Home Visits Optical Assistant

Specsavers; Welshpool; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Bonus scheme

Working hours – Monday to Friday

Auto-enrolled pension with employer

Specsavers Perks

WeCare employee support

Headspace subscription

Eyecare and hearcare discounts

Birthday day off

Job summary

Specsavers is seeking a Home Visits Optical Assistant to bring clinical eye care directly to patients at their homes across North Wales. You’ll adapt to different testing environments and help people who can’t visit stores.

You’ll need a full UK driving licence and the ability to confidently dispense lenses at all levels. The role offers training, a generous benefits package, and a Monday–Friday schedule.

Qualifications

• Current or recent optical experience (6 months–1 year) and ability to dispense at all levels.
• Must hold a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Travel to patients' homes to provide essential eye care.
• Dispense lenses to required levels during home visits.
• Maintain patient comfort and safety on site.
• Support the use of new systems and devices during visits.

Skills

Optical experience

Driving licence

Dispense lenses

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 essential 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 North Wales, and while we will always aim to keep you as close to home as possible, there may be times you will have to cover anywhere within our territory.

We can only consider candidates who hold a full UK driving licence and can confidently dispense lenses at all levels for this role.

Our business

Based in and around the North of Wales area you’ll be providing care to vulnerable patients in their own homes.

Our team

We have a wonderful team of dedicated people ready and waiting for you to meet.

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:

• Salary: £26,852 per annum
• Company car or car allowance
• Bonus scheme
• Working hours: Monday to Friday
• We will auto-enroll you into the pension scheme with an employer contribution when you contribute too
• 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
• Complimentary subscription to the Headspace app
• Eyecare and hearcare discounts for you and your family
• 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 recent optical experience (at least 6 months-1 year) and you must be able to confidently dispense at all levels
• You must hold a full UK driving licence

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.

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