Mobile Contact Lens Optician

Job Description

As a CLO you lead and inspire the opticians team to deliver excellent patient centred care to ensure our customers and patients are supported to feel good in contact lenses. This role supports the safe and effective running of the opticians business, being an expert in the technical aspects of the recommendation, sale and supply of contact lenses and optical appliances around the area.,

• Knows the Boots Opticians contact lens product portfolio including complete care solutions, services and offers to use this information to create life-long patients and customers through appropriate recommendation

• Uses professional judgement for all clinical decisions that need to be taken within the opticians business

• Supervises the development, education and training of colleagues and supports and mentors students

• Proactively seeks opportunities to engage with local commissioners and external healthcare professionals.

• Supports the Divisional Contact Lens Lead in growing the business, helping stores identify new opportunities for customers to wear contact lenses, and support confidence with store teams and clinicians in driving contact lens trials.

• Travelling to different stores within the area

  About you

  To be successful in this role you will need to have the below capabilities:

• Registered with the General Optical Council (GOC)

• High level of professional expertise and widely respected by stakeholders, peers, customers and external local professionals

• Passionate to drive high customer care and ensure high clinical standards

• Be the first choice for patients for their contact lens needs

• Keeps up to date with their own learning and development, completing all continual education training CET as part of the GOC requirement

• Works in partnership with the local management team to deliver both contact lens and ophthalmology led services

• Digitally savvy and comfortable with navigating and embracing new technology

Employer Description

Boots Opticians is one of the leading optical chains in the UK. We're all about enriching the lives of every person who walks through our door; including yours. Bring your skills to a business that offers genuine career progression thanks to sheer diversity of stores and roles - and expect to be supported and developed from day one.