Dispensing Optician

at  Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Extracting prescriptions from patient’s electronic records as appropriate and advising patients of lens forms and appropriate frames. Also non-Moorfields patients and members of staff. Prescriptions may also come from VDU assessments and outside opticians To advise, fit and adjust the chosen frame taking the necessary frame and facial measurements. Pricing the appliance and completing dispensing records according to the spectacles dispensing procedures.
Verifying prescriptions including lens form, frame measurements, centration etc, according to British and European standards. Also check lens design, centration and form of lens against the recorded notes on the patients dispensing card. Dispensing special appliances such as ptosis props, spectacle mounted low vision aids, special protective devices etc. To fit spectacles at dispensing at collection and make necessary adjustments and/or repairs.
To discuss prescriptions with medical or optometric staff as and when necessary. Advising patients on available benefits towards the cost of spectacles and checking patient benefits where necessary. Issuing patients with copies of prescriptions and HES vouchers where appropriate. Answering telephone queries from patients and staff.
To assist with a late dispensing rota. To supervise and verify the dispensing of spectacles performed by pre-registration DOs and optometrists. To check and verify work carried out by our in house surfacing / glazing technicians

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