Home Visits Optical Assistant

Specsavers Norge; Wigan; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Specsavers Perks

WeCare Employee support

Birthday day off

Salary £27,000 p.a.

Job summary

Specsavers is seeking a Domiciliary Optical Assistant to visit patients at home from our Bolton office, covering Manchester North and Lancashire areas. You will deliver eye care directly to people who cannot visit stores, helping with basic tasks and supporting their wellbeing.

Applicants should have optical experience and a full UK driving license, with a friendly, customer-focused approach and comfort using tablets or laptops in the field.

Qualifications

• Previous optical experience
• Must have a full UK driving license
• Experience in a fast-paced customer-facing environment
• Experience in optics
• Confident using new systems (tablet/laptop)

Responsibilities

• Provide eye care to patients in their homes as part of domiciliary visits.
• Travel to client locations across Manchester North, BL and Lancashire with company car support.
• Assist patients with basic tasks they may struggle to perform independently.
• Utilise tablets and laptops to access records and complete documentation in the field.

Skills

Previous optical experience

Full UK driving license

Customer-facing experience

Optics knowledge

Tech literacy (tablet/laptop)

Job description

Role: Domiciliary Optical Assistant - ideally located in M23 or WA14 area.

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 from the office in Bolton, you will cover mainly Manchester North and BL and Lancashire area but will be required to cover further afield on occassion, 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 a car allowance of £3,000 per annum that will allow you to use your own car 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:

• £27,000 per annum
• Monday to Friday – core hours are 9amto 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

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