For optical practices

Find suitable optical professionals faster

Create a clear cover request, reach relevant locum optometrists or dispensing opticians and manage the assignment through one connected platform.

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Eligible14

Invited6

Responding3

Clinical requirements, equipment and diary details are visible before acceptance.

Less searching. More certainty.

Reduce the administration around optical cover

Each part of the assignment remains visible and manageable.

Create complete requests

Capture role, hours, rate, diary, systems, equipment, testing or dispensing requirements and local contacts.

Reach relevant professionals

Registration, availability, capabilities, systems, travel and preferences reduce irrelevant invitations.

Track progress

See the request move through validation, dispatch, acceptance, confirmation and attendance.

Simplify administration

Timesheets, invoices, credits and assignment records remain linked to the original booking.

Better information, better engagement

Give professionals the details they need to accept with confidence

Optical work varies significantly by clinic, equipment, diary and scope. Structured information reduces avoidable misunderstandings.

Optometrist or dispensing optician role
Testing, dispensing or contact lens duties
Practice management and clinical systems
Equipment such as OCT and visual fields
Diary structure and appointment length
Support staff and escalation contacts
Rate, breaks, parking and travel
Local clinical and commercial expectations

Practice profile

Maintain the recurring information locums need before working at the site.

Assignment template

Reuse common requirements so repeat cover can be requested quickly.

Readiness checks

Identify missing critical information before urgent or managed cover begins.

Cover for different needs

Planned clinics and unexpected absence

Service availability depends on location, professional supply, role requirements and operational capacity.

Initial service

Standard Cover

For holidays, planned absence, rota gaps and eligible block assignments.

Complete clinic requirements
Preferred and local invitations
Timesheet and payment workflow

Controlled pilot

Short-Notice Cover

For supported areas where practices need cover at limited notice.

Expanding invitation waves
Multiple notification channels
Human operational escalation

Future module

Rapid Optical Rescue

A highly time-sensitive service introduced only where proven local supply supports it.

Ready Now status
Travel-time matching
Reserve and replacement workflows

For groups and multiples

Central control without losing local flexibility

Organisation users can control locations, permissions, rates, approvals and reporting while practice managers handle authorised bookings.

Location-level permissions
Rate and spending rules
Preferred professional pools
Cost centres and purchase-order references
Consolidated reporting and integrations

Oneorganisation account

Manypractice locations>

Clearapproval controls

Sharedworkforce insight

Start the conversation

Spend less time searching for optical cover

Create your practice account or arrange a conversation about launch availability.