Dispensing Optician Manager - Specsavers Blaydon - Unit 2, The Precinct, Wesley Court, Blaydon On Tyne, NE21 5BT
(2025-01)
Working part-time. Currently on maternity leave.
- Have own dispensing clinic for anyone with problems or concerns with glasses
- Handing the remake and refunds folder and reporting back to manager
- When management is not present, taking the pivoting role
- On hand key holder when management need me
- Helping other OAs with dispenses and training them
- Dispensing all patients including Single Vision, Bifocals and Varifocals
- Ordering lenses and frames
- Answering phone calls and making appointments
- Ordering contact lenses
- Helping out patients choose suitable frames
- Focimetring glasses
- Replacing supra cords in glasses
Dispensing Optician - Vision Express - Eldon Square, Newcastle, NE1 7XS
(2020-02 - 2020-12)
Working part-time.
- Have own dispensing clinic for anyone with problems or concerns with glasses
- Handing the remake and refunds folder and reporting back to manager
- When management is not present, taking the pivoting role
- On hand key holder when management need me
- Helping other OAs with dispenses and training them
- Dispensing all patients including Single Vision, Bifocals and Varifocals
- Ordering lenses and frames
- Answering phone calls and making appointments
- Ordering contact lenses
- Helping out patients choose suitable frames
- Focimetring glasses
- Replacing supra cords in glasses
- Daily house chores e.g. hoovering, cleaning glasses etc
Assistant Store Manager / Dispensing Optician - Vision Express - The Metro Centre, Gateshead, Lower Green Mall, NE11 9YR
(2019-08 - 2020-02)
Joint Assistant Store Manager role with another colleague, each with own tasks.
- Handling remakes and sales of stores
- Weekly reviews with half of the staff to ensure they are meeting targets
- End of year progress reports with some of the staff
- Booking staff on training sessions and helping them progress further
- Pivoting the store to make sure all patients are being attended to on time
- Setting tasks to OAs and ensuring it gets done on time
- Taking conference calls and responding to emails when needed
- Full time Keyholder - Opening and Closing Shop
- Cash and Cheque Handling
- Monitoring refunds and remakes for the store
- Dealing with patient concerns and complaints
- Checking U16 dispenses and adjustments
Team Leader / Assistant Store Manager - Vision Express - The Broadway Centre, Bradford, BD1 1US
(2017-10 - 2019-08)
- Working with the store manager in running the store. Having daily chats and driving the team sales
- One to one chats with all staff to ensure targets are met
- Pivoting the store to make sure all patients are being attended to on time
- Setting tasks to OAs and ensuring it gets done on time
- Taking conference calls and responding to emails when needed
- Full time Keyholder - Opening and Closing Shop
- Cash and Cheque Handling
- Monitoring refunds and remakes for the store
- Drive the team in achieving daily targets
- Dealing with patient concerns and complaints
- Dispensing patients including Single Vision, Bifocals and Varifocals
- Training Optical Assistants in Optics - Helping them with revision for courses
- Ordering lenses and frames
- Answering phone calls and making appointments
- Ordering contact lenses
- Replacing supra cords and rimless plugs in glasses
- Doing minor Adjustments in glasses
Trainee Dispensing Optician / Keyholder - Vision Express - 2 Sheep Street, Skipton, BD23 1JH
(2016-03 - 2017-10)
- Full time Keyholder - Opening and Closing Shop
- Cash and Cheque Handling
- When manager not present, I take the role as team leader
- Drive the team in achieving daily targets
- Dealing with patient concerns and complaints
- Dispensing all patients including Single Vision, Bifocals and Varifocals
- Training Optical Assistants in Optics - Helping them with revision for courses
- Ordering lenses and frames
- Filing medical records
- Answering phone calls and making appointments
- Ordering contact lenses
- Helping out patients choose suitable frames
- Focimetring glasses
- Replacing supra cords and rimless plugs in glasses
- Doing minor Adjustments in glasses
- Daily house chores e.g. hoovering, cleaning glasses etc
Trainee Dispensing Optician - Specsavers Skipton - 14 Swadford Street, Skipton, BD23 1RD
(2013-09 - 2016-03)
- Dealing with patient concerns
- Dispensing all patients including Single Vision, Bifocals and Varifocals
- Ordering lenses and frames
- Filing medical records
- Answering phone calls and making appointments
- Ordering contact lenses
- Helping out patients choose suitable frames
- Focimetring glasses
- Replacing supra cords in glasses
- Daily house chores e.g. hoovering, cleaning glasses etc
Practice Placement - Oak Lane Opticians - Oak Lane, Bradford, BD9 4QX
(2013-01 - 2013-04)
10 Week Practice Placement.
- Working alongside the dispensing optician
- Dealing with patients on shop floor
- Answering phone calls and making appointments for patients
- Helping out patients to choose suitable frames
- Filing medical records
- Ordering lens
- Sitting in on eye tests with patients
- Manufacturing lens in glazing lab
- Doing daily house chores e.g. hovering, cleaning glasses racks etc
Part Time Pharmacy Dispenser - Rehman Pharmacy - Whetley Lane, Bradford, BD8 9DJ
(2012-01 - 2012-08)
- Working alongside the pharmacist
- Dealing with prescriptions
- Working with methadone patients
- Labelling and Dispensing prescriptions
- Helping out with Dosettes
- Dealing with patients on the phone
- Helping out on the shop floor, serving customers
- Stock taking
- Stocking shelves in the medical store and in the shop
School Work Placement - Frizinghall Primary School
(2010-07 - 2010-07)
One week school work placement.
- Assisting staff within the classroom
- Helping low ability children to learn as a group
- Supervising children during break and lunchtime
- Helping teachers with organising paperwork
- Preparing and organising the classroom for student activities
