Optical Assistant

Kingston upon Thames Source: WhatJobs

£29,000–£30,000 basic salary

Mobile Optical Assistant – Guildford/ West London

Location: Guildford and surrounding areas
Basic Salary: £29,000–£30,000
Potential Total Earnings: Approximately £37,000–£49,000
Hours: Full-Time, Monday to Friday
Job Type: Permanent

Are you an experienced Optical Assistant who is highly organised, confident with people and ready to take greater ownership of your working day?

Insightful Recruitment is working with a progressive domiciliary eyecare provider that delivers high-quality eyecare predominantly within care homes.

This is much more than a traditional Optical Assistant position. You will play a central role in running each clinic, supporting the Optometrist and ensuring every patient receives a calm, comfortable and professional experience.

The Role

Approximately three days each week will be spent running clinics alongside an Optometrist. The remaining days will generally focus on deliveries, fittings and aftercare.

Your responsibilities will include:

Organising and setting up mobile optical clinics
Liaising with care-home managers and team members
Welcoming patients and helping them feel calm and comfortable
Supporting patients who may be living with dementia
Completing appropriate pre-screening and delegated clinical tasks
Providing clear handovers to the Optometrist
Discussing frames, lenses and coatings based on genuine patient needs
Completing measurements, fittings, deliveries and aftercare
Maintaining accurate information through a paperless system
Looking after clinical equipment and ensuring clinics run efficiently

Clinics generally operate between approximately 9:30am and 4:30pm, although travel is required before and after.

About You

You will ideally have previous optical experience and be:

Exceptionally organised and reliable
Warm, patient and confident with people
Comfortable supporting older and vulnerable patients
Commercially aware without using pressure-selling techniques
Confident discussing frames, lenses and coatings
Comfortable using technology and paperless systems
Able to manage your own time and changing priorities
Coachable and keen to develop
Proactive, professional and prepared to work hard
Able to drive a manual vehicle and meet the company’s vehicle-insurance requirements

Training

You will initially complete approximately two to three weeks of fully funded training in Glasgow. Accommodation and expenses will be covered.

This will be followed by approximately one week of shadowing within your own working area before you take responsibility for your clinics.

The Package

£29,000–£30,000 basic salary
Potential total earnings of approximately £37,000–£49,000
Performance-related earnings that reward organisation, consistency and excellent clinic delivery
Full-time Monday-to-Friday working
No regular weekend working
Branded manual company vehicle available
Alternative car allowance or mileage arrangement may be considered
20 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
Fully funded training and accommodation
Varied working days with genuine responsibility
Opportunity to make a meaningful difference to patients’ lives