Domiciliary Optical Assistant

Specsavers; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Domiciliary Optical Assistant to enhance community eye care by providing essential services directly to patients' homes. This rewarding role involves driving to various locations, delivering care and support to those unable to visit stores. With a focus on patient well-being, you will bring smiles and professional service to vulnerable individuals. Enjoy a supportive work environment with great training opportunities and a range of benefits, including a competitive salary and a car allowance. If you have optical experience and a passion for helping others, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

£26,000 per annum

£3,500 car allowance

Monday to Friday work schedule

Specsavers Perks - discounts and savings

WeCare employee support service

Additional paid day off on birthday

Qualifications

• Previous optical experience is essential for this role.
• Must have a full UK driving license to drive to patients' homes.

Responsibilities

• Provide eye care services to patients in their homes.
• Support patients with basic tasks and bring clinical care to the community.

Skills

Optical experience

Full UK driving license

Customer service skills

Confidence using new systems

Job description

Role: Domiciliary Optical Assistant

Ready to take your skills on the road? As a home visits optical assistant at Specsavers, you can do just that.

You’ll be driving our services to the doorsteps of the nation, providing eye care to the people who aren’t able to come into our stores. But not only do you help them with their sight, you’ll be able to support them to get basic tasks done that they wouldn’t be able to do without you. Essentially, you’ll be bringing smiles and clinical care to the heart of your community.

Our business

Based in and around the Edinburgh area, you’ll be providing care to vulnerable patients in their own home covering the Edinburgh and Scottish Borders areas.

Our team

We have a wonderful existing team of dedicated people from optical and administrative backgrounds, who are ready and waiting for you to meet them.

Our cars

You’ll be provided with a car allowance.

What’s on offer?

As well as all the support you need and great training and development opportunities, we have a whole load of benefits on offer for you to enjoy. These include:

• £26,000 per annum
• £3,500 car allowance
• Monday to Friday
• Benefits include Specsavers Perks - a portal to a world of great everyday discounts and savings
• WeCare - our employee support service to help you and your immediate family when you need it most
• Enjoy an additional paid day off on your birthday to celebrate you!

What we’re looking for?

If this is still sounding like a bit of you, we do need you to have a few skills to get started as a home visits optical assistant. These include:

• Previous optical experience
• Must have a full UK driving license

Find out more

If you’ve got all these skills, we’d love for you to apply, but there’s also some desirable experience that could set you apart from the competition if you have it. This includes:

• Previous experience in a fast-paced customer facing environment
• Experience in optics
• Basic knowledge/experience of optical
• Be confident using new systems as well as tablet and/or laptop

Checked all the boxes? Now’s the perfect time to apply!