Occupational Therapist Disability Assessor

Aspect Healthcare; Bridgend; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare recruitment agency is seeking a qualified Occupational Therapist Disability Assessor for a permanent position based in Bridgend. This role offers a blend of remote and office work, ensuring a healthy work-life balance. Candidates must have HCPC registration and at least one year of relevant UK experience. Join a dynamic environment with robust training and development opportunities, as you help clients understand the impact of their disabilities on daily living.

Benefits

Generous annual leave package

Collaborative working environment

Fully paid training programme

Opportunities for development

Qualifications

• Qualified Occupational Therapist.
• At least 1 year of broad post-registration experience (UK experience preferred).
• Ability to work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments to understand how disabilities affect daily life.
• Complete detailed assessments via telephone, video, or face-to-face.
• Interpret medical evidence and compile reports for the DWP.

Skills

Proactive attitude

Excellent communication skills

IT competency

Education

HCPC registration

Job description

Overview

Occupational Therapist Disability Assessor

Location: Bridgend, Wales CF61

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 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?

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 impact 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 Occupational Therapists for this vacancy
• HCPC registration is required
• You must have 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

Benefits & Training

• 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 (fully paid)
• Great opportunities for development and progression

Training & Certification

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

More Information

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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