Optical Manager - Huyton

Optical Manager - Dispensing Optician

Salary: £45,000 DOE

Hours: 40 per week Permanent

Location: Huyton

Are you a qualified Dispensing Optician with strong leadership skills and a passion for delivering outstanding patient care?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Optical Manager to lead a busy, fast-paced optical department within a well-established national retailer.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of the department, develop a talented team and ensure customers receive exceptional service and clinical care.

The Role

As Optical Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the optical department, ensuring everything operates smoothly and the team is supported to deliver the highest standards.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing and developing a team of Optometrists and Optical Assistants.
• Overseeing clinical compliance, processes and procedures.
• Managing clinic operations and the shop floor.
• Monitoring sales forecasts, business performance and departmental targets.
• Handling customer queries and ensuring excellent patient care.
• Coaching and motivating your team to achieve their full potential.
• Working closely with the Optometrist and wider management team.

Working Hours

40 hours per week, working on a two-week rotating rota:

Week 1: Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:30pm.

Week 2: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, plus Saturday, 9:00am - 5:30pm.

This provides an alternate Saturday working pattern.

About You

• Fully qualified Dispensing Optician registered with the GOC.
• Strong leadership experience within a busy optical environment.
• Confident in coaching, motivating and developing others.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• Passionate about delivering outstanding customer and patient care.
• Commercially aware, ambitious and driven to achieve results.
• Committed to maintaining professional standards and CPD requirements.

The Benefits

• Competitive salary. Discretionary annual company bonus.
• Company pension with up to 7% employer matching.
• 15% colleague discount in-store and online.
• GOC fees paid. Professional indemnity insurance covered.
• CET package.
• Access to 24/7 virtual GP and wellbeing services.
• Counselling and employee assistance programme.
• Health and dental cash plans.
• Excellent parental leave policies.
• Access to colleague inclusion networks.
• Discounts across a wide range of retail, leisure and lifestyle services.

INTERESTED?

If you are interested, then please contact me on OR - I will answer any questions and provide all details needed.

Recommendations / Refer a Friend

Vivid Optical are working in partnership on this vacancy/optical group. If you are not interested but know someone who would be perfect for such a job, then we can offer up to £500 for each successful recommendation.