This is an exciting opportunity for a full-time or part-time dispensing optician to work in a non-commercial, clinically challenging setting providing complex, creative and often life-changing support with spectacles to young people as part of our NHS special school eyecare service. 

You will have your own caseload of Isle of Wight schools and will work collaboratively with our established eye care team, as well as the school staff teams, and under the guidance of the special schools service manager and dispensing optician clinical lead. 

Ability to attend multiple schools in Isle of Wight is required, as well as a full driving license and regular access to a car. 

• To provide an in-school dispensing and spectacle support service, following systems and protocols in place to allow the effective and smooth running of the service, under the guidance of the senior dispensing optician clinical lead.
• Take responsibility for the fitting, ordering, checking, dispensing and repairing of spectacles in the special schools for your region.
• Manage the case load of spectacle wearers across your schools by giving support and advice to children and teaching staff and/or parents on lens type, frames and adaptation strategies.
• Plan and book dispensing optician follow up appointments for all new and changed prescriptions dispensed across your caseload of schools.  
• Plan diaries for yourself and the optometrist for your schools, managing changes, cancellations and rescheduling of appointments, ensuring all children are seen in a timely way and parents are aware of appointments.  
• In partnership with your optometrists establish a strong relationship with your schools’ head teacher and ensure there is a named lead contact for the service in your schools who you will be responsible for working with the special schools service manager to ensure good uptake of the service (70-80%) by gaining parental consent  

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SeeAbility is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all identities, including those from underrepresented groups and those who have a disability or neurodivergent condition. We are please to confirm that we are a Disability Confident employer.

We believe a diverse workforce drives innovation, creativity, and success. Everyone’s unique experiences and views are appreciated, and their opinion valued. We are happy to offer any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role itself to ensure a fair and equitable experience for all candidates.

• Qualified dispensing optician and member of Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO)
• Satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check
• 3 plus years experience as qualified Dispensing Optician
• Hospital and specialist dispensing experience is desirable, including with children with disabilities although not essential as full training will be provided.
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and to own initiative
• Excellent verbal and written communicator
• Full driving license 

Disclaimer: We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.