Hybrid Disability Assessor

Aspect Healthcare; Carmarthen; Hybrid; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Functional Assessor in Carmarthen to conduct assessments for individuals with health conditions. The role involves working remotely and in-office, submitting detailed reports to support DWP assessments. Ideal candidates are qualified healthcare professionals with at least one year of experience and excellent communication skills. This position offers flexible, hybrid working to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Fully-paid training programme

Opportunities for development and progression

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of broad post-registration experience, UK experience is essential.
• Must maintain professional clinical standards throughout assessments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments with individuals who have a broad range of health conditions.
• Interpret medical evidence and document findings in a comprehensive report.
• Assess claimants applying for Work Capability Assessment (WCA).
• Work autonomously on assessments, some conducted remotely.

Skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Proactive and receptive to feedback

IT competency

Education

Qualified Nurses, Physiotherapists, Paramedics or Occupational Therapists

NMC/HCPC registration

Job description

Overview

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 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).

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments with individuals who have a broad range of health conditions, using telephone, video or face-to-face formats (office or home-based).
• Interpret medical evidence and document findings in a comprehensive report to support DWP decision-making (Health Assessment and Advisory Services, HAAS).
• Assess claimants applying for Work Capability Assessment (WCA) and contribute to their management under the DWP framework.
• Work autonomously and maintain professional clinical standards throughout assessments. Some assessments may be conducted remotely.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Qualified Nurses, Physiotherapists, Paramedics or Occupational Therapists are eligible for this vacancy.
• NMC/HCPC registration is required.
• At least 1 year of broad post-registration experience; 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.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: £39,500 per annum.
• Permanent – full time or part time available (Mon-Fri).
• Mixture of remote and assessment-centre working, offering an exceptional work-life balance.
• Hybrid working with flexible patterns to champion healthy work-life balance.
• A robust fully-paid training programme.
• Great opportunities for development and progression.

Additional Information

As a Functional Assessor you will work autonomously to assess cases of claimants applying for Work Capability (WCA) as part of the DWP Health Assessment and Advisory Services (HAAS). There is an in-depth training programme provided, fully paid for, and the role counts towards clinical hours to maintain your registration.