Functional Assessor

gaia recruitment; Aylesbury; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Life insurance & sick pay

Hybrid work options

Wellbeing programme & company events

Job summary

GAIA Recruitment seeks Registered Nurse RMN/RNLD/RGN, Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist for a hybrid role in Aylesbury. You will conduct patient assessments across multiple modalities and prepare written reports to inform DWP decisions.

Full training is provided, with ongoing CPD and revalidation support. Opportunities to develop within medico-legal pathways are offered, subject to performance and qualifications.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year working experience or above.
• Typing or keyboard speed around 35 words per minute is an advantage.
• Clinicians must be highly literate and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assess up to four to six customers per day.
• Assessments conducted on paper, telephone, video, or face-to-face.
• Create written reports from observations and interviews.
• Refer to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) for decision on support.
• Assess Employment and Support Allowance managed by DWP.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Attention to detail

Documentation

Education

Nursing qualification (RN/RMN/RGN/RNLD)

Physiotherapist qualification

Occupational Therapist qualification

Job description

Registered Nurse RMN/RNLD/RGN, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist.

• Salary: £40,000-42,000+ per year + 10% annual bonus paid quarterly

(This salary is postcode dependent)

(Bonus paid as 2.5% of salary every quarter, based on quality and productivity)

Location: Hybrid – Aylesbury

• Company pension
• Life insurance & sick pay
• Hybrid work options
• Wellbeing programme & company events

About the Role

Do you want to take your nursing RGN, RNLD, RMN , occupational therapy or physiotherapy career in another direction? Are you seeking a role where your attention to detail, compassion and empathy are matched with a work-life balance, education and opportunities to develop into the medico-legal profession? Or perhaps you would like to transition your career into Occupational/ Vocational pathway

• You will assess up to a maximum of four to six customers per day.
• Assessments will be on paper, telephone, video or face to face
• Taking your clinical observations and questioning and creating a written report
• You will pass on to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) who will make a decision on support for the customer,
• You will assess a benefit called Employment and Support Allowance managed by DWP.

Training & Development

Customers will have multiple clinical issues; you will be given industry-leading training provided by my client’s amazing clinical tutors. The course will provide you will the skills to support customers and transfer your current medical skills and knowledge to the level required for the role.

Full training is approximately 6 months duration, during which you will be paid. This role will maintain your registration with the RGN or HCPC and you will receive revalidation support to maintain your registration.

Once you have completed their comprehensive training, the investment in you does not end. You will have ongoing CPD, with over 100 hours CPD protected per annum, support with revalidation and the opportunity to develop your career within the organisation. You will be allocated a clinical supervisor and can study for the Diploma in Disability Assessment Medicine accredited by the FOM

Your Requirements

A nurse, OT or Physiotherapist who is working primarily in-patient facing roles dealing with a wide range of clinical conditions. Minimum of 1 year working experience or above. Computer or IT skills are a distinct advantage. Typing or keyboard skills with an ability to type at 35 words per minute. The client group requires clinicians who are highly literate, have attention to detail and can display highly adaptable communication skills.