Receptionist

Optical Express; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free or discounted optical products\/a

Modern working environment with superb

Job summary

Optical Express in the UK is seeking a friendly, professional receptionist to join our team in a busy retail environment. You will cover the reception, manage calls, take messages, and provide administrative support to the Manager while ensuring world-class patient service.

Hours are 40 per week with Saturday work; travel between Oxford and Milton Keynes is required. The role offers opportunities within a global organisation that values confidentiality, integrity and exceptional customer care.

Responsibilities

• Covering the reception area, maintaining a priority for incoming calls at all times
• Take clear and concise messages
• Communicating all messages promptly and accurately
• Provide administrative support to the Manager
• Maintain stationery stocks and oversee the ordering of new supplies
• General reception duties as and when required

Job description

Hours – 40 hours per week (Must be able to work Saturdays)

Salary - £26,500 per annum

Optical Express is the UK’s only complete eye care provider, and Europe’s leading private provider of laser eye surgery and premium intraocular lens and cataract surgery. Each week Optical Express Surgeons undertake more laser eye surgery and private intraocular lens procedures collectively than any other providers.

For over 33 years, millions of patients have trusted Optical Express with their eye care. Operating clinics across the UK, Ireland, and mainland Europe, Optical Express, supported by an esteemed International Medical Advisory Board, is a thought leader in the global optometry and refractive surgery industry.

Optical Express gives patients their very best results through investing in state of the art technology, employing experienced, highly skilled surgeons and optometrists, continuously analysing clinical outcomes and working with pioneers and innovators from within the industry, to include Johnson & Johnson Vision and Zeiss.

Candidates must be willing to travel between our Oxford and Milton Keynes.

You will work as part of a team providing a high level of service to the patients and employees and will require the ability to multi-task in a busy retail environment. This role is a key part of the patient journey and requires very high personal standards to deliver a quality of care and world class customer experience.

Every day will bring something new but your day to day role will involve -

• Covering the reception area, maintaining a priority for incoming calls at all times
• Take clear and concise messages
• Communicating all messages promptly and accurately
• Provide administrative support to the Manager
• Maintain stationery stocks and oversee the ordering of new supplies
• General reception duties as and when required

We are looking for applicants who are confident and professional, who have a passion for providing a world class customer service along with strong organisational and communication skills. You will have the ability to work closely with others around you, be articulate and presentable, motivated to achieve and have a willingness to learn and progress within Optical Express, whilst demonstrating confidentiality, integrity and discretion at all times.

What’s in it for you?

• Free or discounted optical products/procedures
• Modern working environment with superb technology support

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a global organisation where you will have the opportunity to grow and develop within a professional working environment.

Optical Express is an equal opportunities employer