Dispensing Optician Southeast

Job Overview

Flame Health Optometry have been instructed to recruit a qualified Dispensing Optician for a long-standing independent practice working across Kent and South East London. This is a full-time position, with part-time hours considered, offering a competitive salary, Monday to Friday working, and no weekends, suited to someone who values quality patient care and a more measured pace.

You will be dispensing to a high standard across three practices, working with high-end designer frame and lens ranges and contributing to frame buying, stock checks, and incoming deliveries. The role gives you scope to work alongside senior, knowledgeable colleagues who can provide ongoing support, while also offering variety through movement across departments if desired.

The practices are clinically minded and provide additional services including myopia control and support for minor eye conditions such as dry eye. You will also be part of an environment with up-to-date technology and equipment, where patient time and service quality are given real attention.

Our client is a long-standing, successful independent opticians with three practices in Kent and South East London. They are built around core principles and ethics, and place importance on maintaining an enjoyable, relaxed working atmosphere for their team.

The practices offer the latest eyewear trends, a generous team bonus, and a setting that is both commercially active and clinically focused. There is also the opportunity to work within dedicated hearing rooms and to move between departments where appropriate, which adds breadth to the day-to-day experience.

• competitive salary
• generous team bonus
• no weekends

We are looking for a qualified Dispensing Optician who is passionate, hardworking, and self-starting. Strong organisation and communication skills are important, along with the confidence to deliver dispensing work to a high standard and to manage responsibilities such as frame buying, stock control, and deliveries.

The right person will be comfortable working across multiple sites and will value the support of senior, knowledgeable staff.

A genuine interest in providing time and care for patients will suit this role well.

This role will suit a Dispensing Optician who wants to move away from a busy high-street setting and into an independent environment with more time for patients. It will also appeal to someone who values variety, support, and the chance to progress within a respected business.

The role is based across Kent and South East London, with work split between three practices. It is an onsite position within a well-connected regional area.