Dispensing Optician

About the role 

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. You will work in one of our stores, reporting to the Store Manager.

Responsibilities include:

•    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 offer expertise and advice.

•    Helping our customers to choose the correct eyewear and offer 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.

What you'll need to have:

•    Registered with the General Optical Council (GOC)

•    Passion for your own learning and development, completing all CPD training as part of the GOC requirement.

It would be great if you also have: 

•    Ability to embrace new technology

Our benefits: 

•    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

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

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

After submitting your application online, it will be reviewed by our team, and we will contact you as soon as we can. If successful, we will contact you to arrange an interview with the hiring manager.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to 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.
 
Need To Know
Dispensing Opticians - we are very excited to be recruiting for our fantastic practice at Boots Opticians in Stirling, Orchard Croft.

Our vacancy is advertised as full time with alternating weekends however we are also open flexible hours to suit your needs, as we understand flexibility is really important to help maintain a great work/life balance.

We have testing 3 rooms, benefiting from brilliant equipment including a Phoropter, OCT and Optomap to support us in our journey to provide the best service to our customers and patients.

You will join our amazing team which includes Optometrist, DO, CLO and store manager.

Please email, call or text Kofo from the recruitment team for a confidential chat;

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Optician, Opticians, Optometry, Clinician, Contact Lens, Dispensing Optician, Optician Support, Optical Support, Lenses, DO

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