Patient Advisor

Optical Express; City of Edinburgh; Presencial; GBP 24.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

33 days annual leave

Free Laser Eye Surgery

Free eye tests

Discounted eyewear

WFH Wellbeing/Assistance

Descripción de la vacante

Optical Express is seeking Patient Advisors for the Edinburgh Haymarket clinic. This pivotal role supports clinicians and carries operational responsibilities, guiding patients from introduction to post-operative follow-up with exceptional service standards.

The position emphasizes patient care and high-end service delivery in a luxury context. The role requires a patient-facing background, strong communication, and meticulous organisation, with potential to exceed KPI targets.

Formación

• Previous experience of a patient facing role.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• High attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Proficient with use of digital and diagnostic technology.
• Experience within healthcare or high-end retail would be preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Support Patients having vision correction surgery across all steps of patient pathway, building rapport and maintaining patient confidence.
• Deliver warm, professional patient welcomes and manage first impressions.
• Capture high-quality diagnostic scans for clinical interpretation, whilst communicating with the patients on the features and benefits of our technology.
• Support in delivery of consultations for optometrists and/or Surgeons, in-clinic or virtual.
• Close consultation process and schedule surgery and aftercare.
• Manage payment, finance and administrative booking requirements.
• Meet and exceed individual commercial KPIs.

Conocimientos

Patient-facing role

Communication

Attention to detail

Digital/diagnostic tech

Healthcare experience

Herramientas

Digital imaging tech

Descripción del empleo

Hours – 40 (Must be flexible to work evenings and weekends)

Salary - from £27,000 plus bonus

Optical Express are the market leader in Vision Correction Surgery (Laser Eye Surgery and Premium Pay Intraocular Lens Surgery in the UK). As an entity, we treat more patients than all other private providers do put together. For close on twenty years, Optical Express have delivered in excess of 60% of premium pay Laser and Lens Replacement Vision Correction procedures in the UK and Ireland.

We are seeking Patient Advisors for our Edinburgh Haymarket clinic. This is a pivotal role in our business, with responsibility for delivering an outstanding and well-structured patient journey across our services. The role of a Patient advisor is to act as a support to our clinicians, whilst also carrying operational and commercial responsibilities.

Our Patient Advisors are the patients primary point of contact through all stages of the process from introduction to post operative follow up, they combine exceptional patient care and service delivery standards in line with high-end luxury purchases.

Main Responsibilities

• Support Patients having vision correction surgery across all steps of patient pathway, building rapport and maintaining patient confidence.
• Deliver warm, professional patient welcomes and manage first impressions.
• Capture high-quality diagnostic scans for clinical interpretation, whilst communicating with the patients on the features and benefits of our technology.
• Support in delivery of consultations for optometrists and/or Surgeons, in-clinic or virtual.
• Close consultation process and schedule surgery and aftercare.
• Manage payment, finance and administrative booking requirements.
• Meet and exceed individual commercial KPIs.

Experience/requirements

• Previous experience of a patient facing role
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• High attention to detail and organisational skills
• Proficient with use of digital and diagnostic technology
• Experience within healthcare or high-end retail would be preferred.

A career at Optical Express is fulfilling, fun and rewarding. As an employee, you can benefit from the following:

• State of the art, modern working environments
• 33 days annual leave*
• Free Laser Eye Surgery and Intraocular Lens Surgery
• Free eye tests
• Discounted prescription eye wear and sunglasses
• Generous Optical Express friends and family discount scheme
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Access to a range of exclusive offers, discounts and rewards
• Employee Assistance Programme and Wellbeing Solutions/Support