Dispensing Optician

Specsavers; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading optician retailer in Edinburgh is seeking a qualified Dispensing Optician to join their team. In this role, you will deliver exceptional patient care, create a welcoming atmosphere, and support a dedicated team. Applicants should possess a BSc (HONS) in Ophthalmic Dispensing and demonstrate excellent communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £33k, excellent training opportunities, and additional perks including holiday pay and employee discounts.

Benefits

Up to £33k salary

38 hours a week

29 days holiday

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Flexibility with working hours

Employee discounts

Supportive employee services

Complimentary subscription to Headspace

Additional paid day off on birthday

Enhanced family leave and sick pay

Qualifications

• Qualified Dispensing Optician with a BSc (HONS) in Ophthalmic Dispensing.
• Excellent understanding of optics and audiology customer journeys.
• Must be a great team worker.

Responsibilities

• Deliver best patient care from the store.
• Create a warm, friendly atmosphere for customers.
• Support the industry-leading team.

Skills

Excellent listening and communication skills

Passion for customer service

Teamwork

Education

BSc (HONS) in Ophthalmic Dispensing

Job description

Ready todeliver the best patient carefromthe heart of our store?If your answer is yes, as a qualified Dispensing Optician, youcouldbearole model playing a key part in creating a warm, friendly atmosphere, and an outstanding store environment for our customers and industry-leading team.

Our store

Based in The Gyle Centre.

Our team

We have a wonderful team of dedicated people in our store ready and waiting for you to meet.

What’s on offer?

As well as all the support you need and great training and development opportunities, we have a whole load of benefits on offer for you to enjoy. These include:

• Up to £33k - depending on experience
• 38 hours a week - over 4 or 5 days
• Working one weekend day each week
• No late nights
• 29 days holiday
• Further training and development supported
• We will auto-enroll you into the pension scheme with an employer contribution when you contribute too
• Specsavers Perks - a portal to a world of great everyday discounts and savings
• WeCare - our employee support service to help you and your immediate family when you need it most
• Complimentary subscription tothe Headspace app
• Eyecare and hearcare discounts for you
• Enjoy an additional paid day off on your birthday to celebrate you!
• Enhanced family leave and company sick pay

Find out more

We do need you to have a few skills to get started in this role.Firstly, you’ll need a BSc (HONS) in Ophthalmic Dispensing and an excellent understanding of both the optics and audiology customer journeys. You must have excellent listening and communication skills, be passionate about providing top-notch customer service, and be a great team worker.

Got all of these?We can’t wait for you to apply!