Assessment Nurse

Donard Recruitment Ltd; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension matching

Life assurance

Wellbeing programmes

25 days holiday (rising to 27)

Job summary

The Disability Service in the UK is recruiting nurses and allied health professionals to deliver PIP assessments, both face-to-face and virtual, with hybrid working and a Monday to Friday schedule. You will manage your own caseloads, assess a wide range of conditions, and complete initial reviews and paper-based reports, shaping each case with your clinical expertise.

Training lasts five weeks; pay starts at £39,500 rising to £40,500 on DWP approval, with an OTE around £44,550, 25 days holiday

Qualifications

• Qualified Nurse, Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist or Paramedic.
• At least one year of experience after qualification.
• Valid registration on NMC or HCPC without restrictions.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive PIP assessments (face-to-face and virtual) and related calls/reports.
• Manage own caseloads and assess a full range of physical, sensory, mental, intellectual and cognitive impairments.
• Produce paper-based reports (PBR) and contribute to initial reviews.

Education

Nurse

Mental Health Nurse

Occupational Therapist

Physiotherapist

Paramedic

Job description

Take control of your time with hybrid working and a Monday to Friday schedule. Youll enjoy a better work-life balance with no shift patterns, allowing you to plan your life around your work.

With a professional setting and structured hours, youll avoid the chaos of ward-based nursing and focus on delivering quality assessments. Plus, youll get time built into your day for breaks, CPD, and team meetings.

Earn more as you progress through the training stages, starting with a £39,500 rising to £40,500 upon achieving DWP approval, with the potential to earn performance related bonuses your OTE will be around £44,550.

Youll also benefit from 25 days holiday, rising to 27 with service, and additional perks like a matched pension, life assurance, and access to wellbeing programmes.

What youll do

Youll provide comprehensive assessments for the Governments disability allowance (PIP), delivering face-to-face and virtual assessments, telephone assessments, initial review calls and paper-based reports (PBR).

Managing your own caseloads gives you variety and autonomy, allowing you to shape each case with your expertise. Youll assess a full range of conditions, including physical, sensory, mental, intellectual and cognitive impairments.

What youll need

• Qualified Nurse, Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist or Paramedic
• At least one year of experience after qualification
• Valid registration on NMC or HCPC without restrictions

Strong communication skills and IT literacy will help you succeed, as youll be working with a wide range of service users and digital systems.

About the company

The Disability Service is a leading, multi-national employer. The full-time training lasts five weeks and will help you build the skills needed to carry out these specialist assessments.