Dispensing Optician (FBDO) / Deputy Practice Manager Maidstone, ME14 1LN £35k per annum We have a fantastic opportunity for a Dispensing Optician (FBDO qualified) / DPM to join us in our Maidstone practice on Pudding Lane for 4 days / 32 hours per week (rota to cover week 1: Tuesday to Friday 9am - 5:30pm and week 2: Wednesday to Saturday 9am - 5:30pm). As an integral member of the team, we will provide our Dispensing Optician (FBDO) / Deputy Practice Manager with an enjoyable professional working environment which is fun, open and where we are committed to supporting you, your professional development, and your personal wellbeing. We will also provide a wide range of benefits, including: The opportunity to work for a 1-Star Best Companies accredited organisation, demonstrating our commitment to truly engaging all our team members. Closed on a Sunday. Salary up to £35k per annum 5 weeks’ holiday Additional days holiday for your birthday each year. Company pension scheme. Cycle to work scheme. Simply Health Medical Insurance Staff discounts (including an annual £350 voucher to spend on a pair of glasses or sunglasses after your probation). Friends and family discounts (eye-tests; glasses; sunglasses & hearing tests). Paid professional fees (GOC and professional indemnity which is currently the AOP - if part time pro rata). When you join Bayfields Opticians & Audiologists as our Dispensing Optician / Deputy Practice Manager, you are joining an independent business. We aim to deliver obsessively great service to each and every one of our clients which is at the core of what we do. We have the latest diagnostic equipment, the latest technological advances in contact lenses, spectacle lenses and frames, and the latest fashions. At Bayfields Opticians & Audiologists, we are passionate about the services we provide our clients, so as our Dispensing Optician / Deputy Practice Manager in our Maidstone practice, you will work closely with our Optometrists to determine the best solutions for your clients and their lifestyles. It’s not all about dispensing, fitting and adjusting spectacles or even teaching clients how to use contact lenses, it’s about you delivering obsessively great service every step of client journey and putting your clients at the forefront of their time in the practice. You will be a qualified, and GOC registered Dispensing Optician with excellent communication and listening skills and the ability to build strong relationships with your team members, peers, and clients. If you are ready for a new and exciting opportunity, then we would love to hear from you Please see our candidate privacy notice here for details on how we use and store your information: https://bit.ly/bayfieldsprivacy