Home Visits Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Swansea; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car (fully expensed)

Specsavers Perks portal

WeCare employee support

Birthday paid day off

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Specsavers is seeking a Home Visits Optical Delivery Assistant to bring our clinical care directly to patients at their homes across Swansea, Bridgend, Barry, and occasionally Cardiff. You will provide aftercare, assist with basic tasks, and help patients access essential vision care from the comfort of their homes using a company car.

The role requires optical experience, a full UK driving license, and comfort with new systems such as tablets or laptops.

Qualifications

• Previous optical experience required.
• Full UK driving license required.
• Experience in fast-paced customer-facing environments preferred.
• Familiarity with optical products and processes is a plus.
• Comfortable using tablets or laptops for software and record-keeping.

Responsibilities

• Deliver optical services to patients at home.
• Provide aftercare and support basic tasks at patients' homes.
• Travel to Swansea, Bridgend, Barry and Cardiff as needed.
• Utilise a company car to reach patient homes and maintain appointments.

Skills

Optical experience

Driving license

Customer facing

Optics knowledge

Digital systems (tablet/laptop)

Job description

Home Visits Optical Delivery

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 aftercare 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

The office team are based in the lovely offices in Barry, but you'll cover Swansea, Bridgend, Barry and on occassion Cardiff, depending on your location. You will be providing care to vulnerable patients.

Our team

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

Our cars

You'll be provided with a company car which is fully expensed that you will use to bring your care and services directly to people's homes.

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:

• £26,853per annum
• Monday to Friday – core hours are 8.30am to 5.30pm (Flexibility required)
• Benefitsinclude 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

• 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