Optical Practice Manager Jobs Bournemouth

Flame Health Associates LLP; Lower Blandford St Mary; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Flame Health Associates LLP is seeking an Optical Practice Manager in Bournemouth, Dorset. The role combines professional dispensing with store management and team leadership to deliver high-end eyewear service.

The successful candidate must be a GOC-registered Dispensing Optician with prior store management and leadership experience, driving customer care and staff motivation. The practice operates Monday to Saturday, supporting a premium patient experience.

Qualifications

• Qualified Dispensing Optician registered with the GOC.
• Experience leading a store and a team is required.
• Customer care and eyewear passion are important.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day running of the optical practice.
• Combine store management with professional dispensing and leadership.
• Motivate colleagues to deliver excellent customer care.
• Drive development of a high-end optical store.

Skills

Dispensing Optician

Store management

Team leadership

Customer care

Education

GOC-registered Dispensing Optician

Job description

Job Overview

Flame Health Optometry is working confidentially with our independent client to recruit an Optical Practice Manager in Bournemouth, Dorset, offering a salary of £40,000 to £45,000 depending on experience. Combining professional dispensing with store management and team leadership, the role will suit a qualified, GOC-registered Dispensing Optician who has experience leading a team and is motivated to develop a high-end optical practice.

About the Job

You will manage the day-to-day running of an optical practice, bringing together store management, team leadership and professional dispensing. A central part of the role will be supporting and motivating colleagues to deliver excellent customer care and encouraging their enthusiasm for eyewear.

Our client is looking for someone with the drive to take its high-end store to the next level. The practice is open Monday to Saturday and is closed on Sundays and bank holidays.

About the Employer

Our client is a high-end optical practice. This opportunity combines professional dispensing, customer care and store leadership, with a focus on supporting the team and developing the practice.

The role offers the chance to bring your management experience and optical expertise together in a setting where attentive service and a passion for eyewear are important.

What We Are Looking For

You must be a qualified Dispensing Optician registered with the General Optical Council (GOC). Previous store management and team leadership experience are required.

You will be friendly, reliable, approachable and professional, with a clear focus on customer care. Our client is looking for someone who cares about supporting and motivating colleagues to deliver excellent service, and who brings passion for eyewear to the role. You should also have the drive to help take a high-end optical store to the next level.

Who This Role Suits

This position may suit an established Dispensing Optician who has gained store management and team leadership experience and is ready to bring those skills together in one role. It will appeal to someone motivated by developing a high-end practice while helping a team deliver excellent customer care.

Job Location

The practice is based in the Bournemouth area of Dorset.