Occupational Therapist Disability Assessor

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare recruitment agency is seeking a qualified Occupational Therapist to work as a Disability Assessor. This role offers a balance between remote and in-office work, allowing therapists to assess individuals with various health conditions. Candidates must have HCPC registration and at least one year of post-registration experience in the UK. Benefits include a robust training program and a generous leave package.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working patterns

Fully-paid training program

Opportunities for development

Qualifications

• Qualified Occupational Therapists only can apply.
• Must have at least 1 year of broad post-registration experience.
• UK experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assess claimants applying for Work Capability (WCA).
• Complete detailed assessments via telephone, video or face-to-face.
• Interpret medical evidence and support decision-making by DWP.

Skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

IT competency

Proactive and keen to learn

Education

HCPC registration

Broad post-registration experience

Job description

Overview

Occupational Therapist Disability Assessor

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?

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 DWPs 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 even have the opportunity to conduct some of these assessments remotely.

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!

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 findings into a comprehensive report to support decision-making 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 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.

Benefits and how to apply

An excellent benefits package as a Disability Assessor includes (but not limited to):

• 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.

About the employer

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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