PIP Paramedic Functional Assessor - Hybrid

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

Job summary

ZipRecruiter is seeking a Paramedic Functional Assessor to provide flexible working arrangements and a work-life balance outside the ambulance service. This role involves assessing how health conditions affect daily life and helping clients navigate their circumstances. The position includes extensive training, mentorship, and offers various benefits such as flexible working options and generous leave policies.

Benefits

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 options to buy/sell 5 days

Ongoing CPD and clinical development

£2,000 for referring a friend

Life insurance

Medicash Healthcare Cash Plan

In-person clinical conferences held annually

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of broad post-registration experience in or out of the NHS.
• You must have the right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments to understand health conditions' impact on daily life.
• Produce PIP reports for DWP eligibility determination.
• Develop clinical knowledge and assessment skills.

Skills

Excellent oral communication

Excellent written communication

Comfortable using computer software

Education

Valid HCPC registration number

Job description

Job Description

Do good. Be great as a paramedic.

Are you a Paramedic seeking flexible working, a better work-life balance and a rewarding career outside of the ambulance service?

About the role

As a Paramedic Functional Assessor at Maximus, you'll use your clinical responder experience 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 help 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 an NHS ambulance trust
• 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
• 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 inclusion, equity and diversity 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 with a disability who meets the minimum requirements for a job. When you complete your job application, you will find a question asking if you would like to apply under the Confident Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you feel that you have a disability and apply under this scheme, providing 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.