Functional Assessor

Jooble; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Functional Assessor to join their team in Taunton. This role offers a hybrid working environment, allowing for a balanced work-life while utilizing your nursing skills to assess claimants for the Personal Independence Payment. With a competitive salary and a robust training program, this position is ideal for qualified nurses looking to thrive in a supportive healthcare setting.

Benefits

Generous annual leave package

Company pension

Health & wellbeing programme

Paid volunteer time

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified Nurse with NMC registration.
• At least 1 year of post-registration UK nursing experience required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments for claimants applying for PIP benefits.
• Interpret medical evidence and compile comprehensive reports.
• Work autonomously in both office and remote settings.

Skills

Communication

Autonomy

Proactivity

Education

NMC registration

Job description

1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicants

*Hybrid Functional Assessor*

Is this the role you are looking for If so read on for more details, and make sure to apply today.

* *Location: Taunton*

* *Salary: £39,500 pa*

* *Permanent - full time or part time available (Mon-Fri)*

* *Mixture of remote and assessment centre working, offering an exceptional Work-life balance*

Are you a registered Nurse seeking a genuine work-life balance and a chance to thrive in a brand new healthcare environment, whilst both utilising and developing your clinical skills?

As a Functional Assessor you will work autonomously to assess the cases of claimants who are applying for the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) benefit, as part of the DWPs Health Assessment and Advisory Services (HAAS). The funding helps support individuals to live as much of an independent life as possible. You will be completing assessments with individuals who have an extremely broad range of health conditions, and you even have the opportunity to conduct some of these assessments remotely.

An in-depth training programme is provided which is also fully paid for, so you will feel fully equipped for your new role - plus this role counts towards your clinical hours, so you will maintain and uphold your registration!

*An excellent benefits package as a Functional Assessor includes (but not limited to):*

• A generous annual-leave package, plus all bank holidays off.
• Hybrid working with flexible patterns to champion healthy work/life balance.
• A collaborative and dynamic working environment
• A robust fully-paid training programme
• Great opportunities for development and progression
  
  

Job Responsibilities As a Functional Assessor

• Use your clinical experience to work with people who have a diverse range of health conditions, to gain a clear understanding of how their challenges and the ways their disability affects them impacts their daily life
• Working within an office style environment and at home, to complete approximately detailed, meaningful and respectful assessments over the telephone, video or face-to-face
• Interpret medical evidence and gather your findings into a comprehensive report, to support the decision-making process by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
  
  

Requirements As a Functional Assessor

• We can only accept applications from Qualified Nurses for this particular vacancy.
• NMC registration is required
• You must have at least 1 year’s broad post-registration experience and UK experience is essential
• Proactive, keen to learn and receptive to feedback
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously and I.T competency is a must-have
  
  

If you are interested in discovering more about this particular role, please apply now.

Aspect Healthcare is acting on behalf of our Client as a Recruitment Agency.

Aspect Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, age, sexuality, gender identification, or physical ability.

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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £39,500.00 per year

Benefits

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid volunteer time
• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Transport links
• Work from home
  
  

Schedule

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends
  
  

Ability To Commute/relocate

• Taunton (Somerset): reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
  
  

Experience

• UK Nursing: 1 year (required)
  
  

Licence/Certification

• NMC registration (required)
  
  

Work Authorisation

• United Kingdom (required)
  
  

Work Location: In person

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Software Development

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