Contact Lens Optician

Position: Contact Lens Optician

Location: Newark, Nottinghamshire

Salary: Up to £38,000 depending on your experience plus a bonus scheme worth up to £4000 per year
Working Hours:  Full or Part Time - 12 month Fixed term contract 
Experience Level: Must have previous experience working in an optician and must have a GOC number.

As a Contact Lens Optician, there’s nothing quite like the feeling of being part of the Specsavers team where you’ll be part of a family that works together to give every customer the best possible service. Your role in this is crucial. With one in three UK contact lens wearers coming to us for lenses and advice, we ensure that millions of people get the right lenses, at a price they can afford.

In this key role, you’ll work to the highest professional standards, providing a contact lens fitting and aftercare service that’s in a whole different league. You’ll work to boost sales, profit and customer loyalty – exceeding customers’ needs as well as business objectives. In effect, you’ll be our resident expert, sharing your knowledge with customers and staff alike, all while working alongside our dedicated professionals, using the latest equipment.

We’re dedicated to our customers, but what really makes this role stand out is that we offer a workplace with a difference - where people grow both personally and professionally. Our store have recently expanded with a 5th test room and state of the art contact lens suite. Our partner Satvinder is keen to develop his team and has himself completed the conversion course from DO to CLO to Optometrist and would be keen to support others down the same route. 

What’s on offer?

• Salary up to £38,000 based on experience – we can talk more about this at interview
• Performance related bonus scheme worth up to £4000 per year 
• 33 days holiday 
• Sick Pay
• Enhanced Family leave 
• Pension contribution
• Support with CPD
• Exceptional clinical and professional development opportunities such as pathway support 
• Access to cutting-edge clinical technology, such as OCT
• Full or part time hours 
• Working in a newly expanded store with a dedicated and friendly team 

The Role in a Nutshell:

• Carry out contact lens fitting and aftercare in accordance with Company procedures and professional guidelines
• Deal with general enquiries and advise customers on contact lenses
• Ensure that all customers have a clear understanding of the contact lens options for their prescription.  Advise customers on spectacle dispensing options, including current promotions
• Ensure that appointment times are efficiently managed and that customer waiting time is minimized
• Provide insertion / removal instruction to patients as required 

Then there’s you

As a qualified Contact Lens Optician, you’ll have what it takes to put customers at their ease. You’re also team-focused, with a passion for what you do – so you’re always up-to-date with the latest developments in the industry. With this approach plus our exciting career development options, you’ll stand every chance of going far.

Find out more

If you like the sound of this opportunity, get in touch, we’d love to tell you more about it. Contact George Coleing on 07526511143 or email george.coleing@specsavers.com.