Job Description:
Fiona Watt Optometrists is a busy family friendly independent optical practice in south west London. We’re looking for a patient client focused dispensing optician to add to our current team. We are known for our welcoming atmosphere, high levels of service and clinical expertise. Great dispensing is an essential part of our business success and for the right person, this will be a great place to work.
The role is for you if:
- You are strongly interested in eyewear and confident enough to enjoy dispensing it to discerning patients, in a busy working environment.
- You are a good communicator with strong interpersonal skills, able to elicit and understand customer needs and expectations and work with other staff members to meet them completely, every time whilst adapting to changing needs.
- You like and expect to work on your own initiative with minimal supervision – you’re prepared to make decisions and use your judgement and initiative to get a successful outcome.
- You are personally committed to delivering great service and genuinely interested in building strong and rewarding relationships with patients; you like to make personal connections with them, on the phone, in reception or in a dispensing consultation.
- You are committed to meeting patient needs and able to step in at any stage of the process to ensure success, whatever the situation or the task required.
- You like working with other staff members and enjoy patient contact.
- You’re interested in developing your skills and career, and making a positive contribution to a business and the community it serves.
- You are conscientious ; you pay attention to detail, take care in your work, and have the internal desire to meet patient and business needs completely.
- You are confident in your abilities, and have the credibility to assure patients they are in capable hands.
- The ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritizing and scheduling as required, but without losing sight of the “big picture.”
What do I need to be considered for this role?
- Dispensing experience is essential, with a track record of success in spectacle and contact lens supply and positive patient outcomes.
- To be a qualified Dispensing Optician registered with ABDO and the GOC and to have professional indemnity insurance in place.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent, with good standards of numeracy and literacy.
- To have a DBS clearance or no impediment to obtaining one, and a current DOCET child safeguarding certificate to permit dispensing to children.
- To have experience of using Word, Excel ,Email and practice management software.
Salary range between £30,000 - £37,000 depending on experience.
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London SW20 0RH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £26,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
Work Location: In person
