Hybrid Functional Assessor

Aspect Healthcare; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare recruitment agency is looking for a Functional Assessor in the UK, offering a blend of remote and in-office work. The role involves assessing claimants for the Personal Independence Payment (PIP), requiring qualified healthcare professionals with at least a year of experience. Competitive training and work-life balance benefits are included. Flexible working patterns are encouraged to promote a healthy lifestyle.

Benefits

Generous annual leave package

Collaborative and dynamic working environment

Fully-paid training programme

Opportunities for development and progression

Qualifications

• Qualified Nurses, Physiotherapists, Paramedics, Pharmacists, or Occupational Therapists only.
• Broad post-registration experience is essential, UK experience required.
• Proactive, keen to learn, and receptive to feedback.

Responsibilities

• Complete detailed assessments over the telephone, video or face-to-face.
• Interpret medical evidence and compile a comprehensive report.
• Work with people having diverse health conditions.

Skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

IT competency

Ability to work autonomously

Proactive and keen to learn

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

At least 1 year of broad post-registration experience

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?

Role

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 DWPs 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.

Training and Benefits

An in-depth training programme is provided which is also fully paid for, so you will feel fully equipped for your new role - plus this role counts towards your clinical hours, so you will maintain and uphold your registration!

• 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.

Aspect Healthcare is acting on behalf of our Client as a Recruitment Agency. Aspect Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, age, sexuality, gender identification, or physical ability.

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