PIP Occupational Therapist Functional Assessor - Hybrid

ZipRecruiter; Blackburn; Hybrid; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Registered Occupational Therapist Functional Assessor to join their team. This role offers a unique opportunity to utilize your clinical expertise in assessing how health conditions affect individuals' daily lives. You'll engage with complex cases and have the chance to grow professionally through tailored training and ongoing support. Enjoy a flexible working environment with no weekend or evening shifts, generous holiday allowances, and a competitive salary with additional perks. If you're passionate about making a difference and advancing your career, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

£1,500 additional skills allowance

Flexible working options

Leading maternity and paternity paid leave

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Ongoing CPD and clinical development

£2,000 for referring a friend

Life insurance

Healthcare Cash Plan

Annual clinical conferences

Qualifications

• Must have a valid HCPC registration and at least 1 year of post-registration experience.
• Excellent communication skills and computer proficiency are essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments to evaluate the impact of health conditions on daily life.
• Produce reports for benefits eligibility determinations.

Skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability to conduct assessments

Computer software proficiency

Education

Valid HCPC registration

Post-registration experience

Job description

Job Description

Do good. Be great as an OT.

Are you a Registered Occupational Therapist seeking a new challenge, flexible working and professional development opportunities?

About the role

As an Occupational Therapist Functional Assessor at Maximus, you'll use your clinical expertise to understand how a person's or health condition affects their daily life. You’ll work on complex cases involving physical and mental health conditions and chronic pain disorders, while your compassion and experience helps customers move forward with their lives.

The role can be both challenging and rewarding, which is why we provide a tailored training programme to help you thrive. You'll begin with 6 weeks of training before assessing customers and have ongoing support and mentorship in your role with us.

Duties and responsibilities

• Conduct telephone, video or face-to-face assessments to understand how a person's or health condition affects their daily life
• Produce Personal Independent Payment (PIP) reports to help the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) determine a person’s eligibility for benefits
• Develop your clinical knowledge and assessment skills with the support of regular feedback and supervision

Requirements

• Valid HCPC registration number
• At least 1 year of broad post-registration experience gained within or outside of the NHS
• You MUST have the right to work in the UK – we cannot offer sponsorships
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Comfortable using computer software to type and produce detailed reports

What we offer

• £37,800 salary with the opportunity for a £1,500 additional skills allowance
• Flexible working – full time, part time and hybrid
• No bank holidays, evenings or weekends
• Leading maternity and paternity paid leave
• Bank holidays plus 25 days’ holiday with the option to buy or sell 5 days
• Ongoing CPD, clinical development and reimbursed validation fees
• £2,000 for referring a friend
• Life insurance and Medicash Healthcare Cash Plan
• In-person clinical conferences held annually

Join us and become part of a team that's making a real difference to people’s lives.

EEO Statement

Maximus is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of equity throughout the recruitment process. We know that feeling included has a dramatic impact on personal well-being and are working to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment due to any personal characteristic. Advertisements for posts will include sufficiently clear and accurate information to enable potential applicants to assess their own suitability for the post.

We are a Confident Leader, thanks to our commitment to the recruitment, retention and career development of people with disabilities and long-term conditions. The Confident scheme includes a guaranteed interview for any applicant who meets the minimum requirements for a job. When you complete your job application you will find a question asking you if you would like to apply under the Confident Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you feel that you meet the essential criteria for the job, you will then be invited for an interview. Your Guaranteed Interview application will only be shared with the hiring manager and the local resourcing team. Where reasonable, Maximus will review and consider adjustments for those applicants who express a requirement for them during the recruitment process.