Pharmacist Functional Assessor

Advo Health; St Leonards; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in the UK is looking for a Functional Assessor to conduct assessments for Personal Independence Payments. You will work autonomously, holding consultations and generating detailed reports. Candidates must be registered pharmacists with at least 12 months of experience. The position offers a competitive salary between £39,500 and £41,500, along with various benefits and professional support for career development.

Benefits

Annual salary reviews

Flexible/part-time working

25 days annual leave (+ bank holidays)

DWP approved training and support programme

Charity time gifting

Free physio and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 months post-registration experience working as a Pharmacist.

Responsibilities

• Hold consultations for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) applicants.
• Assess various complex conditions and impairments.
• Write high quality, fair and accurate assessment reports.
• Work with your line manager for your professional development.

Skills

Strong verbal communication skills

Report writing

Education

Full registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Job description

Overview

Join us as a Functional Assessor and enjoy a great work-life balance and a rewarding income, with a supportive team around you and a positive workplace culture. Play a crucial role in the functional and disability assessments process, a service that touches the lives of millions of people in the UK. As a Pharmacist Functional Assessor, you will work autonomously to assess the cases of people who are applying for the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) benefit as part of the DWP's Health Assessment and Advisory Services (HAAS). This will involve holding consultations and writing fair and accurate reports.

You will only work to assess people for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), not both. As part of your application process, we will advise you on which service you will work on and discuss what your training will involve. You do not need to have worked as a Functional Assessor previously. We can support you in your career change with our accredited training programme and dedicated support structure.

Responsibilities

• Holding telephone, video or in-person consultations with people who are applying for the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) benefit or a Work Capability Assessment (WCA).
• Assessing a variety of complex conditions and impairments.
• Using your strong verbal communication skills and write high quality, fair and accurate assessment reports using a special IT system.
• Working with your line manager to advance your own professional development and career as a Functional Assessor.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 months post-registration experience working as a Pharmacist.
• You must hold full registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

About Advo Health and Location

Our goal is for Advo Health to be a workplace that creates a sense of belonging for everyone. This means that we actively work to promote equal opportunities across all that we do, including when we recruit new talent.

We are currently recruiting for this role in: Ashford, Barnstaple, Canterbury, Chatham, Exeter, Holsworthy, Penzance, Plymouth, St Austell, Taunton, Torquay, Truro, and Tunbridge Wells.

Salary and Benefits

• Starting at £39,500, you will receive annual salary reviews in line with your performance. As an Advo Functional Assessor, your support structure will be made up of people that know and understand what it is like to do the role.
• Between £39,500 and £41,500 Per Annum
• Annual salary reviews
• Cost of your professional membership covered by us
• Work-life balance through hybrid/remote working patterns
• 25 days annual leave (+ bank holidays)
• Company sick-pay (up to an annual cap)
• Flexible / part-time working & family-friendly ethos
• DWP approved training and support programme provided
• Discounts and other perks
• Charity time gifting
• Extra cash rewards and incentives
• Free physio and other wellbeing support

You can learn more about the benefits of working at Advo Health here.