Disability Assessor - Canterbury

Everpool Recruitment; Canterbury; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Starting salary £42,985

Annual salary reviews

Hybrid office/home working

Mon-Fri, 9-5

33 days holiday including bank hols

Membership costs covered

Additional benefits

Job summary

Disability Assessor role in Canterbury requires conducting Work Capability Assessments for individuals with long-term health conditions. You will produce evidence-based reports for the DWP, while training and adhering to safeguarding and data protection standards.

Role offers hybrid working, Mon-Fri hours (9am-5pm), and a starting salary of £42,985 with annual reviews and a benefits package. NHS-aligned clinical experience is ideal for success in this position.

Qualifications

• NMC/HCPC registered healthcare professional.
• Minimum of one year post-registration clinical experience.
• Strong written and verbal clinical communication skills.
• Ability to manage a clinical caseload independently.

Responsibilities

• Conduct telephone, video, or face-to-face assessments with claimants.
• Evaluate how health conditions affect work capabilities.
• Assess physical, mental health, cognitive, and sensory impairments.
• Produce impartial, high-quality written reports using the designated IT system.
• Adhere to professional standards including safeguarding, equality, and data protection.

Skills

Clinical communication

Independent working

WCA knowledge

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

Job description

Disability Assessor - Canterbury (134c025e-1258-4671-9cf3-71abe8f982e0-1-JAYGICANT)

Location Canterbury, England Sector Medical & Nursing Salary £42,985.00 per annum Benefits Bonus + additional benefits

Disability Assessor - WCA – Nurse, Physio, OT
Salary: £42,985
Hours: Monday – Friday (9am – 5pm)
Location:Canterbury
Role Summary:
The Disability Assessor conducts Work Capability Assessments (WCA) with individuals with long-term health conditions or disabilities. The role requires producing comprehensive, evidence-based reports for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). The assessor is not responsible for benefit entitlement decisions.
Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct telephone, video, or face-to-face assessments with claimants,
• Perform thorough evaluations to determine how a claimant’s disability or health condition affects their work capabilities.
• Assess individuals with a range of physical, mental health, cognitive, and sensory impairments.
• Produce impartial, accurate, and high-quality written reports using a designated IT system.
• Maintain up-to‑date knowledge of relevant policies, procedures, and assessment criteria.
• Adhere to all professional standards, including Safeguarding, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Data Protection, and Risk Management.

Essential Criteria:

• Registered healthcare professional (NMC/HCPC registration required).
• Minimum of one years’ relevant post-registration clinical experience.
• Strong written and verbal clinical communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage a clinical caseload efficiently.
• Experience working with complex health conditions

Salary Benefits

• £42,985 starting salary
• Annual salary reviews
• Mixture of office and home working
• No more weekends!! Mon-Fri, office working hours
• 33 days holiday including bank holidays
• Professional membership cost covered
• Plus many More!