Dispensing Optician

Job Description

What you'll be doing
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.

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 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 (our must-haves)

• 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 technologies

Where your brilliance can take you
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.

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A bit about us
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. With a supportive team and trusted brand behind you, join us, and be brilliant with Boots.

What's next?
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.

We hope to hear from you soon.
Be brilliant with Boots.

Need To Know

Join Our Team at Boots!

Role: Dispensing Optician
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 30-37.5 hours per week
Working pattern: Monday - Sunday, with alternate Saturday and Sunday working required
Location: Bury St Edmunds - Brentgovel Street, with flexibility to support our Cornhill practice
Recruitment Partner: Elizabeth.Shurmer@boots.co.uk | 07866 954438

• Team structure: You'll join a close-knit and supportive team in our Brentgovel practice, working alongside experienced colleagues and an established Contact Lens Optician. With a strong focus on patient care and building relationships within the local community, this is a great environment to develop your clinical and dispensing skills.

• Working across the Twin Town: This role offers the opportunity to work across both our Brentgovel and Cornhill practices, giving you variety while remaining part of the wider Bury St Edmunds team. You'll have exposure to different patients, colleagues and store environments, making this an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys variety and wants to broaden their experience.

• Development opportunities: There is an opportunity to develop your career further through the CLO qualification, with support from the existing team and an experienced CLO. This makes the role particularly attractive for a DO looking to take the next step professionally.

Based in the heart of historic Bury St Edmunds, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a community-focused team in one of Suffolk's most desirable market towns. The practices offer a varied patient base and the opportunity to build genuine, long-term patient relationships.

The role provides a varied 7-day working pattern, with alternate Saturday and Sunday working required, while still offering flexibility around the remainder of the working week. The practices are conveniently located close to the town centre, with shops, cafés and amenities nearby and the train station within walking distance.

For a Dispensing Optician looking for strong team support, variety across two practices and genuine career development, this is an excellent opportunity to build your career within Boots Opticians while becoming an important part of the Bury St Edmunds clinical team.

Keywords

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