Functional Specialist - WCA - Northern Ireland

CBSL - DWP PIP Ltd; Northern Ireland; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare service provider is seeking a compassionate and detail-oriented Functional Specialist in Northern Ireland. The role involves conducting assessments and compiling reports to assist with benefit claims. Candidates should have a relevant healthcare qualification and strong communication skills. Competitive salary and excellent benefits offered.

Benefits

25 days’ holiday

Annual professional registration fee reimbursement

Access to Employee Network Groups

Company matched pension

Qualifications

• One year of post-registration experience in relevant healthcare role.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and report-writing skills.
• Willingness to undergo BPSS security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct functional assessments of individuals with disabilities.
• Compile factual medical reports for government evaluations.
• Collaborate with managers to meet service level agreements.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Compassion

Education

Registered with UK regulatory body (NMC, HCPC, GMC)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Discover a new kind of career in healthcare as a functional specialist

Location: Belfast + 9 sites across Northern Ireland – Armagh, Ballymena, Coleraine, Dungannon, Enniskillen Foyle, Newry, Omagh and Portadown.

Hours: You’ll be contracted to work 7.5 hours per day, 37.5 hours per week (full time). Working patterns will be between the hours of 8am and 8pm.

Salary: £39,500

Benefits: Excellent Benefits + Over 100 CPD Hours in First 3 Months. Opportunity of overtime at a significantly higher rate.

Role

Make a Meaningful Impact with Your Clinical Expertise

Are you a qualified healthcare professional looking for a new challenge away from traditional clinical settings? If you’re a nurse (RMN, RNLD, RGN), occupational therapist, physiotherapist, paramedic or doctor, you could use your skills in a different way as a functional specialist.

At Capita, we’re looking for compassionate and detail-oriented professionals to join our Health Assessment Advisory Service (HAAS) as Functional Specialists.

In this role, you’ll use your clinical knowledge to carry out functional assessments and compile evidence-based reports that help the Northern Ireland Department for Communities (NIDFC) make informed decisions about benefit claims.

What You’ll be doing

• Conduct telephone assessments and face-to-face functional assessments of individuals with disabilities or health conditions.
• Compile clear, concise and factual medical reports - no treatment or diagnosis required.
• Collaborate with regional managers and administrators to meet service level agreements.
• Use IT systems to support clinical decision-making and report writing.
• Embrace ongoing feedback and professional development.

What We’re Looking for

• One year's post-registration experience as a nurse (RMN, RNLD, RGN), occupational therapist, physiotherapist, paramedic or doctor
• Fully registered with a relevant UK regulatory body (NMC, HCPC, GMC), without restriction or conditions and with a valid PIN
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and report-writing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• A professional, adaptable, and team-oriented mindset.
• Willingness to undergo BPSS security clearance.

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.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic starting salary of £39,500
• Over 100 hours of CPD in your first 3 months.
• 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 and 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.

Next steps

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘I\'m Interested’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

Equal opportunity

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. Adaptations are available on request.

Skills: nurse, paramedic, physiotherapist, occupational therapist