Physiotherapist

Medacs Healthcare; East Boldon; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

No nights or weekends

25 days annual leave + birthday off

Professional development support

Job summary

Medacs Healthcare is hiring a Functional Assessor (Physiotherapist) based near Sunderland. The role focuses on clinical judgement, evidence review and written justification rather than hands-on treatment. It offers a hybrid model with home working and attended assessment centres.

You will conduct PIP functional assessments, review records, and produce clear reports. The position requires HCPC/NMC registration and UK post-registration experience, with a starting salary of £42,000.

Qualifications

• UK post-registration clinical experience (12+ months)
• Current professional registration with no restrictions
• Ability to produce clear written reports
• Comfort with digital systems and report-based workflows
• Right to work in the UK; sponsorship not available

Responsibilities

• Complete functional assessments for PIP
• Conduct assessments via telephone or in person when required
• Review medical records and supporting evidence to inform decisions
• Apply clinical reasoning within defined assessment criteria
• Produce clear, accurate and well-structured reports
• Maintain quality standards and compliance expectations
• Engage with training, audit feedback and professional development
• Attend an assessment centre in line with service requirements

Skills

Written communication

Attention to detail

Digital systems

Clinical decision making

Education

HCPC registration

NMC registration

Tools

Digital reporting tools

Job description

Job Title: Functional Assessor (Physiotherapist)

Location: Sunderland, SR5 3XB(need to live within 60 minutes of one of our offices - other locations available)

Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time and Part Time Opportunities available

Salary: Starting salary £42,000

Please Note:Unfortunately, we are not able to support sponsorship to work in the UK at this time

Join Medacs Healthcare as a PIP Functional Assessor / Disability Assessor

If you're an NMC

registered Nurse or HCPC

registered Paramedic, Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist considering a move away from hands

on clinical care, this role offers a structured alternative where your clinical judgement remains central.

Working as a PIP Functional Assessor, you'll evaluate how a person's health conditions impact their daily activities. This position focuses on professional assessment, evidence review and written clinical justification rather than treatment delivery. The hybrid model combines home working with attendance at an assessment centre, providing consistency, routine and improved work-life balance.

What you'll do

• Complete functional assessments for Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
• Conduct assessments via telephone or in person when required
• Review medical records and supporting evidence to inform decisions
• Apply clinical reasoning within defined assessment criteria
• Produce clear, accurate and well structured reports
• Maintain quality standards and compliance expectations
• Engage with training, audit feedback and professional development
• Attend an assessment centre in line with service requirements

What we're looking for

• Registered Nurse (RGN, RMN, RNLD) or HCPC
• registered Paramedic, Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist
• Current professional registration with no restrictions
• At least 12 months' post registration clinical experience in the UK
• Strong written communication and attention to detail
• Comfortable working with digital systems and report based workflows
• Right to work in the UK (sponsorship not available)

What's on offer

• Competitive starting salary with clear progression opportunities
• Performance related bonus and approval incentives
• Hybrid working arrangement
• Set working hours with no nights, weekends or bank holidays
• 25 days' annual leave plus your birthday off
• Professional registration fee reimbursement after probation
• Fully funded training programme and ongoing clinical support
• Defined career pathways and CPD access

You'll enjoy this role if you…

• Prefer consistency, structure and defined clinical processes
• Like analysing information and forming evidence based conclusions
• Are confident producing detailed written reports
• Value predictable working patterns and stability
• Are open to learning a new specialist clinical skillset

This role might not be right for you if you…

• Want to remain in fast-paced, acute or hands-on clinical environments
• Dislike structured frameworks or performance measures
• Find extensive report writing unappealing based work traditional clinical role

Why join Medacs Healthcare?

Medacs Healthcare offers a supportive environment led by experienced clinicians, with robust training and long term development opportunities in a hybrid working model designed for sustainability and balance.

Make the move into a clinically focused, non hands on role that values your expertise while offering greater flexibility and stability.

Ts & Cs apply. OTE subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Medacs Healthcare is a Disability Confident Employer and welcomes applications from candidates with disabilities