Functional Assessor

Maven Group Ltd; Southampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/home working

Pension scheme

Job summary

Maven Group Ltd in the United Kingdom is offering a WCA Functional Assessor role. You will carry out five client assessments per day—via telephone, video or face‑to‑face—to understand how a health condition affects work ability and to gather information for a factual report to support DWP decisions.

Training is provided and you are paid your full salary during training. The role is hybrid/home-based with Southampton on-site when required, with a starting salary of £42,000 per year, rising to

Qualifications

• Registered nurse (RGN/RMN) or HCPC-registered professional with 1+ year post-registration experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and IT competence.
• Willing to work across telephone, video or face-to-face assessments.

Responsibilities

• Carry out 5 client assessments per day via telephone, video or face-to-face.
• Produce factual reports to help DWP determine eligibility for benefits.

Skills

Oral and written communication

IT competence

Proactive learner

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

Job description

What does the WCA Functional Assessor role involve? The WCA Functional Assessor role will involve you carrying out 5 client assessments per day. A typical day will see you carry out telephone, video or face-to-face assessments to understand how a person's disability or health condition affects their ability to perform work-related ativity. You’ll listen to their experiences, ask questions and use your insights to produce a factual report to help the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) determine their eligibility for benefits. That's the good news; the DWP make the final decision, you don't. Your role is to gather information and produce the report.

What is on offer as a WCA Functional Assessor?

• Excellent starting salary at £42,000pa
• Salary increase to £43,000pa at 12 months
• Full time and part time available (3, 4 or 5 days per week available)
• Monday to Friday working hours
• Hybrid/home working - Southampton based when working on-site
• Annual leave + bank holidays + the ability to buy or sell 10 more days
• Pension scheme
• Paid NMC/HCPC fees and training is provided

What we look for;

• An NMC registered nurse (RGN or RMN) OR a HCPC qualified Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist) with 1 year’s or more broad post-registration experience
• Someone who’s proactive and keen to learnExcellent oral and written communication skills
• Competent IT and computer skills
• Comfortable working with a diverse range of conditions, including mental health

No experience as a WCA Functional Assessor is needed as full training will be provided which you will be paid your full-time salary for. All we expect is that you will have 1 years post graduate experience as an RGN, RMN, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist and hold an NMC or HCPC registration.