Contact Lens Optician

Position: Contact Lens Optician
Location: Colwyn Bay, Wales
Salary: Up to £38,000 depending on experience
Working Hours: Full and part-time working patterns available
Experience Level: Will consider trainee, newly qualified and experienced applicants

Ready to be the reason our patients can find freedom with their lenses? As a certified Contact Lens Optician, you’ll be able to provide an alternative to glasses by conducting contact lens fitting and aftercare services. As part of the Specsavers team, you’ll join an industry leader, experience real innovation, and be supported by an incredible team to always get the job done well.   

Specsavers in Colwyn Bay are looking for a new Contact Lens Optician. On the back of substantial and on-going growth, we’re seeking an ambitious Contact Lens Optician to join our dynamic team at Specsavers in Colwyn Bay. Be part of our continued success at one of the leading opticians in this fantastic area.

Located on the north coast of Wales and overlooking the Irish Sea, Colwyn Bay is a town and seaside resort situated in Conwy County Borough, which is about a 40-minute drive from Chester. Although it falls within the historic county of Denbighshire, Colwyn Bay has grown significantly over time to become the second-largest community and business center in the northern part of Wales, as well as the 14th largest in the country as a whole.

What’s on Offer?

• An annual salary of up to £38,000 depending on experience
• A strong performance-based bonus scheme
• Holiday allowance of 25 days per year, plus bank holidays.
• A chance to take ownership of the contact lens business
• Private health and dental cover
• Pension contribution
• Outstanding clinical and professional development opportunities
• Support with CET
• Access to the latest clinical technology such as OCT

With a focus on flexibility, we are open to full-time and part-time applicants and will consider any working pattern to suit you. So, whether you need condensed hours, alternate weekends or early finishes, we’re open to making it work.

We are passionate about the clinical development of our team, and as our new Contact Lens Optician, we would support you with extra courses and specialisms that interest you. Whatever your ambitions, from MECs qualifications and accreditations.  Even if you're keen to do the Optometry conversion course - we’ll do everything we can to help you be the best clinician you can be. 

What we’re looking for

Alongside being a qualified and GOC registered Contact Lens Optician, we are searching for someone who shares our store’s ethos. Someone who wants to grow, develop and offer exceptional customer care along the way. We want a practitioner who prides themselves on their clinical judgment, that isn’t afraid of a hands-on approach and who is keen to get involved and build rapport with the rest of the team. In summary, we’re looking for a skilled Contact Lens Optician to join us, be part of the team and assist in driving our practice forward.

At Specsavers, we create an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and motivated. Proudly, we’re a certified Great Place to Work® and are ranked the 8th best company to work for in Europe! 

Interested? To find out more contact Nimisha Mistry: nimisha.mistry@specsavers.com / 07704683041

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