Mobile Dispensing Optician

Boots UK; St Helens; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced parental leave pay and gift

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to TELUS Health EAP

Job summary

Boots Opticians is seeking a Mobile Dispensing Optician to provide crucial clinical support across stores within a defined geographical area in the United Kingdom. You will work with a Mobile Optometrist to ensure a seamless patient journey from chair to dispense and deliver healthcare solutions.

You will travel across stores, lead by example, mentor colleagues, and contribute to maintaining high clinical standards in line with Boots policies and digital initiatives.

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Optical Council (GOC).
• Optical dispensing experience and expertise.
• Strong relationship-building with stakeholders including store leaders and customers.
• High clinical standards and patient safety focus.
• Willing and able to travel to different stores within the region.
• Proactive in learning and CET education as required by the GOC.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver exceptional care, guiding patients to choose optical and healthcare products.
• Work flexibly across the opticians area to meet business needs and develop knowledge for patient care.
• Provide expert knowledge for patients with specialized requirements.
• Deliver complete healthcare solutions and coach colleagues and students in dispensing practices.
• Collaborate with Boots Healthcare teams to provide a unified health solution.
• Supervise and mentor colleagues and student dispensing opticians during development and training.
• Comply with Boots Opticians' standards of practice and clinical policies.
• Support the team to run an efficient day and ensure legal and safe operations.
• Engage in store leadership meetings to maintain high clinical standards and patient safety.
• Promote and introduce digital tools to customers as part of the patient journey.

Job description

As a Mobile Dispensing Optician, you will work across different stores within a defined geographical area to support our stores with cover when people are out of the business.

About The Role

Our Mobile Dispensing Opticians play a key role in the area at providing crucial clinical support in stores for regulated dispensing. You will work very closely with a Mobile Optometrist and provide a customer experience where there is a seamless journey for the patient from chair to dispense. You will also:

• Role model, lead and deliver exceptional care, supporting patients and customers to make appropriate choices regarding optical and healthcare products and services


• Work flexibly across the opticians area according to business need, continually developing your knowledge so that you can be at your best for patients and customers


• Provide expert knowledge for patients with more specialist requirements


• Deliver complete healthcare solutions for our patients and customers and coach other opticians team members to do the same


• Work with the Boots Healthcare teams to give a one health solution


• Supervise the development, education and training of colleagues and support and mentor students (including Student Dispensing Opticians)


• Comply with the standards of practice and the current Boots Opticians clinical policies and standard operating procedures


• Support the opticians team to deliver an efficient model day and other operational processes to ensure that the opticians business trades legally and safely


• Get Involved in regular store leadership team meetings to ensure high clinical standards are maintained to support patient safety


• Actively embraces and advocate the digital agenda and introduce customers to these tools where appropriate through great conversations

What You’ll Need To Have

These are the essential skills or experience needed to succeed in this role.

• Registered with the General Optical Council (GOC)


• Optical experience and expertise


• Great at building relationships. You will be working very closely with a range of stakeholders including store and area leaders, peers, customers and external local professionals


• High clinical standards


• A role model working to lead and deliver our Healthcare Ambition, to be the first choice for patients for their dispensing needs


• Motivated to own your learning and development, completing all educational training CET as part of the GOC requirement


• Willing and able to travel to different stores in the region

Our Benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan


• Discretionary annual bonus


• Generous employee discounts


• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child


• Flexible benefits scheme


• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only.

Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots Opticians

At Boots Opticians, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. Join our team and let’s see what’s possible when we change for the better.

What's Next

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

This role requires the successful candidate to complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.