Regional lead, North of England

Job title

Regional lead, North of England

Job description

About us:

The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) is the professional body for dispensing and contact lens opticians in the UK. We have around 8,000 members in the UK and overseas. Our role is to support and represent members, promote awareness of their roles, enable them to develop their careers and to advance the profession.

ABDO plays a key role in developing and implementing eyecare policy across the UK sector and in ensuring eye care services are designed, commissioned and delivered in a way that embraces the expertise of dispensing opticians. To do this we are involved in a range of organisations that work together to support and deliver the best possible eye care for patients.

About the role:

We are looking for a regional lead for the North of England to support the work of our clinical and policy department and the wider regional team. This role would suit those with an eye sector knowledge who have present or previous experience of local representative eyecare committee’s and a passion to create and support opportunities for our members.

About you 

The successful applicant will be a proactive self-starter. You will be using your skills and experience to support members across the North of England, working with the clinical and policy team and collaborating with the wider UK regional lead team. You will be helping shape the policies that drive the advancement of our profession.

A full job description can be found here.

Working pattern and remuneration

This role is for up to 1.5 days per month and is home-based. It is ideal for someone looking for flexible working (occasional evenings/weekends) on a contractor basis, with occasional travel to ABDO locations and external venues, if required.  The successful candidate will be funded for their time, on receipt of time logs, and necessary expenses will be paid.

Equal opportunities

ABDO promotes equality and diversity in all aspects of its work. We aim to ensure, through our staff recruitment and selection processes that we encourage applications from all groups represented in the wider community at a local, national, and international level.

Applicants should email a CV and covering letter detailing their suitability for the role, to policy@abdo.org.uk Details of two referees may be requested at a later stage of the recruitment process.

The closing date for applications is 4 January 2026.  Interviews will take place on the 12 and 13 of January 2026, and these will be held remotely via Teams.

Business website

ABDO

Working hours

1.5 days per month and is home-based