Optical Manager - Leamington

Job Title: Optical Manager

Location: Leamington, CV31 1YD

Employment Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

Shift Pattern: Work Shift: Days

Hours per Week: 40

Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits

Category: Optical, Retail Healthcare

Closing Date: 30 March 2025

About the Role

At Asda, nothing is more important to us than the health and wellbeing of our customers and we pride ourselves on providing excellent service and clinical care. Our Optical Managers are key to our success, ensuring the team has everything in place to deliver for our patients and business.

Our unique fixed price approach means dispensing is simple for our patients and colleagues. Single vision glasses are the same price as varifocals, and there are no top-up costs for anti-scratch or thinner lenses, so we don’t have to compromise a patient eyecare solution because of affordability.

With access to the wider Asda network, you will be supported by our Home Office teams who can offer clinical support and a team of Area Managers who will work alongside you to maximize your role every day.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for overseeing and managing the Optical Department, which includes:

1. Managing your team of Optometrists and Optical assistants.
2. Overseeing compliance processes and procedures.
3. Reviewing sales forecasting and department targets.
4. Dealing with customer queries.
5. Clinic management and managing the shop floor process to ensure the department is well equipped for customer needs.
6. Coaching and developing your team in partnership with an Optometrist.

Requirements

You’ll be:

1. A fully qualified dispensing optician registered with the GOC.
2. On track to meet the statutory points requirement for CPD.
3. Confident in coaching others.
4. Commercially aware.
5. Able to provide excellent customer and patient care.
6. Driven and ambitious to ensure the department meets its targets.
7. Organised and able to manage your time effectively.

When applying to any of our Optical positions, you must be registered with the General Optical Council (GOC) for the relevant professional role type you have applied for. Additionally, you’ll need to provide evidence of Right To Work in the UK. If applying in Wales, we’ll ask you to provide evidence of your WGOS module accreditation & inclusion on the Welsh NHS Administrative List.

The Rewards

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus.
• Company pension up to 7% matched.
• 15% colleague discount, free parking, and many additional rewards.
• Your professional indemnity insurance.
• GOC fees paid.
• CET package.
• Flexible working patterns in accordance with 7 days opening.

We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda.