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Job summary
A leading optical retailer in Wigan is seeking a qualified Dispensing Optician to provide expert customer care and support the Optical team. The role involves offering advice on eyewear, ensuring compliance, and fostering team development. The ideal candidate will be registered with the GOC and passionate about ongoing learning. This position offers a supportive environment with various benefits.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Registered with the General Optical Council (GOC).
- Passion for own learning and development, completing CPD training.
Responsibilities
- Providing clinical support in store for regulated dispensing.
- Inspiring the Optical team by sharing knowledge.
- Listening to customer needs and providing expertise.
- Helping customers choose appropriate eyewear.
- Supporting efficient operational processes.
- Providing expert knowledge for specialist patient requirements.
Skills
Education
As a qualified Dispensing Optician, you will provide a high level of customer care and expert advice to make a real difference to our customers and keep them coming back. You will work in one of our stores, reporting to the Store Manager.
- Providing clinical support in store for regulated dispensing
- Inspiring your Optical team by sharing your knowledge to offer the very best service
- Listening to the needs of customers and offering expertise and advice
- Helping customers choose the correct eyewear and offering guidance to ensure they receive the best product suited to their needs
- Supporting the team to deliver an efficient model day and operational processes to ensure the business trades legally
- Providing expert knowledge for patients with more specialist requirements
- Registered with the General Optical Council (GOC)
- Passion for your own learning and development, completing all CPD training as part of the GOC requirement
- Ability to embrace new technology
- Boots Retirement Savings Plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Generous employee discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
- Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more
- Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.
At Boots Opticians, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. Join our team and let’s see what’s possible when we change for the better.
After submitting your application online, it will be reviewed by our team, and we will contact you as soon as we can. If successful, we will contact you to arrange an interview with the hiring manager. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
This role requires the successful candidate to complete a pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) or an Access NI Check.
Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.
Hours per week: 37.5
Location: OPT102 - North West England; Store 3951 - Wigan Loire Drive BO
Region: OPT102 - North West England; Country: UK
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