Optical Assistant

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 April 2026
LOCATION
Hammersmith, London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Associate
SALARY
£28,000 / year
CATEGORY
Healthcare
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SKILLS

Customer Service Dispensing Optical Experience Patient Care Diagnostic Examinations

FULL DESCRIPTION

Experienced Optical Assistant/ Consultant.

Join our team as an Optical Assistant, and you’ll discover why at [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk], we pride ourselves on providing the foundation for exciting, long-term careers – a home where your previous optical expertise will be truly valued and where you’ll be given the opportunity to thrive.

The role

Experienced Optical Assistant/ Consultant.

Location: Hammersmith, London

Salary: Up to £28k DOE

Working hours: Full Time and Part Time (3 days minimum) including 1 weekend day. 

Experience level: Previous Optical experience is essential for this role 

 

Join our team as an Optical Assistant, and you’ll discover why at [Employer hidden], we pride ourselves on providing the foundation for exciting, long-term careers – a home where your previous optical expertise will be truly valued and where you’ll be given the opportunity to thrive. 

We’re looking for someone who has previous optical experience as an Optical Advisor or Dispensing Assistant – however we’ll continue to help develop and expand your knowledge.

​             Every day brings variety, you will work alongside excellent, supportive colleagues.

Some of the key tasks required include:

  • Listening to patients, and giving clear advice, explaining suitable products & offers whilst understanding NHS procedures & applying our own high standards
  • Dispensing of lenses (single vision / bi-focal & varifocal)
  • Carrying out ​diagnostic examinations & working alongside the wider team in day to day running of clinics
  • ​Support​ing patients with collections, ensuring fit, comfort & accuracy of frames are checked thoroughly
  • Maintain delivery of excellent customer service at all times, playing a valuable part of a customer journey & successful retail team.

 

You’ve already demonstrated that you’re a natural when it comes to customer care, you’re articulate, good with people with an organised approach and always happy to help, so you’ll fit right in as a valuable member of our friendly store team, joining a business that’s going places. ​You will be a vital part of this team.

 

If you are interested, please click Apply as this vacancy will close once we have filled all available places.

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