Optical Assistant job in Reading

What’s in it for you?

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled individual to join our team and assist our optometrists in providing top-notch eye care to our patients. As an Optical Assistant, you will play a vital role in our practice by assisting with eye examinations, fittings, and adjustments of eyewear. You will also be responsible for maintaining and organising our optical inventory and providing exceptional customer service.

At Eyesite, we believe in fostering a positive and supportive work environment. We invest in the professional development of our employees and offer opportunities for advancement within the company.

Our patients are loyal to us, returning year after year, meaning you’ll have the opportunity to see real continuity of care too.

We believe that by looking after our patients and our team the sales will follow. There are no un-realistic sales targets, we just need people that care about their job, their patients and their team.

You will also receive:

– Personal & friends & family staff benefits package

– Pension Contribution

– Professional Fees paid for

– Access to Simply Health (claim cashback on healthcare purchases)

– Retail discounts from Giftbox

– Cycle to work scheme

About the Role

We’re looking for a full-time or part-time Optical Assistant to join us in delivering outstanding patient care.

You’ll be an integral part of our team here and will help us drive our service offering forward, always looking for opportunities to improve and innovate.

Providing a friendly, informative, and empathetic service is a must.

Your role is a busy and varied role. Although experience in optics is helpful it is not essential. Full training will be given to the candidate with the right attitude and people skills.

The role is front of house and includes, helping patient’s on the phone, via email and face to face. Booking appointments, ordering and discussing contact lenses as well as teaching patients how to apply and remove them. Managing patients and the diary on a day-to-day basis aswell as a variety of administration tasks. Nearly everything we do is done on Optix, our computer system.

About Us

We are a committed independent practice, dedicated to providing our patients with high-quality care and an exceptional experience in practice.

Our frame and sunglass ranges include Tom Davies, Lindberg, Tom Ford, Rayban, Oakley & Maui Jim. We dispense a wide variety of spectacle lenses including multifocals, personalised lenses, enhanced readers, occupationals and myopia management spectacles. We work in partnership with all the contact lens suppliers. Our PMS system is Optix.

We are a team of 15-20 in Reading & Brighton, 8 in Winchester and 5 in Weybridge.

The full-time role requires you to work 4 days in the week and every Saturday.

What’s Next?

If you are passionate about eye care and want to be a part of a dynamic and growing team, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity at Eyesite in Reading. Don’t miss out on the chance to take your career to new heights and make a real difference in the lives of our patients.

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