PIP Paramedic Functional Assessor – Hybrid

Avature; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Paramedic Functional Assessor to join their dynamic team in Stockport. This hybrid role offers the opportunity to use your clinical expertise to assess how health conditions impact individuals' lives. You'll engage in meaningful work, conducting assessments and producing reports that directly influence benefit eligibility. With a focus on flexibility and work-life balance, this position also provides comprehensive training and ongoing support to ensure your success. If you're a compassionate professional looking for a rewarding career outside of traditional ambulance services, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Leading maternity and paternity leave

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Ongoing clinical development

Life insurance

Healthcare Cash Plan

Referral bonus of £2,000

Annual clinical conferences

Qualifications

• Valid HCPC registration and at least 1 year of post-registration experience required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments to evaluate how disabilities affect daily life.
• Produce reports for the Department for Work and Pensions.

Skills

Clinical Assessment

Communication Skills

Computer Proficiency

Education

Paramedic Qualification

Job description

PIP Paramedic Functional Assessor – Hybrid

Date: Monday, July 1, 2024

City: Stockport

Country: United Kingdom

Working time: Full-time

Description & Requirements

PIP - Paramedic Functional Assessor

Stockport

Monday to Friday - 09:00 – 17:00

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 disability 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 disability 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

• Flexible working – full time, part time and hybrid.
• 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.