Opticians Team Leader

276074BR

Opticians Team Leader

Morpeth, Bridge Street

Job Description

About the role

As a Team Leader in one of our stores, reporting to the Hub Manager, you will be the duty manager in store and responsible for leading and inspiring the store team day to day to deliver an exemplary customer experience.

Working across the whole store, your days will be full of variety. You will be involved in everything from customer service, store operations as well as the clinical activities which include: pre-screening, dispensing, accuracy checks and much more.

In your role as a Team Leader you will have plenty of opportunities to develop your clinical and leadership skills. With an industry leading ‘Step Into Optics’ training programme and additional leadership training programmes, we are committed to helping you develop and carve out a career at Boots Opticians.

What you’ll need to have

• Worked in an Opticians or within an optical environment
• Desire to learn

It would be great if you also have

• Led or coached a team

Our benefits

• Discretionary Quarterly bonus
• Generous employee discounts for you and a second person (terms and conditions apply)
• Clinical and Non-Clinical Career development opportunities (Apprenticeships)
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots Opticians

At Boots Opticians, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. Join our team and let’s see what’s possible when we change for the better.

What's next

Thank you for taking the time to visit our careers page and read about this exciting opportunity. If you choose to apply, your application will be reviewed by our team and we will contact you as soon as we can. If successful, we will contact you to arrange an interview with the hiring manager.

We are always open to discussing possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you, including job share and reduced hours. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

Closing date

11-Jul-2026

Business Area

Opticians

Function

Opticians

Keywords

Optometry, Optometrist, Optom, Optician, Clinical, Glasses, Healthcare, Health, clinician, , Optom jobs, Optical Jobs,management, store leader, store leadership, practice management, practice, team manager, team management,

Hours per week

37.5

Latitude,longitude 1

55.167361,-1.688748

Shift Pattern to display to candidates (displayed externally). Please select one:

Weekdays, Weekends

Airport

No

Hours per week

Over 35 hours per week

Company

Optics

Division

100 - North

Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site?

No

Region

OPT103 - North East England

Area

OPT103 - North East England

Store

3948 - Morpeth Bridge Street BO

Req Posted Date

19-Jun-2026

County

Northumberland

Country

UK

Post Code

NE61 1NT

Source

Boots

Need To Know (New)

This role requires a minimum of 6 months optical experience;

Are night shifts required as part of this shift pattern?

No

Do you require a second shift pattern to be advertised?

No

Please select the required shift pattern for Fridays

Late Morning (9am - 12pm), Early Afternoon (12pm - 4pm), Late Afternoon (4pm - 7pm)

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Late Morning (9am - 12pm), Early Afternoon (12pm - 4pm), Late Afternoon (4pm - 7pm)

Please select the required shift pattern for Saturdays

Late Morning (9am - 12pm), Early Afternoon (12pm - 4pm), Late Afternoon (4pm - 7pm)

Please select the required shift pattern for Sundays

Late Morning (9am - 12pm), Early Afternoon (12pm - 4pm)

Please select the required shift pattern for Thursdays

Late Morning (9am - 12pm), Early Afternoon (12pm - 4pm), Late Afternoon (4pm - 7pm)

Please select the required shift pattern for Tuesdays

Late Morning (9am - 12pm), Early Afternoon (12pm - 4pm), Late Afternoon (4pm - 7pm)

Please select the required shift pattern for Wednesdays

Late Morning (9am - 12pm), Early Afternoon (12pm - 4pm), Late Afternoon (4pm - 7pm)