Experienced Optical Dispensing Optician
- Recruiter
- Wade Opticians
- Location
- Lanchester and Tyne Valley (Prudhoe and Ryton)
- Salary
- Minimum of £24,000 pa - negotiable depending upon experience
- Posted
- 02 Jun 2017
- Closes
- 30 Jun 2017
- Ref
- FTDO NP
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced GOC Registered (Current) Optical Dispensing Optician available within one of the North East’s largest and most successful independent chains of opticians. Working between our Ryton, Lanchester and Prudhoe practices, you will be part of a team that provides highly specialised services as well as exclusive fashion branded products, such as RayBan, Prada and Ralph Lauren.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an experienced Optical Dispensing Optician that has a proven track record and who is dedicated to offering exceptional patient care and customer service. You should be professional, well presented, friendly and approachable.
The ideal candidate will be someone that has at least two years post qualification experience, who is keen to progress within our business and who is looking for a long term career opportunity.
Responsibilities
In this role your main duties will be dispensing for our optometrists however you will also be involved in customer service/patient care, booking appointments, practice administration, stock control, cash handling and keeping the practice clean/tidy.
As well as excellent people skills you will have strong communication skills, a basic working knowledge of MS Office products (such as Word and Outlook) and you will have at least a basic level of numeracy skills. You should be educated to a minimum of GCSE level, including Maths and English at grade C or above, however consideration will be given to those who can demonstrate sufficient literacy/numerical skills.
Primarily you will be based between our Lanchester, Prudhoe and Ryton practices, so having your own transport is an essential requirement for this role.
Remuneration
We offer a highly competitive salary which is negotiable depending upon age and experience. In addition we pay a performance related bonus and you will receive a minimum of 22 days holiday (plus bank holidays). We currently open Monday to Saturday, so you will be required to work Saturdays with one day off during the week. We do not currently work Sundays or Bank Holidays, so you will not be required to work on these days.