Practice Manager

JR United Kingdom; Oxford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading optician practice seeks a qualified FBDO Practice Manager at its Abingdon location. This full-time role offers a supportive and engaging environment, alongside a competitive salary of up to £40k. You will oversee operational standards and lead a skilled team, ensuring exceptional service to clients.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Simply Health Medical Insurance

Additional holiday for birthday

Staff discounts on products

Friends and family discounts

Paid professional fees for GOC

Qualifications

• Qualified FBDO Dispensing Optician required.
• Experience as a Dispensing Optician or similar role is accepted.
• Strong interpersonal skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to operational standards in the practice.
• Coach and mentor dispensing team and optical assistants.
• Provide constructive feedback and conduct review meetings.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team leadership

Client relationship building

Education

FBDO qualified Dispensing Optician

Job description

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We have a fantastic opportunity for a qualified FBDO Practice Manager to join our Abingdon practice. This is a full-time role, 5 days / 40 hours per week (Monday to Saturday 9am - 5:30pm; no Sunday's) with a salary up to £40k per annum.

As an integral member of the team, we will provide our qualified FBDO Practice Manager with an enjoyable professional working environment which is fun, open and where we are committed to supporting you, your professional development, and your personal wellbeing. We will also provide a wide range of benefits, including:

• The opportunity to work for a 1-Star Best Companies accredited organisation, demonstrating our commitment to truly engaging all our team members.
• Closed on a Sunday.
• £40k per annum.
• Additional days holiday for your birthday each year.
• Company pension scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Simply Health Medical Insurance
• Staff discounts (including an annual £350 voucher to spend on a pair of glasses or sunglasses after your probation).
• Friends and family discounts (eye-tests; glasses; sunglasses & hearing tests).
• Paid professional fees for Dispensing Opticians (GOC and professional indemnity which is currently the ABDO)

When you join the team as our qualified FBDO Practice Manager in Abingdon, you are joining an independent business. We aim to deliver obsessively great service to each and every one of our clients which is at the core of what we do. We have the latest diagnostic equipment, the latest technological advances in contact lenses, spectacle lenses and frames, and the latest fashions.

At Bayfields Opticians & Audiologists, weare passionate about the services we provide our clients so as our qualified FBDO Practice Manager, you will ensure that the practice is adhering and achieving all our set operational standards, including our smart booking and diary management. You will be involved in coaching, mentoring, training and developing your dispensing team and optical assistants. You will be involved in providing regular constructive feedback and review meetings.

Due to the nature of this role, you need to be an FBDO qualified Dispensing Optician or currently a Dispensing Optician / Deputy Practice Manager or a Dispensing Optician / Practice Manager who is ready for a new challenge and wants to join an independent business to develop your skills further. You must have excellent communication and listening skills and the ability to build strong relationships with your team members, peers, and clients.

If you are ready for a new and exciting opportunity, we would love to hear from you!

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