{"id":1049,"date":"2023-11-27T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/optical-assistant\/"},"modified":"2023-11-27T10:00:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T10:00:15","slug":"optical-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/optical-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"Optical Assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Employer:<\/b> Consult<br \/>\n<b>Salary:<\/b> \u00a319,000 &#8211; \u00a326,000 per annum, OTE<br \/>\n<b>Date Added:<\/b> 27\/11\/2023<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a Optical Assistant, you will be responsible for providing eye care to patients in their homes and care homes. You will work closely with optometrists to provide pre-testing and dispensing, and you will also be responsible for delivering, fitting, and  adjusting prescription glasses.<\/p>\n<p>Key Accountabilities<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adhere to the GOC standards of practice<\/li>\n<li>Follow professional and sector guidance<\/li>\n<li>Create a safe working environment<\/li>\n<li>Communicate effectively with patients<\/li>\n<li>Follow and attain set KPIs<\/li>\n<li>Explain procedures clearly<\/li>\n<li>Provide advice and support to patients with sight loss<\/li>\n<li>Confirm understanding of recommendations and test outcomes<\/li>\n<li>Establish and maintain strong relationships with central support and clinical staff<\/li>\n<li>Complete all statutory and mandatory training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Qualifications and Knowledge<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Up-to-date CPD through events<\/li>\n<li>Awareness of regulations and working knowledge of latest industry updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Skills &amp; Experience<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Effective and flexible communicator<\/li>\n<li>Use of digital systems and attention to detail<\/li>\n<li>Confident driver with at least two years driving experience<\/li>\n<li>Ability to work calmly under pressure<\/li>\n<li>Pragmatic approach when problem solving<\/li>\n<li>Confidence in all aspects of dispensing and pre-testing<\/li>\n<li>Ability to work independently or as part of a team<\/li>\n<li>Organization and ability to multitask<\/li>\n<li>Working within own clinical knowledge and limitations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Job Type: Full-time<\/p>\n<p>Salary: &#163;22,000.00 per year<\/p>\n<p>Benefits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Company events<\/li>\n<li>Company pension<\/li>\n<li>Employee discount<\/li>\n<li>Health &amp; wellbeing programme<\/li>\n<li>Store discount<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Supplemental pay types:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bonus scheme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Experience:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Optical Assistant: 1 year (required)<\/li>\n<li>Dispensing: 1 year (required)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Work authorisation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>United Kingdom (required)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Work Location: In person<\/p>\n<p><b>Application Deadline:<\/b> 08\/01\/2024<br \/>\n<b>Contract Type:<\/b> Permanent<br \/>\n<b>Submitted Applications:<\/b> 0<\/p>\n<p><a class='btn btn-block btn-primary theme-btn-primary' style='text-align: center; text-decoration: none; margin: auto 0;width: 100%;' href='https:\/\/www.reed.co.uk\/jobs\/optical-assistant\/51694683' target='_blank' rel=\"noopener\"> Apply Now <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Employer: Consult Salary: \u00a319,000 &#8211; \u00a326,000 per annum, OTE Date Added: 27\/11\/2023 Job description As a Optical Assistant, you will be responsible for providing eye<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[29],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pexels-ruslan-burlaka-140945.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1049"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsrev.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}