Functional Assessor - Homeworking Opportunities

Everpool Recruitment; Hitchin; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Pension contribution

Hybrid working

Wellbeing support

Volunteer day

ShareSave scheme

Job summary

Everpool Recruitment is seeking a Functional Assessor for a hybrid role based in Hitchin, delivering 50% home-based and 50% site-based assessments. Salary £50,000–£51,000 with comprehensive training and bonuses.

The role involves performing structured functional assessments across telephone, video, and face-to-face formats, gathering clinical histories, and producing detailed reports while applying clinical reasoning within the WCA framework.

Qualifications

• Active UK NMC/HCPC registration or equivalent.
• Minimum 12 months post-registration UK clinical experience.
• Experience performing functional assessments and documenting findings.

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured functional assessments (telephone, video, in-person).
• Gather clinical histories and evaluate physical, mental health, and cognitive conditions.
• Produce accurate, well-structured clinical reports.

Skills

UK clinical registration

Clinical assessment

Report writing

IT literacy

Clinical reasoning

Education

UK healthcare degree / diploma

Tools

MS Office / reporting tools

Job description

Functional Assessor - Homeworking Opportunities

Location

Hitchin (SG) - Hybrid (50% Homebased / 50% Site-Based)

Salary

£50,000 - £51,000

In addition to your salary, you'll receive:

• £2,000 bonus upon successful completion of probation
• 5% one-off bonus following successful completion of training
• Up to 10% annual performance bonus

Hours

Monday-Friday | 9:00am-5:00pm

Permanent | Full-Time or Part-Time

No Nights. No Weekends. No Shift Work.

Looking for a Better Work-Life Balance?

If you're an experienced adult clinician looking to move away from frontline pressures while continuing to use your clinical expertise every day, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for. This is a specialist Work Capability Assessment (WCA) role where you'll use your assessment, communication and clinical reasoning skills to understand how an individual's health condition affects their ability to work and carry out everyday activities.

You'll remain clinical without providing treatment, prescribing medication or undertaking manual handling.

Why Join?

• Monday-Friday working hours
• Hybrid working (50% home / 50% site)
• No nights, weekends or bank holiday shifts
• Structured workload and diary management
• Fully paid training programme
• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Annual performance bonus
• Private healthcare
• Strong pension contribution
• Genuine work-life balance

The Role As a Work Capability Assessor, you'll complete structured functional assessments through:

• Telephone assessments
• Video assessments
• Face-to-face assessments

You'll use your professional judgement to:

• Gather detailed clinical histories
• Assess physical, mental health and cognitive conditions
• Review medical evidence including GP letters, consultant reports and diagnostic information
• Evaluate how conditions affect functional ability and work capability
• Apply evidence-based clinical reasoning within the WCA framework
• Produce accurate, well-structured clinical reports

This is an assessment and report-writing role.

No treatment. No prescribing. No manual handling.

Who Can Apply? We are only considering applications from the following UK-registered adult clinicians:

• Adult Registered Nurse (RGN)
• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)
• Registered Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD)
• Physiotherapist
• Occupational Therapist

Applications outside of these professions will not be considered.

Essential Criteria Applicants must:

• Hold an active UK NMC or HCPC registration with no restrictions
• Have a minimum of 12 months' post-registration UK clinical experience
• Have recent hands-on experience working within adult healthcare
• Demonstrate strong clinical assessment and history-taking skills
• Be confident making evidence-based clinical decisions
• Have experience managing clinical caseloads and maintaining accurate documentation
• Be comfortable reviewing and interpreting medical evidence
• Have excellent written communication and report writing skills
• Be confident using IT systems and producing reports during assessments

Training & Development You'll receive a comprehensive, fully paid training programme designed to support your transition into the role.

• 12 weeks of fully paid training
• Dedicated clinical mentors
• Structured learning programme
• Ongoing professional development
• Continued CPD support

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Buy up to 5 additional days annual leave
• Employer pension contribution of up to 6%
• Private healthcare
• Wellbeing support services
• Retail discounts across 1,000+ brands
• Paid volunteering day
• ShareSave scheme
• Hybrid working
• Clear long-term career progression

Please Note To be eligible for this position:

• Visa sponsorship is not available.
• Applicants must have worked within a fully licensed adult clinical role within the NHS, community services, primary care, secondary care or private healthcare.
• Roles with limited clinical assessment responsibilities or predominantly non-clinical duties may not meet the required criteria.
• Professional registration must remain active and unrestricted throughout employment.