Functional Specialist - Clinic Based - Cardiff

jobr.pro; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 25,800 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £43,000

Bonus scheme

25 days holiday

Pension

Headspace app access

Volunteer day

Life assurance

Cycle to work

Parental leave

Job summary

Capita HAAS is seeking healthcare professionals for health assessments in the Wales region. The role focuses on evaluating claimant health and disability, producing detailed reports to support DWP decisions. Training is provided, with opportunities to expand clinical knowledge and advance skills.

You will work largely in face-to-face assessments, with 7.5 hours per day, 37.5 per week, and standard Monday–Friday hours. Capita offers a competitive salary and a structured benefits package.

Qualifications

• One year's post-registration experience in a nursing or allied health field.
• Fully registered with a UK regulatory body (NMC/HCPC or other) with a valid PIN.
• Excellent observational and communication skills with empathy.
• Ability to produce timely reports and meet targets.
• Solid IT and MS Office skills, including remote access to systems.
• Current driving licence or access to transport to attend assessments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial reviews (paper-based, face-to-face, video or telephone) to assess impact of health condition.
• Observe and report on an individual's ability to carry out daily activities.
• Analyze and interpret clinical information and supporting evidence.
• Create a comprehensive 3,000–4,000-word report per claimant (up to 3 per day).
• Ensure detail, evidence and justification support DWP decisions.
• Develop clinical knowledge by learning about health conditions less familiar to you.
• This role delivers mainly face-to-face assessments.

Skills

Observational skills

Communication skills

Report writing

IT proficiency

MS Office

Driving licence

Tools

Microsoft Office

IT systems access

Job description

Job Description

Our functional specialists write reports which help the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) make important decisions about a person’s health and care.

Maybe you’re a nurse right now and you’d like to move away from direct care – this role offers you the chance to not only improve your assessment skills, but also to use your knowledge and experience to make important clinical recommendations. Or you might be an occupational therapist, physiotherapist or paramedic wanting to learn how to evaluate situations in a different way in a different setting. We’re looking for people with the compassion and experience to understand our claimants’ health conditions/disabilities and how they impact their lives.

This role is different from other healthcare professions, and that’s why we take your training and development seriously. You’ll receive comprehensive training with time set aside for self-development learning.

If you’re looking for a change, including more regular working hours, a competitive salary and are ready to expand your skills and experience, this could be the role for you.

What you’ll be doing:

• conducting initial reviews, paper-based, face-to-face, video or telephone assessments to evaluate how a claimant’s health condition or disability affects their day-to-day life
• observing and reporting on an individual’s ability to carry out activities
• analysing and interpreting clinical information and supporting evidence
• creating one comprehensive 3,000-4,000-word report of the evidence gathered for each claimant, up to a maximum of 3 per day
• ensuring enough detail, evidence and justification are given to support the DWP in making decisions
• developing your clinical knowledge and learning about the health conditions which are less familiar to you
• This role will deliver mainly face-to-face assessments.

Qualifications

What we’re looking for:

• one year's post-registration experience as a nurse (RMN, RNLD, RGN), occupational therapist, physiotherapist or paramedic
• fully registered with a relevant UK regulatory body (NMC, HCPC or other), without restriction or conditions and with a valid PIN
• excellent observational and communication skills, giving you the ability to listen, empathise and dig deeper
• the ability to work quickly, producing reports in a timely manner and hitting targets
• solid experience with using IT and Microsoft Office, as well as remotely accessing systems
• a current valid driving licence or access to a form of transport to attend your nearest assessment centre

Please note: all candidates must hold the right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Successful candidates will be required to successfully complete government baseline personnel security standard vetting. This is the recognised standard for the pre-employment screening of individuals with access to government asset.

This role is defined as regulated activity relating to children or vulnerable adults within the meaning of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. At vetting, you will undergo an enhanced criminality check which will show both spent and unspent convictions.

Additional Information

Your working hours:

You’ll be contracted to work 7.5 hours per day, 37.5 hours per week (full time). Part time options are also available - 3 days (22.5 hours) or 4 days (30 hours) per week. Please note for part time role the initial training period of 8 weeks (paid) is full time so candidate must be able to commit to that.

Monday to Friday between 8am to 5pm with no weekend or night shifts (occasional 8pm finishes may be required).

About Capita HAAS

Capita was awarded two contracts to deliver the Health Assessment Advisory Service (HAAS) assessments in the Midlands and Wales for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and in Northern Ireland for the Department for Communities (DfC).

HAAS is a new service that will bring together existing assessment services, for disabled people and people with health conditions, under a single provider in each geographical region. This will make accessing support simpler and easier for some of society’s most vulnerable people.

Capita will deliver assessments for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit (UC), as well as a number of specialist benefits including Child Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Veterans UK assessments.

Capita has been delivering PIP assessments in the Midlands and Wales since 2013, and in Northern Ireland since 2016.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary of up to £43,000 depending on experience.
• Once approved you will be eligible for our bonus scheme subject to quality and performance.
• 25 days’ holiday (rising to 27 after 5 years) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• Annual professional registration fee reimbursed and supported revalidation
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks… and plenty more
• Opportunity to purchase discounted benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Refer a friend reward scheme
• Access to the Headspace app for you and up to 5 family or friends
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform.

You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You’ll be joining a network of experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information or to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may need, please contact us on [e-mail] or 0300 303 8544.