Nurse Disability Assessor

Aspect Healthcare; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare staffing agency is seeking a qualified Nurse for a Disability Assessor role in Lincoln, offering a mixture of remote and in-person assessments. This role requires at least one year of broad post-registration experience and NMC registration. It promises an exceptional work-life balance, a generous leave package, and paid comprehensive training. Ideal for proactive individuals who excel in communication and autonomous work.

Benefits

Generous annual leave package

Fully paid training program

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Applications from Nurses only for this vacancy.
• UK experience is essential.
• IT competency is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments with a diverse range of health conditions.
• Complete detailed assessments via telephone, video, or face-to-face.
• Interpret medical evidence and collate findings into comprehensive reports.

Skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Proactive and receptive to feedback

Education

NMC registration

At least 1 year of post-registration experience

Job description

Overview

Permanent - full time or part time available (Mon-Fri). Mixture of remote and assessment centre working, offering an exceptional work-life balance.

Are you a qualified Nurse 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 Disability Assessor you will work autonomously to assess the cases of claimants who are applying for Work Capability (WCA), as part of the DWP's Health Assessment and Advisory Services (HAAS). The funding helps support individuals financially who are unable to work, or 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 may conduct some assessments remotely.

Training and Benefits

• An in-depth training programme is provided which is fully paid for, and this role counts towards your clinical hours.
• 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.
• Good opportunities for development and progression.

Responsibilities

• Use your clinical experience to work with people who have a diverse range of health conditions, to understand how their disability affects daily life.
• Work within office and home settings to complete detailed, meaningful, and respectful assessments over the telephone, video, or face-to-face.
• Interpret medical evidence and collate findings into a comprehensive report to support DWP decision-making.

Requirements

• Applications from Nurses only for this vacancy.
• NMC registration is required.
• At least 1 year of broad post-registration experience; UK experience essential.
• Proactive, keen to learn and receptive to feedback.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and IT competency is essential.

Other

If you are interested in discovering more about this Disability 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 does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, age, sexuality, gender identification, or physical ability.