Cecil Amey Opticians and Hearing Care is an independent, family owned opticians and hearing care provider, with over 95 years of history looking after patients in Norfolk and Suffolk. We are extremely proud to be thriving in a challenging business environment.

Our objectives are to deliver impeccable customer service, to give the best professional advice in the industry and to offer a range of the highest quality frames, lenses and hearing aid devices.

We are proud to invest in our people and we believe that knowledge and experience are essential to offering the best customer service and nurturing confidence to create lifelong relationships between our professionals and patients.

Cecil Amey are searching for motivated individuals to join our qualified teams. We are the largest independent opticians in East Anglia with ten busy practices in Norfolk & Suffolk.

Please email your CV and Covering Letter to cristina.amey@cecilamey.co.uk

We are recruiting for the following positions:

Full time Optical Assistant – Attleborough and Wymondham

Cecil Amey Opticians are recruiting for a full time Optical Assistant to work at our Attleborough and Wymondham practices. The principal aspects of the Optical Assistant role are:

• Meet and greet patients and assist with enquiries
• Take phone calls and manage appointments
• Operate the cash till, cheques and electronic payments
• Maintain all required databases and records
• Undertake minor adjustments or repairs to spectacles as required
• Pre-screen patients
• Good telephone manner, smart appearance and good interpersonal skills are a necessity
• Previous optical receptionist experience would be valued.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly team, in an exciting and growing family owned company.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package including company pension scheme, team member discounts, uniform allowance, team bonus.
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays, offering greater freedom for work-life balance.
• Training opportunities for those willing to progress.

Please email CV and covering letter to cristina.amey@cecilamey.co.uk

Full time Optical Assistant – Norwich

Cecil Amey Opticians are recruiting for a full time Optical Assistant to work in Norwich. The principal aspects of the Optical Assistant role are:

• Meet and greet patients and assist with enquiries
• Take phone calls and manage appointments
• Operate the cash till, cheques and electronic payments
• Maintain all required databases and records
• Undertake minor adjustments or repairs to spectacles as required
• Pre-screen patients
• Good telephone manner, smart appearance and good interpersonal skills are a necessity
• Previous optical receptionist experience would be valued.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly team, in an exciting and growing family owned company.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package including company pension scheme, team member discounts, uniform allowance, team bonus.
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays, offering greater freedom for work-life balance.
• Training opportunities for those willing to progress.

Please email CV and covering letter to cristina.amey@cecilamey.co.uk

Full time Dispensing Optician/ Dispensing Assistant – Norwich

Details

Cecil Amey Opticians are recruiting for a full time Dispensing Optician or Dispensing Assistant to work in Norwich. As a highly established business, the company is committed to offer impeccable customer service, an individualised customer journey, longer testing times using the best and innovative products within the industry.

The principal aspects of the role are:

• interpret optical prescriptions;
• give advice to patients on lens type, frames and styling;
• with further training, fit contact lenses and give advice on their care and use;
• take frame and facial measurements to ensure correct fit and positioning;
• advise patients when adjustments or repairs to spectacles are needed;
• check lenses on delivery to ensure that they meet the required specifications;
• work collaboratively with team members and management colleagues in order to meet the objectives of the business;
• maximise sales whilst minimising costs to ensure the achievement of specified margins and targets.

Essential

• Qualified Dispensing Optician or previous dispensing experience in a similar role
• The ability to work efficiently in a team environment
• Commercially aware

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary and benefits package including paid ABDO and GOC fees, company pension scheme, team member discounts, uniform allowance, team bonus.
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays, offering greater freedom for work-life balance.
• The company continuously invests in technology to ensure we can provide the most up to date screening and investigative techniques.

Please email CV and covering letter to cristina.amey@cecilamey.co.uk

Full time flexible Dispensing Opticians/ Dispensing Assistants 

Cecil Amey Opticians are recruiting for full time Dispensing Opticians or Dispensing Assistants to work flexibly around some of our practices. The principal aspects of the role are:

• interpret optical prescriptions
• give advice to patients on lens type, frames and styling
• with further training, fit contact lenses and give advice on their care and use
• take frame and facial measurements to ensure correct fit and positioning
• advise patients when adjustments or repairs to spectacles are needed
• check lenses on delivery to ensure that they meet the required specifications
• work collaboratively with team members and management colleagues in order to meet the objectives of the business
• dispensing experience is essential for the Dispensing Assistant role
• good telephone manner, smart appearance and good interpersonal skills are a necessity.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly team, in an exciting and growing family owned company.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package including company pension scheme, team member discounts, uniform allowance, team bonus.
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays, offering greater freedom for work-life balance.
• Training opportunities for those willing to progress.

Please email CV and covering letter to cristina.amey@cecilamey.co.uk

Practice Manager in Holt, North Norfolk 

Cecil Amey Opticians and Hearing Care are excited to be recruiting for a Practice Manager in Holt. This is an exceptional opportunity for a proactive and ambitious candidate to take over the management responsibilities in the new Cecil Amey Holt branch. 

In this role you will engage and manage a team of optical professionals and strive to ensure every customer receives exceptional service.

The successful candidate will be expected to work to the highest professional standards and contribute to the continued success of our growing company.

See link for full job specification here. 

Please email CV’s to cristina.amey@cecilamey.co.uk

Optometrist Vacancy

We are recruiting for ambitious full and part time Optometrists to join our professional teams.
In this role you will work as part of a team of optical professionals that strive to ensure every customer receives exceptional service.
The successful candidates will be expected to work to the highest professional standards and contribute to the continued success of our growing company.

Details

• As a highly established business, the company is committed to offer impeccable customer service, an individualised customer journey, longer testing times using the best and innovative products within the industry.
• Working hours 8:45am – 5.30pm Monday to Saturday.
• Paperless patient management system and latest technology.
• Most practices have 2 consulting rooms, a Practice Manager and a team of Dispensing Opticians and Optical Assistants.

Key Benefits

• Highly competitive negotiable salary and a fantastic package including paid GOC and AOP fees, company pension scheme, team member discounts, individual incentive scheme.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays, offering greater freedom for work-life balance.
• 40 minutes testing time when using the OCT scanner, enabling exceptional high quality patient care.
• Clinical specialist services including: dry eye clinic, contact lens clinic, colorimetry, glaucoma and post cataract referrals.
• Opportunities for team members to attend CET training inside of work and evenings arranged by the company.

Please email CV’s to  –  cristina.amey@cecilamey.co.uk