Night shift office jobs in United Kingdom

Title: Healthcare Assistant Location: London Hours: 40 hours per week Salary: £27,000 per annum *Please note this role will require you to travel to our different clinics throughout the UK Optical Express is focused on delivering exceptional patient care, outstanding clinical outcomes and continued investment in our people and technology. For over 35 years, millions of patients have trusted Optical Express with their eye care. As the UK's leading private provider of laser eye, premium intraocular lens and cataract surgery, our Surgeons undertake more laser procedures collectively than any other provider. We look after thousands of patients in our clinics every week and it’s a privilege to transform the lives of so many. The Optical Express team work together, collectively and consistently striving for excellence. We support each other, respect each other and are committed to a culture of care, trust and integrity. The culture extends to our local communities, through our range of charitable and environmental projects. We focus on doing what is right for our patients, our colleagues, our local communities and our planet. Due to continued growth, a fantastic opportunity has arisen to join Optical Express as a Surgery Associate (Healthcare Assistant) based in our London Clinics. The role involves travelling to cover other Optical Express surgery clinics (travel costs will be covered by Company) Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities: Following appropriate training, supervised practice and competency achievement assessments, you will be able to undertake all designated roles within the surgery team working across two surgical specialities: laser vision correction department (LVC) and ophthalmic (IOL) theatres. You will also be responsible for the following: • Pre-operative testing; conducting tests prior to examination and treatment and assisting during the consent appointment process, including providing information to patients prior to their IOL or LVC procedure., • Patient discharging; instructing the patient pre and post procedure on the care of the eyes, updating medical records, making follow up appointments., • Laser technician; preparation and calibration of the lasers, understanding data, loading and transferring data, safe running of the lasers., • Co-ordinating: Controlling patient flow on the day of the consent appointment and surgery appointments to ensure minimum waiting times for patients and managing queries., • Assisting the surgeon during consent appointments and treatments – acting as scrub assistant (LVC only); taking notes for the surgeon; instilling eye drops., • Undertaking the role of ‘HCA’ (Healthcare Assistant) in IOL theatre to assist the surgical team and patients during surgery and associated tasks such as decontamination of instruments., • Actively participating in the end of treatment day activities; updating patient files, filing, compiling ‘end of day’ reports for head office, cleaning the department, stock and lens ordering., • Reporting untoward incidents – taking an active role in patient safety issues and quality and risk management. Essential Skills • Excellent communication and presentation skills, • Ability to absorb and convey highly technical information, • Adaptable with a flexible approach to work, • Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise tasks, • A confident and professional individual who has fantastic organisational skills, • Excellent telephone manner, • Demonstrate confidentiality, integrity and discretion, • Flexibility to travel to other clinics on a regular basis (travel costs will be covered by Optical Express) What’s in it for you? • A market leading salary, • No night shift, • State of the art, modern working environments, • 29 days’ annual leave per annum, • Free Laser Eye Surgery and Intraocular Lens Surgery, • Free eye tests, • Discounted prescription eyewear and sunglasses, • Generous Optical Express friends and family discount scheme, • Ongoing training and development opportunities, • An accessible management team and transparent management structure, • Working in a larger clinical team means less pressure on our staff and more time to spend with our patients, • Full visibility of 6-weeks' rota This is a fantastic opportunity to join a global organisation where you will have the opportunity to grow and develop within a professional working environment. Optical Express is an equal opportunities employer.

Night Manager – Join Our Prestigious Hotel Team (Permanent Role). We are excited to announce an opportunity to join our dedicated Reception team as a Night Manager in 4* Hotel in East London. Lead and manage all front office operations during the night shift.

Title: Receptionist/Healthcare Assistant Location: Dartford Hours: 40 hours Salary: £25,400 Optical Express is focused on delivering exceptional patient care, outstanding clinical outcomes and continued investment in our people and technology. For over 35 years, millions of patients have trusted Optical Express with their eye care. As the UK's leading private provider of laser eye, premium intraocular lens and cataract surgery, our Surgeons undertake more laser procedures collectively than any other provider. We look after thousands of patients in our clinics every week and it’s a privilege to transform the lives of so many. The Optical Express team work together, collectively and consistently striving for excellence. We support each other, respect each other and are committed to a culture of care, trust and integrity. The culture extends to our local communities, through our range of charitable and environmental projects. We focus on doing what is right for our patients, our colleagues, our local communities and our planet. Due to continued growth, a fantastic opportunity has arisen to join Optical Express as a Healthcare Assistant (Surgery Assistant). The role involves travelling to cover other Optical Express surgery clinics and weekend working. Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities: This is a dual role covering both the Reception desk and Surgery. Following appropriate training, supervised practice and competency achievement assessments, you will be able to undertake all designated roles within the surgery team working across two surgical specialities: laser vision correction department (LVC) and ophthalmic (IOL) theatres. You will also be responsible for the following: • Pre-operative testing; conducting tests prior to examination and treatment and assisting during the consent appointment process, including providing information to patients prior to their IOL or LVC procedure., • Patient discharging; instructing the patient pre and post procedure on the care of the eyes, updating medical records, making follow up appointments., • Laser technician; preparation and calibration of the lasers, understanding data, loading and transferring data, safe running of the lasers., • Co-ordinating: Controlling patient flow on the day of the consent appointment and surgery appointments to ensure minimum waiting times for patients and managing queries., • Assisting the surgeon during consent appointments and treatments – acting as scrub assistant (LVC only); taking notes for the surgeon; instilling eye drops., • Undertaking the role of ‘HCA’ (Healthcare Assistant) in IOL theatre to assist the surgical team and patients during surgery and associated tasks such as decontamination of instruments., • Actively participating in the end of treatment day activities; updating patient files, filing, compiling ‘end of day’ reports for head office, cleaning the department, stock and lens ordering., • Reporting untoward incidents – taking an active role in patient safety issues and quality and risk management. Receptionist duties include: • Covering the reception area, maintaining a priority for incoming calls at all times, • Take clear and concise messages, • Communicating all messages promptly and accurately, • Provide administrative support to the Manager, • Maintain stationery stocks and oversee the ordering of new supplies, • General reception duties as and when required Essential Skills • Excellent communication and presentation skills, • Ability to absorb and convey highly technical information, • Adaptable with a flexible approach to work, • Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise tasks, • A confident and professional individual who has fantastic organisational skills, • Excellent telephone manner, • Demonstrate confidentiality, integrity and discretion What’s in it for you? • A market leading salary, • No night shift, • State of the art, modern working environments, • 29 days annual leave per year, • Pension scheme, • Free Laser Eye Surgery and Intraocular Lens Surgery, • Free eye tests, • Discounted prescription eyewear and sunglasses, • Generous Optical Express friends and family discount scheme, • Ongoing training and development opportunities, • An accessible management team and transparent management structure, • Working in a larger clinical team means less pressure on our staff and more time to spend with our patients, • Full visibility of 6 week rota Please apply now by uploading your CV. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a global organisation where you will have the opportunity to grow and develop within a professional working environment. Optical Express is an equal opportunities employer

ABOUT THE ROLE We are recruiting an experienced General Manager to lead the day-to-day and strategic operation of a leading late-night events venue, Colour Factory. This senior post carries full responsibility for operational delivery, licensing and compliance, financial control, staff leadership, facilities, bar operations, and external stakeholder management. The remit includes shaping culture, setting standards, and ensuring the venue runs safely, efficiently, and to a consistently high level for artists, audiences, partners, and neighbours. Experience overseeing food court or kitchen operations, including multiple traders and food hygiene compliance, is desirable but not essential. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Operational leadership • Act as the central point of coordination for all departments, ensuring smooth pre-event, live, and post-event operations., • Hold or obtain DPS status, uphold the premises licence, and ensure conditions are met at all times., • Lead incident management and post-incident follow up, including statements, reports, evidence collation and authority liaison., • Maintain robust SOPs for opening, trading, cash handling, alcohol service, guestlists, queues, searches and close-down., • Safeguard the customer journey from entry to exit, including show calls, changeovers and EOP sign-off. Staffing, leadership and people operations • Build, lead, and motivate high-performing teams across bars, floor, technical, production, security, ticketing and office., • Oversee recruitment, onboarding, induction, rota planning, and training matrices; coordinate payroll inputs and approvals., • Run performance management, 1-to-1s, and development plans; manage conduct, capability, and grievance processes in line with policy., • Maintain accurate personnel records, right-to-work checks, and training certification logs. Diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and neurodivergence • Champion an inclusive, respectful workplace and audience environment., • Demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to POC and LGBTQIA+ communities, accessibility needs, and neurodivergence in staff and audiences., • Embed fair recruitment, training, progression, and representation practices., • Ensure welfare, safeguarding, and safer-spaces policies are visible, understood, and enforced. Finance, controls and administration • Own the day-to-day financial controls: daily takings, safe counts, floats, tills, cash lifts, variances and end-of-night sign-offs., • Oversee reconciliations, supplier invoices, payment runs, and aged payables; track accruals and event settlements., • Monitor labour, GP, stock variance, and wastage; implement cost controls without compromising standards., • Maintain structured logs for ordering, purchasing, maintenance, incidents, and complaints., • Prepare weekly ops summaries and monthly reports for the Managing Director and where relevant, investors or a board. Food and beverage oversight • Lead bar operations, cellar and dispense standards, stock controls, deliveries, line checks, and product quality., • Desirable experience: oversight of food courts and kitchens, coordinating multiple traders, service standards, allergen management, and food hygiene compliance., • Uphold Challenge 25, intoxication management, and refusal logs; monitor pour policy and waste. Venue, facilities and technical • Keep the venue safe, clean, and guest-ready; set standards for presentation and housekeeping., • Manage planned and reactive maintenance with contractors; keep asset registers and service schedules up to date., • Ensure statutory compliance and inspection cycles are current: fire alarms and emergency lighting, extinguishers, PAT, EICR, gas safety where applicable, water hygiene, first aid kits and accident books, CCTV uptime and retention. Sales, marketing and event support • Support programming, advancing, and event delivery, coordinating with promoters, agents, artists, and partners., • Contribute to audience development, customer communications, and on-the-night execution to protect brand reputation., • Provide accurate post-event feedback on operations, staffing, and bar performance to inform continuous improvement. Community, neighbours and authorities • Represent the venue at Pubwatch or Clubwatch, licensing and police meetings and local forums., • Maintain professional relationships with the licensing authority, police, EHO and other regulators., • Proactively manage neighbour relations, including noise management, dispersal and complaints handling. Legal and compliance framework You will ensure compliance with relevant UK legislation and best practice, including: • Licensing Act 2003 and premises licence conditions, • Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, • RIDDOR and accident reporting requirements, • Fire Safety Order, emergency lighting and alarm testing regimes, • Food Safety Act and Food Hygiene Regulations where food traders operate, • GDPR and data protection, CCTV usage and retention, • Smoke-free legislation, drugs policy, and safer-spaces policies, • SIA deployment and record keeping for contracted security Systems and tools Experience with modern venue and hospitality systems is expected. Useful platforms include: POS and PDQ systems, ticketing and guestlist tools, workforce management and rota software, stock and inventory platforms, digital incident logs, and document control. Familiarity with Resident Advisor or Eventbrite style ticketing, and Deputy or similar workforce tools, is advantageous. Core outcomes and KPIs • Beverage gross profit within target, with controlled wastage and stock variance within tolerance., • Labour cost as a percentage of net sales within budget, with accurate rota forecasting., • Cash and till variances within tight limits, with prompt investigation and resolution., • Zero critical compliance failures, passing internal audits and authority inspections., • Incident rate managed and reported, with clear corrective actions., • Event delivery on time and to specification, with positive artist and promoter feedback., • Staff retention, training completion, and engagement at healthy levels., • Neighbour and authority relationships maintained with minimal complaints., • Accurate and timely weekly and monthly reporting to the Managing Director. Essential Knowledge, skills and experience • Senior leadership experience in hospitality, nightlife, or large-scale venue operations., • Proven operational command during live events, with calm decision-making under pressure., • Strong financial literacy: reconciliations, cash controls, labour management, supplier management, and GP analysis., • In-depth understanding of licensing, DPS responsibilities, alcohol retailing, refusals, and incident recording., • Excellent people leadership: recruitment, induction, rotas, training, performance and conduct management., • Clear, confident communication with staff, artists, promoters, suppliers, neighbours, and authorities., • Track record of implementing SOPs, audits, and corrective action plans., • Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and neurodivergence awareness. Desirable • Oversight of multi-trader food courts or kitchens, including allergens, HACCP style controls, and EHO liaison., • Experience with workforce management platforms, ticketing systems, POS back-office and digital reporting dashboards., • Knowledge of dance music culture and contemporary audience expectations. Shift expectations and example patterns This is a flexible mix of office hours and late-night event operations. Example patterns are provided for transparency and may vary with business needs. Weeks with major weekend events • Monday: Off, • Tuesday: 10:00 to 18:00 (office-based), • Wednesday: Off, • Thursday: 10:00 to 18:00 (office-based), • Friday, Saturday, Sunday: From 19:00 until close (venue-based) Weeks with weekday events or general operations • Monday: On (office or event-based), • Tuesday: 10:00 to 18:00 (office-based), • Wednesday: On (office or event-based), • Thursday: 10:00 to 18:00 (office-based), • Friday, Saturday, Sunday: From 19:00 until close (venue-based) Days off are balanced across the week depending on weekend commitments. Authority and reporting • Budget holder for day-to-day operational spend within agreed limits., • Approval of rotas, labour targets, and routine purchasing., • Escalation to the Managing Director for capex, contract awards, or non-routine spend., • Weekly operational review with the Managing Director, monthly performance report with KPIs, risks, actions, and forecasts. How to apply Please send a CV and a covering letter outlining your relevant experience and your approach to leading complex late-night venue operations. Include examples of compliance, financial control, people leadership and event delivery that demonstrate impact to