Clinical Assessor

Capita Personal Independence Payment (PIP); Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and support

Hybrid/remote work

Travel as needed

Pension & life assurance

Job summary

Capita Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is seeking Clinical Assessors to perform functional assessments for the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme in Northern Ireland. Roles are 4 or 5 days per week with hybrid working and a training period.

The salary ranges from £39,500 to £41,400 per year plus up to 10% bonus, with options for full-time or part-time hours. Successful candidates will be registered professionals (NMC/HCPC) with 2+ years post-registration experience, a valid PIN,

Qualifications

• Fully registered with HCPC/NMC with a valid PIN and a minimum of 2 years post-registration experience
• Demonstrated background in mental health treatment and trauma-informed care
• Ability to work at pace, set boundaries, manage conversations and keep to timescales
• Strong analytical skills and MS Office proficiency (Excel/Word/PowerPoint)

Responsibilities

• Meet face to face with applicants to review medical evidence and determine permanence of condition.
• Seek additional medical evidence from GPs or other professionals as needed to support the VPB decision.
• Gather information from applicants or representatives and analyse clinical data.
• Compile a detailed, professional report with justification and conclusions for VPB decisions.

Job description

• Compensation: GBP 39,500 - GBP 41,400 - yearly

Company Description

Discover a new kind of career in healthcare as a Clinical Assessor!

If you’re a registered Nurse, Psychologist, Paramedic, Physiotherapist, or Occupational Therapist ready to step away from shift work and hands‑on care, this could be your perfect next move!

We offer a values‑driven environment – our Capita Values of Customers First, Fearless innovation, Achieve Together and Everyone is Valued underpin how we treat each other and our clients.

We offer full‑time (5 days/37.5hrs) or (part‑time 4 days/30hrs per week) opportunities

Please note you must reside in the UK to be eligible for this role.

As a Clinical Assessor you will undertake clinical functional assessments for applicants to the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme (TPDPS) to determine the level of permanent disablement caused by a Trouble Related Incident(s) and produce a structured assessment report to the Victims’ Payments Board decision makers.

In January 2020 the Victims’ Payments Regulations 2020 were published and the Department of Justice was designated to administer the scheme. In 2021, TPDPS opened for applications from those living with permanent physical or psychological injury caused by a Troubles-Related Incident and posthumous applications.

The purpose of the scheme is to acknowledge the harm suffered by those injured in the Troubles and promote reconciliation between people in connection with Northern Ireland’s troubled past.

Job Description

What we offer

• Excellent training and ongoing support – be part of our valued team where wellbeing is prioritised
• Largely remote working – with potential travel once or twice per month to conduct assessments
• Full or part time hours (minimum 4 days per week)
• Monday to Friday with no weekend or night shifts.
• A competitive starting salary of £39,500. We offer a career pathway programme which can increase your salary up to £41,400 plus up to 10% bonus scheme
• Hybrid working – home and clinic based (up to 3 days per week)

Please note, due to business needs, part‑time staff will be required to work on a Wednesday each week as part of their usual pattern. Also there will be an initial full time (paid) training period of 7 weeks so candidates must be able to commit to that.

Other benefits

• HCPC/NMC fees paid and full revalidation support.
• 15 weeks’ full maternity, adoption and shared parental pay.
• Company pension, life assurance and Cycle2Work scheme.
• Discounts across retail, travel, technology and wellbeing.
• Free access to Headspace (for you and up to 5 others).
• A paid volunteering day each year.
• Ongoing training, development and clear career pathways.
• 25 days’ holiday (rising to 27 with service) with the option to buy more up to 5 days.

Qualifications

If you’re looking for a change, including more regular working hours, a competitive salary and a host of other benefits, and are ready to expand your skills and experience, this could be the role for you.

Overall, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your healthcare knowledge, and gain skills and experience which could open new doors for you in the future. Many of our clinical assessors go on to become Operations Managers, Clinical Trainers, Clinical Coaches and Quality Auditors.

Please evidence these on your CV when you apply

• A fully registered Psychologist, Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist or Paramedic with a minimum of 2 years post registration experience
• Fully registered without sanction or conditions of practice with the NMC/HCPCwith a valid PIN
• A valid full driving licence and access to a car is required, unless you have a disability or health condition that prevents driving, in which case alternative means of transport will be considered.
• A demonstratable background in mental health treatment, speciality with experience in providing trauma informed care
• Ability to work at pace, set boundaries, manage conversations and keep to timescales
• Ability to relate to people from a range of socio‑economic backgrounds, races, religions and cultures
• Report writing skills with an ability to deal with a high percentage of work using a laptop and IT systems
• Strong analytical skills – familiar with MS Office, particularly Excel/Word and PowerPoint

What you’ll be doing:

We’re looking for people with the compassion and mental health experience to bring our applicants through the disablement assessment process. We need people with great computer skills, impartiality and strong functional assessment and time management skills.

It’s a challenging role and can be quite different from other healthcare professions, and that’s why we take your training and development seriously. You’ll begin with a 7‑week, training programme (Mon‑Fri, 9am‑5pm) with time set aside for self‑development learning.

• Meet face to face both physically and/or virtually and review available medical evidence from applicants to the scheme to determine the permanence of an applicants’ condition and their percentage disablement
• Play a pro‑active role in seeking insight and further medical evidence as required from GPs, other healthcare professionals or services to support the applicant’s TPDPS application
• Gather relevant information, where applicable from the applicant and or representative, and analyse and interpret clinical information along with any other supporting evidence.
• Compile a comprehensive report in a professional and concise manner, including a detailed history, a full justification and conclusion from evidence gathered to support the Victims’ Payments Board (VPB) in its decision‑making.

Successful candidates will be required to successfully complete government baseline personnel security standard vetting and a Counter Terrorist Check (CTC). This is therecognised standard for the pre‑employment screening of individuals with access to information related to the TPDPS.

Additional Information

Additional information

Minimum contracted hours for this role is 30 hours per week and a maximum of 37.5 per week (full time). We’ll consider your work‑life balance, as well as the needs of the business, to try and create a working pattern that benefits both of us. Working patterns can be between the hours of 8am and 8pm, Monday to Friday and include an hour for lunch, unpaid. For example, 8am – 4:30pm or 9am – 5:30pm. We’ll also try to give you a minimum of 4 weeks’ notice of any changes to your rota if they are needed.

What happens next?

We’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we are proud to guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this role.