Senior Dispensing Optician - Paediatric Focus

About the Role

We are a newly established Qatari-owned optical practice in Doha seeking an experienced dispensing optician to lead and elevate our dispensing services within a paediatric-centered environment. This senior role carries significant responsibilities including setting dispensing standards and protocols, conducting audits, and collaborating closely with referring ophthalmologists and optometrists.

Key Responsibilities

• Dispense prescription eyewear tailored for children from infancy to teenage years based on prescriptions from referring practitioners.
• Validate prescriptions and resolve queries with the prescribing professionals to ensure accuracy.
• Carry out precise measurements on paediatric patients such as monocular pupillary distance, vertical centration, vertex distance, and pantoscopic angle to ensure optimal lens fitting.
• Assist in selecting and fitting frames suitable for small faces and unique facial anatomies including low-bridge, special-needs, and infants.
• Dispense specialized and myopia control lenses accurately as prescribed.
• Verify all lab-finished eyewear against prescriptions before collection.
• Maintain liaison with laboratories to manage quality control and turnaround times.
• Communicate clinically and provide written reports to referring practitioners.
• Develop and maintain dispensing protocols, quality standards, and auditing procedures.
• Supervise and mentor the dispensing and supporting staff to maintain high service standards.

Qualifications and Experience

• Possession of a recognized dispensing optician qualification from an accredited institution.
• At least two years of experience following qualification.
• Eligibility for or holding a Qatar DHP (QCHP) dispensing optician license.
• Proven expertise in dispensing and fitting eyewear for young children.
• Experience handling complex prescriptions, including high-power, high-index, aphakic, and anisometropic lenses.
• Knowledge and experience dispensing myopia control lens designs.
• Background in paediatric or hospital dispensing environments.
• Fluency in English; Arabic language skills are preferred.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive all-inclusive, tax-free salary package.
• Health insurance coverage, annual return airfare, end-of-service gratuity, and more than three weeks of annual leave.
• Support for professional growth including funded certification and dedicated annual continuing professional development (CPD) budget.
• Access to cutting-edge dispensing and verification equipment, including digital centration technology.
• Full visa sponsorship and assistance with relocation.
• Unbiased performance metrics focused on technical accuracy, remake rates, fitting quality, and feedback from referrers rather than sales volume—no commission-based pressure.
• Additional incentives and benefits may be discussed during the interview process for outstanding candidates.