Occupational Therapist Functional Assessor

Aspect Healthcare; Barrow-in-Furness; Hybrid; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a qualified Occupational Therapist for the Functional Assessor role in Barrow-in-Furness. This position combines remote work with assessments, offering a great work-life balance and significant opportunities for development. You will assess claimants for benefits, leveraging your clinical skills in an autonomous environment. Competitive salary of £37,800 per year with flexible working patterns.

Benefits

Generous annual leave package

Robust fully-paid training programme

Opportunities for development and progression

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified Occupational Therapist.
• UK experience is essential.
• Experience with diverse health conditions and assessments.

Responsibilities

• Assess cases of claimants applying for Personal Independence Payment.
• Complete assessments in various formats including on-site and remote.
• Compile comprehensive reports for the Department for Work and Pensions.

Skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Proactive and keen to learn

IT competency

Education

HCPC registration

1 year of broad post-registration experience

Job description

Overview

Occupational Therapist Functional Assessor

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?

About the role

As a Functional Assessor you will work autonomously to assess the cases of claimants who are applying for the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) benefit, as part of the DWP Health Assessment and Advisory Services (HAAS). The funding helps support individuals to live as much of an independent life as possible. You will be completing assessments with individuals who have a broad range of health conditions, and you may conduct some assessments remotely.

An in-depth training programme is provided which is fully paid for, and this role counts towards your clinical hours to help you maintain your registration.

Benefits

• 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

Responsibilities

• Use your clinical experience to work with people who have diverse health conditions to understand how their challenges and the ways their disability affects 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 collect 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; 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 essential.

How to apply

If you are interested in discovering more about this Functional Assessor role, please apply now.

About Aspect Healthcare

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.

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Details

Salary: £37,800 per year. Full-time, Permanent. Location: Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, England (and other locations listed in the original posting).

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