Summary
Welwyn, Garden City Howard Centre
Permanent
37.5 Hours
Role: Store Manager Optometrist
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, including weekend working
Location: Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Recruitment Partner: elizabeth.shurmer@boots.co.uk | 07866 954438
• Services delivered in store: Boots Opticians Welwyn Garden City is located within a busy shopping centre and serves a diverse patient demographic through a range of NHS and private optical services. The store continues to invest in its clinical offering, with both OCT and Optomap technology arriving soon, further enhancing the patient experience and supporting high-quality clinical care.
• Team structure: You will join a large, experienced team of around 20 colleagues who are passionate about delivering outstanding patient care. As a Store Manager Optometrist, you'll have the opportunity to combine your clinical expertise with leadership responsibilities, supported by an established and collaborative team culture focused on development, performance and patient outcomes.
Located in the heart of Welwyn Garden City, the store benefits from excellent transport links, with the train station just a short walk away and direct services into London in approximately 20 minutes. Discounted parking is available nearby for around £2.50 per day, making commuting convenient whether travelling by car or public transport.
Welwyn Garden City offers an excellent balance of town and city living, with attractive green spaces, shopping facilities, restaurants and leisure amenities all on your doorstep. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Optometrist looking to progress into store leadership within a forward-thinking practice that continues to invest in its people, technology and patient experience.
As an Optometrist Store Manager with us you'll be providing excellent customer and patient care, as well as leading and inspiring your store team. You’ll create a culture where everyone is passionate about doing the right thing.
- Using your passion for delivering patient care you'll work with colleagues to deliver a positive customer journey.
- Drive local plans for enhanced services and delivering towards P&L objectives
- Bringing your personality into the day to day running of the practice – working with and developing your team to provide the best service to patients
- Building longstanding relationships – not only with colleagues and customers but with healthcare professionals in the local community.
What you’ll need to have
- Fully qualified GOC registered Optometrist
- Additional registration with the relevant NHS body
- Passion for patient care
- Leadership experience
Our benefits
- Boots Retirement Savings Plan (company contribution of up to 12%)
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay
- Performance based quarterly bonus
- Generous employee discounts for yourself and another family member
- 33 days holidays including bank holiday (pro-rata)
- Flexible benefits scheme including discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes, holiday buying and much more.
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.
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
If successful on application, a member of the recruitment team will be in touch to find a time to discuss your application.
We are always open to discussing possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you, including job share and reduced hours. 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.
You will complete an 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
Welwyn, Garden City Howard Centre
Permanent
37.5 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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