At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide expert eyewear advice and support across various stores.
- Company: Join Boots Opticians, a trusted brand with a supportive team culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible benefits, generous discounts, and a retirement savings plan.
- Other info: Great location in Bishop's Stortford with excellent transport links.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in customers' lives while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Must be registered with the General Optical Council and eager to learn.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
As a Mobile Dispensing Optician, you will work across different stores within a defined geographical area to support our stores with cover when people are out of the business.
As a qualified Dispensing Optician, you will be providing a high level of customer care and expert advice to make a real difference to our customers and keep them coming back.
Key responsibilities- Providing clinical support in store for regulated dispensing
- Inspiring your Optical team by sharing your knowledge to offer the very best service
- Listening to the needs of customers and offering expertise and advice
- Helping our customers to choose the correct eyewear and offering guidance to ensure our customers receive the best product suited to their needs
- Supporting the team to deliver an efficient model day and operational processes to ensure that the business trades legally
- Providing expert knowledge for patients with more specialist requirements
- Registered with the General Optical Council (GOC)
- Passion for your own learning and development, completing all CPD training as part of the GOC requirement
- Ability to embrace new technologies
At Boots Opticians, your clinical career can go in many directions – from clinician and non-clinical leadership roles to even owning your own Boots Opticians store through our Franchise Academy. Whatever path you choose, we’ll help you get there.
Rewards designed for you- 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 option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more
- Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme
There’s lots more in our benefits and discounts, MyBoosts – there to give you that little lift in your everyday.
At Boots Opticians, we help everyone see what’s possible, from our customers to our colleagues. We’re a proud equal opportunity employer, and the diversity of our colleagues is so important to us, as we create a positive and inclusive workplace for everyone who steps through the door.
If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options. 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 your location, you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) 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.
Join us, and be brilliant with Boots.
Need To Know- Role: Dispensing Optician
- Contract: Permanent
- Hours: Full-time
- Location: Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Services delivered in store: Boots Opticians Bishop's Stortford is a well-established practice featuring 2 testing rooms and a dedicated Contact Lens Optician room, providing a modern clinical environment and a seamless patient journey. The store is equipped with Optomap technology, supporting enhanced eye health assessments and excellent patient care.
Team structure: You will be joining a friendly and supportive team within a busy practice that prides itself on delivering exceptional patient care. The collaborative environment makes this an excellent opportunity for a Dispensing Optician looking to continue developing their career in a well-established store.
Situated in the heart of Bishop's Stortford, the store enjoys an excellent location with the River Stort just a five-minute walk away. The town offers a fantastic mix of independent shops, cafés and restaurants, alongside excellent transport links. Bishop's Stortford railway station provides direct services to London Liverpool Street and Cambridge, making it an ideal location for commuters seeking the balance of market town living with easy access to the city.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a thriving Boots Opticians practice with modern clinical technology, a supportive team and an attractive location offering both career development and an excellent quality of life.
Mobile Dispensing Optician in Bishops Stortford employer: Boots
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