OPTICS
Inspired Selections is the group's original optics recruiter, with opportunities for optics professionals:
OPTOMETRIST
As an Optometrist you will conduct eye examinations using optometric equipment and provide general diagnostic interpretation. The Optometrist (Optom) will diagnose and treat ocular disease. Prescribe, fit, and adjust eyeglasses, contact lenses, and other vision aids. As well as recommending appropriate patient follow-up and care options.
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You will direct staff and assist in the development of the overall practice you will also possess strong interpersonal skills and ability to relate to patients of diverse backgrounds.
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Salaries range from £45,000 up to £80,000 and are subject to location, qualifications, experience and practice type (independent or multiple).
DISPENSING OPTICIAN
The core role of a dispensing optician (DO) is to advise on, fit and supply the most appropriate spectacle frames and lenses for each person. What works best for one person won’t be the same for another. The best glasses for you depend on what you want to look at, and the situations in which you are doing it. A keen golfer will have different visual needs to someone who loves to crochet, for example. A forklift truck driver would need different eyewear to someone who works in an office. The DO will talk to you about your day-to day life and help you select the best solution for you. Dispensing opticians advise on and dispense:
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Frames and lenses for driving, work, hobbies, and activities.
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Protective eyewear, such as prescription sunglasses, spectacles for screen use, and sports and safety eyewear.
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Spectacles for people who are visually impaired.
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Low vision aids, such as magnifiers, for people whose vision cannot be corrected by spectacles alone.
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Salaries range between £28,000 to £38,000
CONTACT LENS OPTICIAN
You will previously have worked as a Dispensing Optician and have also undertaken a further two years training to qualify as a Contact Lens Optician (CLO).
You will carry out relevant eye tests, prescribe contact lenses, ensuring the best fit, quality and type of contact lenses for each patient. You may even split your working week working as both a Dispensing Optician and a Contact Lens Optician. Salaries range from £35,000 to £42,000 per annum.
PRACTICE MANAGER
Practice Managers (PM) are responsible for managing all aspects of an Opticians Practice. As a PM you will have a minimum of 4 to 5 years’ experience working with the optical retail sector. As a minimum you will have worked as a senior optical assistant prior to taking on the role of Practice Manager. You will organise staff rota’s, authorise and agree staff holidays, deal with issues as they arise and be a regular “face of the business” in store interacting with customers and staff.
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Salaries, dependent on nature and size of store can range from £27,000 per annum in a smaller store up to £36,000 in a larger store. Large stores regularly have upwards of 20 staff. Will have multiple test rooms and have a high flow through of customers on a daily basis.
OPTICAL ASSISTANT
As an Optical Assistant (OA) you are the first person a customer sees when visiting an Opticians practice. Salaries range between £25,000 to £30,000 dependent on experience. You will often be responsible for carrying out pressure tests and generally preparing the customer before they go in to see the Optometrist.
QUALIFIED MANAGER
This is a very similar role to that of a Practice Manager but is a person who is qualified as either a Dispensing Optician or CLO.