Summary
Permanent
37.5 Hours
Role: Dispensing Optician
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, including weekend working
Location: Lowestoft, Suffolk
Recruitment Partner: Elizabeth Shurmer | elizabeth.shurmer@boots.co.uk | 07866 954438
• Services delivered in store: Boots Opticians Lowestoft is a stand-alone store located in the heart of the thriving town centre. The practice was refitted last year and has 2 testing rooms, with 2 clinics running each day, alongside a dedicated Contact Lens area and Hearingcare service. The store also benefits from Optomap and OCT, providing excellent clinical technology to support patient care and clinical conversations.
• Team structure: You’ll join an established and supportive team within a modern, recently refitted practice. The store has a varied patient demographic and a collaborative environment, with colleagues across Opticians and Hearingcare working together to provide an excellent patient experience. This is a great opportunity for a Dispensing Optician to become an integral part of a well-established local practice.
Located just 5 minutes from the beach, Lowestoft offers the perfect combination of a thriving town-centre location and coastal living. The town forms part of the wider twin-town area with Great Yarmouth, providing excellent access to the surrounding Suffolk and Norfolk communities.
The store is easily accessible by public transport, with the train station just 2 minutes' walk away and good local bus routes. Parking is also available nearby.
The standard working pattern is 9:00am–5:30pm, with Sunday hours of 10:00am–4:30pm. Weekend working is required, with one day every weekend.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Dispensing Optician looking to join a modern, recently refitted practice in a thriving coastal location, with excellent clinical technology and a supportive team environment.
For more information, please contact:
Elizabeth Shurmer
elizabeth.shurmer@boots.co.uk
07866 954438
As a qualified Dispensing Optician, you will be providing a high level of customer care and expert advice to make a real difference to our customers and keep them coming back. You will work in one of our stores, reporting to the Store Manager.
Key responsibilities
- Providing clinical support in store for regulated dispensing
- Inspiring your Optical team by sharing your knowledge to offer the very best service.
- Listening to the needs of customers and offer expertise and advice.
- Helping our customers to choose the correct eyewear and offer guidance to ensure our customers receive the best product suited to their needs.
- Supporting the team to deliver an efficient model day and operational processes to ensure that the business trades legally.
- Providing expert knowledge for patients with more specialist requirements.
- Registered with the General Optical Council (GOC)
- Passion for your own learning and development, completing all CPD training as part of the GOC requirement.
It would be great if you also have
Ability to embrace new technologies
Where your brilliance can take you
At Boots Opticians, your clinical career can go in many directions – from clinician and non-clinical leadership roles to even owning your own Boots Opticians store through our Franchise Academy. Whatever path you choose, we’ll help you get there.
Rewards designed for you
- 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 including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
- Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
A bit about us
At Boots Opticians, we help everyone see what’s possible, from our customers to our colleagues. We’re a proud equal opportunity employer, and the diversity of our colleagues is so important to us, as we create a positive and inclusive workplace for everyone who steps through the door. With a supportive team and trusted brand behind you, join us, and be brilliant with Boots.
What’s next?
If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you 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.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Be brilliant with Boots.
Summary
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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