Hybrid Disability Assessor

Aspect Healthcare; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare recruitment agency is seeking a Functional Assessor in Barrow-in-Furness to evaluate claimants for the Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This role allows for flexible, hybrid working, including remote assessments, and requires registration as a qualified healthcare professional. Ideal candidates will have at least one year of UK clinical experience and strong communication skills.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working patterns

Robust training programme

Opportunities for development

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of broad post-registration experience.
• Proactive, keen to learn and receptive to feedback.
• UK experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments over the telephone, video or face-to-face.
• Interpret medical evidence and compile comprehensive reports.
• Work autonomously while collaborating within a hybrid environment.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Excellent communication

Autonomous working

IT competency

Education

Qualified Nurse, Physiotherapist, Paramedic, Pharmacist or Occupational Therapist

NMC/HCPC registration

Job description

Overview

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

Are you a qualified Nurse, Physiotherapist, Paramedic, Pharmacist or Occupational Therapist 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 DWP's 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.

Benefits

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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
• Work within an office style environment and at home, to complete 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

• We can only accept applications from Qualified Nurses, Physiotherapists, Paramedics, Pharmacists or Occupational Therapists for this particular vacancy
• NMC/HCPC registration is required
• You must have at least 1 year of 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 IT competency is a must-have

How to apply

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

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