Full job descriptionJob Title: Qualified Dispensing Optician

Location: North Manchester

Hours: Full-time or four days per week | Fixed working days | Saturdays required

Salary: Competitive and negotiable depending on experience

Essential: GOC-registered Dispensing Optician with at least 12 months’ recent experience in a UK optical practice

Qualified Dispensing Optician
Are you a commercially confident Qualified Dispensing Optician looking for a friendly, supportive practice with fixed working days and no late nights?
We are recruiting for a large, established optical practice in North Manchester. You will join a welcoming and supportive team where colleagues work together to provide an excellent patient experience.
The practice is looking for a QDO who can combine strong technical and product knowledge with a warm, needs-led approach. You will take the time to understand each patient’s lifestyle and visual requirements before recommending the most appropriate frame, lens and coating options.
The Role
*Delivering accurate, patient-focused dispensing
*Understanding patients’ lifestyles, prescriptions and visual requirements
*Recommending suitable frames, lenses, coatings and additional options
*Explaining product features and benefits clearly
*Supporting complex and higher-value prescriptions
*Taking accurate measurements and helping to reduce avoidable remakes
*Providing technical guidance to patients and colleagues
*Contributing towards individual and practice performance targets
*Supporting the wider patient journey and shop-floor team
*Maintaining high professional and clinical standards
*Building trusted, long-term relationships with patients
About You
To be considered, you must be a fully qualified Dispensing Optician, currently registered with the GOC, with at least 12 months’ recent experience working in a UK optical practice.
Applications without the required UK optical experience will not be progressed.
You will also need:
*A patient-focused and needs-led approach
*Commercial awareness and experience working towards targets
*The ability to make suitable recommendations without over-selling
*Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
*A positive, flexible and team-focused attitude
*Availability to work Saturdays
The Package
*Competitive salary, negotiable depending on experience
*Full-time or four-day working pattern considered
*Individual bonus opportunity
*Fixed working days
*No late nights
*Free parking
*50% friends and family discount
*Employee discount scheme
*Support with further qualifications and professional development
*Friendly and supportive working environment
This is a fantastic opportunity for a QDO who wants to become an important part of a successful practice while continuing to develop professionally.
To apply, submit your CV or contact Rachel at Insightful Recruitment for a confidential conversation.