Home Visits Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Ashford; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

WeCare employee support

Pension scheme

Job summary

Specsavers is seeking a Home Visits Optical Assistant to bring eye care to patients at their homes across the Kent region. The role offers a car allowance and a 40-hour week, Monday to Friday, with early starts and some flexibility.

You will dispense lenses at all levels and support outreach services directly in the community. Applicants should have optical experience, hold a full UK driving licence, and be ready to work in varied environments.

Qualifications

• 6 months to 1 year experience in optics or similar role.
• Must hold a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide eye care to patients in their own homes.
• Cover the Kent region and adjacent areas as required.
• Dispense lenses at all levels and support clinical care in home visits.

Skills

Optical experience

Driving licence (UK)

Job description

Are you ready to take your skills on the road? As a Home Visits Optical Assistant at Specsavers, you can do just that.

If you love your job but are a bit bored, if you love working with patients but want a new challenge, then this role might be for you.

You’ll be driving our services to the doorsteps of the nation, providing eye care to the people who are unable to come into our stores. Not only do you help them with their sight, you’ll also be bringing smiles and clinical care into the heart of your community.

The job is varied: you’ll work in a range of locations and testing environments every day – no two days are the same. Our region covers Kent, but our team is scattered across the region so we will always aim to keep you as close to home as possible, although there may be times you will have to cover anywhere within the Kent region.

We can only consider candidates who hold a full UK driving licence and have access to their own car full-time, and who can confidently dispense lenses at all levels.

Our business

You will cover the Kent region when providing essential eyecare to vulnerable patients in their own homes.

Our team

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

Our cars

You’ll be provided with a a car allowance of £3,000 per annum.

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

• Salary: £26,852 per annum
• Hours: 40 hours per week Monday to Friday - 8.30am-5.30pm (Flexibility required)
• 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
• We will auto-enroll you into the pension scheme with an employer contribution when you contribute too
• 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:

• Current or previous optical experience (minimum of 6 months-1 year) and you must be able to confidently dispense at all levels
• Must have a full UK driving licence
  

Find out more

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