Dispensing Optician

Dispensing Optician The closing date is 16 January 2026 Responsibilities To provide the lead specialty within clinical and professional guidelines, in the provision of a comprehensive spectacle dispensing service. To manage and run the spectacle dispensing service within the Department of Optometry to the highest standards of quality and care. To undertake administrative duties as agreed with the Head of Optometry. To provide teaching and training for all disciplines within Oxford Eye Hospital. To undertake clinical audit of the dispensing service. Main duties of the job Work unsupervised in all areas of Ophthalmic dispensing. Receiving and interpreting spectacle prescriptions for patients refracted within the Optometry Department: carry out routine and complex spectacle dispensing, discuss with the patient the spectacle prescription, its implications to their expected visual performance, and determine and dispense an appropriate frame and lens combination to meet the requirements of the patient. Carry out necessary lens calculations to obtain optimum visual performance and modify spectacle prescriptions within the parameters set out for Registered Dispensing Opticians by the Opticians Act 1989. Provide highly specialised dispensing solutions as part of the overall management of a patient, e.g., trigeminal cups for dry eye management, spectacle‑mounted low vision appliances, safety eyewear, swimming goggles and sports eyewear, using acquired technical knowledge and skills. Check and verify multiple parameters using specialised equipment on spectacle lenses, frame orders and contact lens orders against BS/EN standards and take appropriate action when necessary. Accurately take frame and facial measurements to ensure accuracy of fit for spectacle frames and correct positioning of lenses within the frames. About us Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel. In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles. Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism. Person Specification Experience of complex prescriptions Hospital experience Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Address Oxford Eye Hospital, John Radcliffe Hospital #J-18808-Ljbffr