Claims Assessor (Customer Service)

Aviva plc; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity

Pension up to 14%

25 days holiday

Share plan

Volunteer days

Cycle to work

Flexible working

Parental leave

Job summary

Aviva is hiring a Claims Assessor (Customer Service) for Private Medical Insurance in the UK. Start date 2 November 2026. Starting salary £26,700–£33,886, with a 40-hour option up to £30,744 after the initial training.

Flexible patterns include 35-hr standard contracts with potential for part-time after training. You will answer inbound calls, guiding customers through their health claims journey, helping them access private treatment when needed.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and customer service experience.
• Empathetic, supportive during a difficult period while handling claims.
• Good fact finder – ask the right questions to process claims efficiently.
• Meticulous and detail oriented to weigh information and make accurate decisions.

Responsibilities

• Answer inbound calls guiding customers through their health claims journey.
• Assist with overnight care, outpatient treatment, tests and aftercare.
• Support customers to obtain private treatment when needed.
• Maintain accurate and efficient claims processing.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Fact finding

Attention to detail

Insurance knowledge

Job description

Claims Assessor (Customer Service) – Private Medical Insurance

Start Date: 2nd November 2026

Starting salary between £26,700 - £33,886 (depending on hours, location, skills and experience)

Our standard full-time contracts are for 35 hours per week (with options for part time working, after the initial 18 week full time training period). However, we want you to have the flexibility to increase your working hours if it suits you, so we also offer a 40-hour contract which has an enhanced salary of up to £30,744 (after the initial 18 week training period).

Flexible shift pattern between Monday – Friday: 08:00 – 18:30, and 1 Saturday shift every 6 weeks: 09:00 – 13:00

Are you passionate about delivering brilliant service and ensuring customers get the help they need when they need it most? We are looking for people who truly care and are driven to give it their all every single day. People like you! We love people who do the right thing for our customers, and our colleagues. We want people who speak up, who take responsibility, and who make good decisions.

A bit about the job

You will be answering inbound calls to support and guide customers through their health claims journey. Whether it’s overnight care, outpatient treatment, diagnostic tests, scans, or aftercare, you will help & support our customers to get the specialist private treatment they need, when they need it.

Skills and experience we’re looking for

• Excellent communication skills and previous experience in a customer service-related role
• The ability to be empathetic towards our customers, supporting them through a difficult period whilst making their claim journey easy for them and building their loyalty
• A good fact finder – you will ask the right questions at the right time to get the customer’s claim processed in the most efficient way
• Meticulous and detail orientated – checking facts and asking questions will enable you to weigh up information and make accurate decisions about the claim
• Knowledge of insurance products / financial services would be great, but not essential

What you’ll get for this role

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.

We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting salary between £25,100 – £28,500 (depending on hours, location, skills and experience)
• Our standard full-time contracts are for 35 hours per week (with options for part time working); we also offer a 40-hour contract which has an enhanced salary of up to £31,200.
• Bonus opportunity - 6% of annual salary
• Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing serious with lots of support and tools

Aviva is for everyone: We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences.

Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply.

We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you.

Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.