Nurse Assessor

Minerva Nursing; Barnsley; Hybrid; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Barnsley is seeking a Nurse Functional Assessor to carry out assessments that help determine eligibility for benefits. The ideal candidate will be an NMC-registered adult or mental health nurse with at least one year's experience. This role offers a competitive salary of £37,800 and opportunities for hybrid work, alongside a great benefits package including a bonus scheme, CPD support, and generous annual leave. Join to make a positive impact in people’s lives while enhancing your nursing skills.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual bonus scheme

Healthcare Cash Plan

Pension Plan

25 days of annual leave

Maternity and Paternity packages

Qualifications

• NMC-registered adult or mental health nurse with relevant experience in the UK.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Comfortable using software for report writing.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments to understand the impact of disabilities on daily life.
• Produce factual reports for DWP to determine benefit eligibility.

Skills

Oral and written communication skills

Proactive learner

Expert clinician

Comfortable using computer software

Education

NMC registration

At least 1 year of post-registration experience

Job description

Job Title: Nurse Functional Assessor

Location: Barnsley

Salary: £37,800 per annum

Job Type: Hybrid Permanent / Mon-Fri, 9-5 hours

Job Overview

Great opportunities: full-time, part-time, hybrid, and school-time-hours roles

We’re looking for registered adult or mental health nurses who enjoy making a difference in people's lives every day.

If you are looking for a break from shift work or seeking a new, exciting career opportunity to develop and enhance your nursing skills while still being able to utilise them differently, helping people, apply to become a Functional Assessor.

You will carry out assessments to understand how a person’s disability or health condition affects their daily life and produce factual reports to help the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) determine their eligibility for benefits.

What we look for

• An NMC-registered adult or mental health nurse with at least 1 year’s broad post-registration experience in the UK
• A proactive and keen learner with excellent oral and written communication skills
• Someone comfortable using computer software to type and produce detailed reports
• An expert clinician comfortable working with a diverse range of conditions, including complex cases and mental health conditions

This role is a great opportunity for registered nurses to deepen their clinical knowledge and further hone their assessment skills, all while helping people move forward with their lives.

Great Benefits Package

• Competitive Salary : £37,800
• Opportunities to increase Income (Overtime & Incentives)
• Annual Bonus scheme
• Various company-wide benefits that promote financial well-being.
• We offer Nurses full-time, part-time, and hybrid working opportunities
• Dedicated team to support with Revalidation and ongoing CPD
• Protected time for CPD and clinical development, which counts towards revalidation
• Maternity and Paternity packages for nurses (18 weeks of full maternity Pay), including adoption & surrogacy, and 6 weeks of full paternity pay.
• Other support includes neonatal / premature paid leave, pregnancy loss paid leave, and child bereavement leave.
• We offer a Healthcare Cash Plan
• Pension Plan
• We offer 25 days of annual leave, increasing to 27 days after five years with the company