Domiciliary Low Vision Dispensing Optician

Permanent role: Domiciliary Dispensing Optician (Low Vision Accredited) or DO with keen interest on progressing to complete this accreditation

Area: Cardiff, Abergavenny Caerphilly and Carmarthen, but not all in the one day!

Hours: Mon to Fri 8.30am to 5.30pm (flexibility required)

Salary: £33,000 depending on experience

Benefits: Company car of car allowance of £2,400 per annum

Annual Leave: 20 days pro rata plus the usual 8 public/bank holidays, plus birthday off.

Business Mileage paid (amount per mile depends on car engine size and fuel type)

Optional Company Pension: Contributions matched

Paid DBS (Disclosure Barring Service check/certificate)
Mobile phone allowance
Headspace app subscription
Access to Diversity & Inclusion networks
Health & Mental Wellbeing support subscription WeCare (includes access for immediate family)
Eyecare and Hearcare Discounts
Free uniform
Continuous personalised training via an online training portal (can be accessed anywhere 24/7)
And of course working with a great team!

Due to growth, we have a unique and exciting opportunity available for a Dispensing Optician to join our Home Visits team that provide eye care to patients in their own homes.  Candidates must have low vision accreditation or be happy to work towards this and a full UK driving licence. 

As a Domiciliary Dispensing Optician you’ll ensure the delivery of high quality professional services to patients in their own homes and in some care home settings. You must have high standards of dispensing and customer care and strive to make sure every customer has a great experience with us.

Working alongside our experienced Directors and local clinical teams, you are sure to be supported in your journey with the home visits team as well as being enabled to learn new skills and develop your clinical skills. If you are looking for a change from the high street and want more diversity and freedom in your working day, then this role could be perfect for you. It will allow you the opportunity to put your skills to the test and make a real difference to the quality of a person’s life and help and support a local community.

Please email your CV to lyndsay.johnston@specsavers.com

About Specsavers Home Visits

Our passion is to deliver outstanding customer care, combined with sound dispensing advice and product recommendations that best suit individual customer needs. In addition to the highest quality equipment, we aim to provide both our store staff and our customers with an excellent overall environment. At Specsavers, we treat people as we would wish to be treated, and as such, you will be supported by well trained and motivated home visits staff, in addition to an expert professional team. Our expectation is that you will share our vision to provide our patients with the very best professional service as well as exceptional customer care on every Home Visit.