Optical Assistant

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Company description

We are a friendly independent opticians who have been serving our local community for 60 years. Our aim is to provide exceptional patient care, and we need someone to cover a period of sick leave.

Job description

We need an enthusiastic and reliable person with great people-skills and a good work ethic. Some experience would be preferred, but training will be given.

Working hours: 3 days a week 9am-5.30pm.

Your duties will include:

- Reception work: booking appointments, preparing record cards, filing

- Dealing with our patients in a calm and friendly manner

- Writing up orders for glasses

- Submitting NHS forms

- Dealing with spectacle repairs

- Helping people choose frames

- Maintaining stock, putting stock onto the computer system, stock takes

- Facilitating a general running of the practice including cleaning, tidying and sorting

- Aiding the Optometrist with whatever they need

Job Types: Part-time, Temporary
Contract length: 3-6 weeks
Part-time hours: 22.5 per week

Salary: £10.70 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 12/06/2023