Experienced Optical Assistant
$26,500–$27,500 year
On-siteHorsham, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Deliver outstanding patient care by providing expert advice on frames, fittings, and lens choices while managing complex prescriptions with team support. Assist clients with styling, adjustments, and aftercare, ensuring every patient experiences a smooth, positive journey from start to finish. Maintain practice standards by contributing to display upkeep and equipment management, serving as a reliable point of contact for both patients and colleagues. Work full-time from 9am to 5:30pm with Saturday shifts, joining a team of eight in a long-established independent practice that prioritizes clinical freedom and patient wellbeing.
Required Qualifications
- Experience in Optics
- Full-time employment
- Availability to work Saturdays
- Genuine interest in people
- Eye for detail
- Caring, can do attitude
Desired Qualifications
- Expertise in frames and fittings
- Knowledge of lens choices
- Experience with fittings and adjustments
- Aftercare experience
- Product knowledge tailored to visual and lifestyle needs
- Ability to manage complex prescriptions with team support
- Ability to assist with day to day practice tasks
- Ability to contribute to the upkeep of displays and equipment
- Ability to serve as a friendly, reliable point of contact for patients and colleagues
- Ability to offer honest advice
- Ability to build trust with patients
- Ability to deliver a quality service
- Ability to support one another
- Ability to ensure every patient has a smooth, positive experience from start to finish
- Ability to work without feeling rushed or pressured
- Ability to collaborate effectively
- Ability to provide expert advice
- Ability to share knowledge
- Ability to deliver ongoing care
- Ability to make patients feel confident, comfortable, and cared for
- Ability to bring your personality and expertise to the role
- Ability to be part of a team that values clinical freedom
- Ability to support your development
- Ability to be part of a team that encourages you to bring your personality and expertise to the role
- Ability to be part of a team that delivers a quality service while supporting one another
- Ability to be a friendly, reliable point of contact for both patients and colleagues
- Ability to bring a genuine interest in people
- Ability to have an eye for detail
- Ability to have a caring, can do attitude to every part of your day
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