continued professional development. Benefits include a retirement savings plan, employee discounts, and enhanced leave pay.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave

Discounted gym membership

24/7 counselling support through Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Passion for your own learning and development related to CPD training.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical support in store for regulated dispensing.
• Inspire your Optical team by sharing your knowledge.
• Listen to customer needs and offer expert advice.
• Help customers choose the correct eyewear.
• Support team efficiency and compliance with operational processes.
• Provide expert knowledge for patients with specialist requirements.

Skills

Customer care

Clinical support

Expert advice

Team leadership

Education

Registered with the General Optical Council (GOC)

Job description

Overview

Job Description About the role: As a qualified Dispensing Optician, you will be providing 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 offer 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

Qualifications

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

Desirable additional skills

• Ability to embrace new technology

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
• Includes 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