Contact Lens Optician

The Boots Company PLC; Exeter; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading optician retailer in Exeter is seeking a qualified Contact Lens Optician to provide customer care and expert advice. Responsibilities include delivering patient care, building lasting relationships, and supporting the optical team. Candidates must have full GOC registration and a passion for patient care. The role offers various benefits including discounts and flexible working options.

Benefits

Reimbursement of Annual GOC Fees

Annual CPD conferences

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to free 24/7 counselling

Additional benefits available

Qualifications

• Full GOC registration is mandatory.
• Must be a qualified Contact Lens Optician.
• A passion for delivering patient care is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a positive customer journey with colleagues.
• Build relationships with customers and community healthcare professionals.
• Train and develop the optical team with knowledge of contact lens technology.
• Support and validate complex prescriptions for vulnerable groups.
• Supervise a Student Contact Lens Optician if needed.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Full GOC registration

Qualified Contact Lens Optician

Job description

About the role

As a qualified Contact Lens Optician, you will provide a high level of customer care and expert advice to make a real difference to customers and encourage repeat visits. You will work in store across our clinics and the wider store to support day-to-day operations, reporting to the Store Manager/Hub Manager.

Responsibilities

• Using your passion for delivering patient care, work with colleagues to deliver a positive customer journey.
• Build longstanding relationships – with colleagues, customers and healthcare professionals in the local community and explore opportunities for delivering enhanced services.
• Use up-to-date knowledge of contact lens technology and spectacle dispensing to train and develop the wider optical team.
• Validate complex prescriptions and support vulnerable groups, providing expert knowledge for patients with more specialist requirements.
• Opportunity to supervise a Student Contact Lens Optician/Student Dispensing Optician.

What you’ll need to have

• Full GOC registration
• Qualified Contact Lens Optician
• Passion for patient care

Our benefits

• Reimbursement of Annual GOC Fees
• Annual CPD conferences
• 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
• Additional benefits available beyond the list of benefits

Why Boots Opticians

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.

What’s next

If your application is successful, our recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview. If you have not been successful on this occasion, you will be notified by email.

We are open to discussing flexible working options, including job share and reduced hours. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you be at your best.

This role requires the successful candidate to complete a pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on location you may be asked to submit either a DBS, PVG 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.