Mobile Dispensing Optician, Swindon Leightons Opticians & Hearing Care · Swindon

Leightons Holdings Ltd; Crawley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in optical care is seeking a passionate Dispensing Optician to join their dynamic Pulse Team. This role offers the chance to enhance your career while providing vital support across multiple branches. You will be responsible for maintaining clinical standards, inducting new team members, and delivering ongoing training to existing staff. With travel opportunities that allow you to engage with a diverse range of colleagues and patients, this position promises variety and growth. If you are ready to take the next step in your professional journey and make a meaningful impact in patient care, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health Cash Plan

25 Days Annual Leave

Company Car (electric/hybrid/petrol)

Travel Reimbursement

Qualifications

• Qualified Dispensing Optician with experience in clinical settings.
• Strong communication skills and ability to train others.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical cover and maintain clinical standards across branches.
• Induct new staff and conduct training sessions.

Skills

Dispensing Optician

Clinical Standards Maintenance

Training and Support

Communication Skills

Driving License

Education

Qualification as a Dispensing Optician

Tools

Online Learning Systems

Job description

Job Description

Are you a Dispensing Optician searching for a new opportunity full of diversity and variety? This might be the perfect role for you!

Leightons Opticians and Hearing Care are actively recruiting for an exceptional Dispensing Optician to join our expanding operational team. As part of our Pulse Team, you will be involved in a mixture of branch support with additional responsibilities contributing to the learning and development of our practice teams. You will act as an ambassador for the business, leading by example.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is looking to take the next step in their journey as a Dispensing Optician and take on further responsibilities which include, but are not restricted to, the following:

1. Providing clinical cover to the Leightons estate
2. Being a unique voice between branches to ensure clinical standards are maintained
3. Inducting new starters to the business
4. Conducting experience days as part of our interview process for new staff members
5. Creating modules for our online learning system in partnership with the Learning and Development team
6. Providing ongoing training and support to our existing Dispensing Opticians

Travel is a necessity within our Pulse Team, so you must have a full UK driving licence and be comfortable commuting up to 90 minutes from the base branch in Swindon. This is one of the highlights of the role, enabling you to meet a diverse range of Leightons staff members and patients within ever-changing scenery.

Benefits

We want to harness your experience to deliver improvements to our business in our constant effort to continually offer outstanding patient care. With all travel requirements being completely reimbursed by the business, including the supply of a company car.

Salary up to £33,000 depending on experience

Health Cash Plan

25 Days Annual Leave (plus public holidays)

Company Car (electric/hybrid/petrol)

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and creating a workplace culture in which diversity and inclusion is valued and everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As part of our zero-tolerance approach to discrimination in any form, you and any job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (Protected Characteristics).

Applicants who have been unsuccessful in the past 12 months should not reapply for the same job role.