Dispensing Optician

Role: Dispensing Optician

Location: Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire
Salary: Up to £35,000 depending on experience
Working Hours: Full and part-time working patterns available
Experience Level: Must be registered with the GOC

Your future is clear at Specsavers Ebbw Vale, where there’s always something exciting ahead.

Specsavers in Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire seek a Dispensing Optician to join their team due to ongoing success. We have nothing but the latest clinical technology (including OCT), and we have a fully trained team, so everything will be in place to let you focus on what you do best. Plus, we are just about to go through a store re-fit so you will have a beautiful new environment to work in. 

We are a highly successful store who have been serving the community for over 30 years. We have a great reputation for staff progression and retention as we know that our people are the key to our success. That’s why, we do everything we can to ensure our team get the best from us too.

We enjoy diverse clinics; our patients come to us with a variety of eye conditions.  If you're looking to expand your clinical knowledge, you'll love our store.

Our Dispensing Opticians are the face of our clinic on the shop floor and usually an integral part of our store management team, so we’re keen to get you up to speed with management responsibilities. With ILM courses, pre-reg supervision and Specsavers Partnership Pathway available, we can guide you on your way to becoming a great leader. This – along with your clinical expertise – will stand you in good stead if you choose to become a store director yourself one day.

What’s on offer?

• Up to £35,000 depending on experience
• Full and part-time working patterns available - Ideally minimum 3 days per week
• Bonus scheme in place
• Can be very flexible with weekend working
• Typical shift 8am - 4pm or 9am - 5pm
• 33 days holiday
• Your birthday off
• ABDO fees paid
• Free parking
• Join a well established store and team 
• Exceptional clinical and professional development opportunities
• Access to cutting-edge clinical technology, such as OCT
• Store undergoing a re-fit in August 2024 

The Role in a Nutshell:

• Ensure that you provide good levels of customer service to customers at all times.
• Liaise with Optometrists to ensure that each customer you dispense receives a consistent quality handover.
• Manage aftersales service (including complaints and problem solving) in a customer service focused ‘can do’ manner.
• Contribute to achievement of individual and team sales targets by demonstrating effective professional sales techniques.

Then there’s you

Alongside being a qualified and GOC-registered Dispensing 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 Dispensing Optician to join us, be part of the team and assist in driving our practice forward.

Find out more

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

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