Administration Assistant Receptionist

Shrewsbury Opticians, located in the heart of Shrewsbury town centre our beautiful practice has to be seen to be believed. We believe in providing clinical excellence paired with the most incredible eyewear, ensuring that our patients have the very best experience possible.

Are you the right person for us?

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who is comfortable working with people, ideally with experience in healthcare practice administration, who shares our drive to provide excellence for our patients and who has a meticulous eye for detail. We hope to find someone who is confident with digital technology and IT systems, and who can take on some of the key administrative tasks to keep our practice running smoothly.

Are we right for you?

We believe that our patient should have the very best service and choices of products. To do so we believe that a positive team environment is vital, and that members of that team should be afforded opportunities to excel and to support each other. We provide a great benefits package to help ensure that we are always at our peak, including five weeks holiday plus bank holidays per year. We always look to support our team members with training to enhance our service offer for our patients and always have an eye on the exciting training opportunities forthcoming in our field. If that sounds great to you then we might be a good fit.

• Your birthday off work
• No Sunday or bank holiday working
• Free & regular CPD courses
• Access to Simply Health (claim cashback on healthcare purchases)
• Retail discounts
• Cycle to work scheme 

If you have worked in the healthcare sector before you will be familiar with the requirements of the receptionist role and the kinds of administrative tasks that keep the practice moving. We have a part time opportunity for 21 hours per week spread across three days. Initial salary is in line with the National Living Wage, increasing with experience. The successful applicant will:

• · Meet and greet patients in our beautiful reception
• · Answer patient enquiries in person and by phone or email
• · Look after some financial management tasks in the practice
• · Conduct a range of other administrative tasks including checks and audits
• · Look after our patients when disaster strikes by repairing damaged spectacles to get our patients back seeing again
• · Support the clinical team by performing anciliary tests
• · Take on additional roles in the team for which they are particularly suited.

You will be an integral part of our team here, helping us drive our service offering forward, always looking for opportunities to improve and innovate.

Equally important to us is the way you interact with patients. Providing a friendly, informative, and empathetic service is a must.

About Us

We are a committed independent, dedicated to providing our patients with an exceptional experience in practice.

Click apply below and we will ensure you are contacted as soon as possible by one of our team. Alternatively pease contact the practice on 01743233486 or by email to info@shrewsburyoptometry.co.uk for more information