Home Visits (Domiciliary) Optical Assistant

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 April 2026
LOCATION
Derby
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Associate
SALARY
£25,242 / year
CATEGORY
Healthcare
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Dispensing Customer Service Driving Optical Experience

FULL DESCRIPTION

Role: Home Visits (Domiciliary) Optical Assistant

Location: Derby & NG postcode areas and occasionally North Leicestershire

Working Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours - 5 days over Monday to Sunday

Salary: £25,242 per annum + Bonus + Company Car

The role

Are you an experienced Optical Assistant looking for the next step in your career? Would you like a role where you can use your optical experience to make a difference? Well look no further!

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Home Visits Derby are seeking a highly motivated, friendly and reliable Optical Assistant to join our expanding Home Visits team. As a Home Visits Optical Assistant, you’ll ensure the delivery of a high quality professional service to patients in their own homes. You must have high standards of dispensing, excellent customer service skills and be passionate about patient care, along with holding a full UK driving licence and being a confident driver.

If you are looking for a change from the high street and want more diversity and freedom in your working day, then this role could be perfect for you. It will allow you the opportunity to put your skills to the test and make a real difference to the quality of a person’s life by providing eye care to vulnerable patients in their own homes.

What's on offer

£25,242 per annum

Company Car

28 days holiday + your birthday off

Employee assistance programme

[Employer hidden] perks - discounts high street retailers

Employee eye and ear care discounts

Contributory pension

What we’re looking for?

If this is still sounding like a bit of you, we do need you to have a few skills to get started as a home visits optical assistant. These include:  

  • Previous optical experience (minimum 6 months-1 year) and you must be able to confidently dispense at all levels, measure and fit
  • Must have a full UK driving licence and be a confident driver

Find out more

If you’ve got all these skills, we’d love for you to apply, but there’s also some desirable experience that could set you apart from the competition if you have it.  

  • Previous experience in a fast-paced customer facing environment  
  • Be confident using new systems as well as tablet and / or laptop 

Checked all the boxes? Now’s the perfect time to apply!

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