Nurse Functional Assessor — Regular Hours, High Impact

Brook Street; Lewes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary uplift £2,000 in first year

One-off 5% approval bonus

Up to 10% annual performance bonus

25 days annual leave

4 CPD days per year

Pension with employer contributions

Flexible working patterns

Wellbeing support and benefits

Job summary

SJB Medical is seeking a Functional Assessor to join our Lewes centre. The role focuses on carrying out functional assessments to support health-related benefit applications, with regular hours and no night shifts.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, receive comprehensive training, and have clear development pathways while delivering high-quality, evidence-based assessments.

Qualifications

• Be a registered healthcare professional (Nurse, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Paramedic or Pharmacist).
• Have at least 12 months' post-registration experience within the last 5 years.
• Have no current restrictions to practice.
• Demonstrate strong communication, assessment and report-writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct functional assessments and produce clear, accurate, high-quality reports.
• Use clinical judgement to assess a wide range of physical and mental health conditions.
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.
• Maintain accurate records in line with clinical governance and quality standards.
• Engage in ongoing training, CPD and clinical supervision.
• Deliver assessments with empathy, professionalism and integrity.

Skills

Communication skills

Assessment skills

Report writing

Education

Registered healthcare professional

12 months post-registration experience in last 5 years

Job description

SJB Medical is seeking a Functional Assessor to join our Lewes centre. The role focuses on carrying out functional assessments to support health-related benefit applications, with regular hours and no night shifts.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, receive comprehensive training, and have clear development pathways while delivering high-quality, evidence-based assessments.