Regional Dispensing Optician

This is an exciting opportunity for a full-time/ part-time dispensing optician to work in a non-commercial, clinically challenging setting providing complex, creative and often life-changing support with spectacles to young people as part of our NHS special school eyecare service. You will have your own caseload of London schools and will work collaboratively with our established eye care team, as well as the school staff teams, and under the guidance of the special schools service manager and dispensing optician clinical lead. Ability to attend multiple schools in your London region is required, as well as a full driving license and regular access to a car.

What will you be doing?

The successful candidate would be expected to work 4-5 school days (20-25 hours) in the school setting during term time. You will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of clinics across your defined school caseload. This will include managing your own diary, under the supervision of the service manager and dispensing optician clinical lead, to ensure efficient, timely, high-quality care for all children under our care. You will be responsible for providing spectacle dispensing, repairs, replacements and follow ups to your caseload.

Your responsibilities for the remainder of you Full Time role and school holidays, will be to support the special schools service manager in ensuring the smooth running of the service. The service manager will have overall responsibility for the planning of clinics, and you will support by liaising with schools to book clinic rooms and gain consent from parents, book appointment diaries for yourself and the optometrists, respond to parent and school enquiries and offer and provide teaching staff inset training on eye care and vision.

Benefits

• Annual excellence awards

• Long service awards every 5 years and recognition

• Development Discussions: Opportunity to discuss your progress and your future

• Leadership development academy for the next steps in your career

Your work-life balance 

• 33 holiday (Pro-rata) (incl. bank holidays), increasing to 41 days with long service (1 extra day for each year of service)

• Life events: Time off when you need it most

• 2 weeks Organisational Sick Pay after 6 months service, increasing to 12 weeks over your first 3 years

• Enhanced Family-Friendly Pay

• Paid Fertility Leave

• Carers Leave available

Your money goes further

• £500 monthly bonus scheme for two lucky colleagues

• Eligible for Blue Light Card discounts

• Discounts and cashback at hundreds of shops, restaurants and activities

• Access to Tickets for Good

• Employer contributory pension scheme: Support and tools to help you make the right decisions about your future

• Refer a friend and receive£600

• Paid DBS and renewals

• Advance pay scheme and high interest saving scheme through Wage Stream App for all our colleagues.

Your wellbeing counts

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Life assurance of 2x annual salary

• Free 24/7employee assistance programme for advice and support

• Free eye test

• Discounted Gym Membership

• Dedicated in house Wellbeing Coach for your team