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      <title>Optical Manager</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>As an Optical Manager at Asda, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of the optical department. You will oversee a team of optometrists and optical assistants, manage compliance processes, and review sales forecasting and department targets.</p>
<p>Key responsibilities include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Managing the entire operation of the optical department</li>
<li>Overseeing a team of optometrists and optical assistants</li>
<li>Ensuring high-quality patient service</li>
<li>Managing clinic schedules and shop floor processes</li>
<li>Coaching and developing team members</li>
<li>Maintaining excellent customer and patient care</li>
</ul>
<p>Requirements:</p>
<ul>
<li>Fully qualified dispensing optician registered with the GOC</li>
<li>On track to meet statutory points requirement for CPD</li>
<li>Confident in coaching others</li>
<li>Excellent customer and patient care skills</li>
<li>Proven leadership skills in a fast-paced optics environment</li>
<li>Organised and able to manage time effectively</li>
</ul>
<p>Benefits:</p>
<ul>
<li>Competitive salary</li>
<li>Discretionary company bonus</li>
<li>Company pension up to 7% matched</li>
<li>15% colleague discount in-store and online</li>
<li>Free access to wellbeing services, including Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, and health and dental cash plans</li>
<li>Professional indemnity insurance</li>
<li>GOC fees paid</li>
<li>CET package</li>
<li>Flexible working patterns</li>
<li>Asda Allies Inclusion Networks</li>
<li>Excellent parental leave policies</li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-top:24px;font-size:13px;color:#666;">Job Data by <a href="https://yubhub.co">YubHub</a>.</p>]]></description>
      <jobtype>part-time</jobtype>
      <experiencelevel></experiencelevel>
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      <salaryrange>Competitive salary plus benefits</salaryrange>
      <skills>dispensing optician, leadership, customer care, time management, coaching</skills>
      <benefits>pension, health_insurance, dental, paid_leave, bonus</benefits>
      <licences></licences>
      <category>Healthcare</category>
      <industry>Healthcare</industry>
      <employername>Asda</employername>
      <employerlogo>https://logos.yubhub.co/asda.com.png</employerlogo>
      <employerdescription>Asda is a retail organisation providing health and wellbeing services to customers.</employerdescription>
      <employerwebsite>https://asda.com</employerwebsite>
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      <compensationmin></compensationmin>
      <compensationmax></compensationmax>
      <compensationinterval></compensationinterval>
      <applyto>https://asda.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/AsdaJobs/job/Huyton/Optical-Manager_R-106310</applyto>
      <location>Huyton</location>
      <city>Huyton</city>
      <state></state>
      <postalcode></postalcode>
      <country></country>
      <postedate>2026-10-28</postedate>
      <visasponsorship>unknown</visasponsorship>
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      <workauthorisation>unknown</workauthorisation>
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