Summary
Permanent
30 Hours
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 30 per week.
Monday - Sunday
Location: Beaumont Leys
Recruitment Partner: alicia.corker@boots .co.uk / 07825 034300
This is a unique opportunity to join a successful multi-store partnership, supporting a network of six practices across the hub. Working alongside experienced Optometrists, Dispensing Opticians and retail teams, you'll play a key leadership role, helping to drive clinical excellence, colleague development and commercial success. Beyond delivering exceptional patient care, you'll have the opportunity to mentor and support trainee Dispensing Opticians, facilitate training sessions, share product knowledge and contribute to the ongoing development of the wider team. With a varied role across multiple locations and a strong focus on professional growth, this position is ideal for a Dispensing Optician looking to make a broader impact within a supportive and collaborative environment.
About the role
Our Mobile Dispensing Opticians play a key role in the area at providing crucial clinical support in stores for regulated dispensing. You will work very closely with a Mobile Optometrist and provide a customer experience where there is a seamless journey for the patient from chair to dispense. You will also:
- Role model, lead and deliver exceptional care, supporting patients and customers to make appropriate choices regarding optical and healthcare products and services
- Work flexibly across the opticians area according to business need, continually developing your knowledge so that you can be at your best for patients and customers
- Provide expert knowledge for patients with more specialist requirements
- Deliver complete healthcare solutions for our patients and customers and coach other opticians team members to do the same
- Work with the Boots Healthcare teams to give a one health solution
- Supervise the development, education and training of colleagues and support and mentor students (including Student Dispensing Opticians)
- Comply with the standards of practice and the current Boots Opticians clinical policies and standard operating procedures
- Support the opticians team to deliver an efficient model day and other operational processes to ensure that the opticians business trades legally and safely
- Get Involved in regular store leadership team meetings to ensure high clinical standards are maintained to support patient safety
- Actively embraces and advocate the digital agenda and introduce customers to these tools where appropriate through great conversations
What you’ll need to have
These are the essential skills or experience needed to succeed in this role.
- Registered with the General Optical Council (GOC)
- Optical experience and expertise
- Great at building relationships. You will be working very closely with a range of stakeholders including store and area leaders, peers, customers and external local professionals
- High clinical standards
- A role model working to lead and deliver our Healthcare Ambition, to be the first choice for patients for their dispensing needs
- Motivated to own your learning and development, completing all educational training CET as part of the GOC requirement
- Willing and able to travel to different stores in the region
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
- Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
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
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.
Summary
Permanent
30 Hours
Application process
1. Apply online and we will review your application against the job requirements.
2. Depending the role, you'll either be invited to complete a short online assessment, or you'll receive a phone call from a member of our team to find out more about you.
3. If you're successful you'll be invited to attend an interview.
4. Following your interview, you will be contacted to discuss the outcome and to provide any feedback. If successful, you'll receive an email with your job offer!
5. For some roles we may require some pre-employment checks to be carried out.
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