Ready to Leave Shift Work Behind? | WCA Functional Assessor – Reading| Hybrid | £50K-£51K

Everpool Recruitment; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Fully paid training

25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

Pension and employee benefits

Wellbeing support

Career progression

Job summary

Everpool Recruitment is seeking experienced nurses, physiotherapists or occupational therapists for a WCA Functional Assessor role in Reading. Enjoy a Monday–Friday 9am–5pm hybrid schedule with no nights or weekends and a clear path to progress, supported by fully paid training and a generous leave entitlement.

You will assess how health conditions affect work capacity, review medical evidence and produce objective, well-structured reports using your clinical judgement.

Qualifications

• Active NMC or HCPC registration.
• At least 12 months post-registration clinical experience.
• Strong communication and report-writing skills.
• Full UK Right to Work.

Responsibilities

• Carry out structured WCA assessments.
• Explore how health conditions affect functional ability.
• Review medical evidence and supporting information.
• Use clinical reasoning to reach evidence-based conclusions.
• Produce accurate and detailed reports.
• Manage your caseload while maintaining quality and accuracy.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Report writing

Communication

IT literacy

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

Tools

IT systems

Job description

Ready to Leave Shift Work Behind?

WCA Functional Assessor – Reading | Hybrid | Monday–Friday | £40,000–£42,000 + Bonuses

No nights. No weekends. No shift work. Just a completely different way to use your clinical expertise.

If you're an experienced Nurse, Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist looking for a change from frontline clinical work, this could be the career move you've been waiting for.

As a WCA Functional Assessor, you'll use your clinical knowledge, assessment skills and professional judgement to understand how a person's health conditions affect their functional ability and capacity for work.

You'll speak with people through telephone, video and face-to-face assessments, review medical evidence and produce clear, objective reports based on your findings.

It's a role where your clinical experience really matters — but you're no longer providing hands-on care.

What makes this role different?

• £50,000–£51,000 starting salary
• 5% approval bonus
• Up to 10% annual performance and quality bonus
• Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm
• No nights, weekends or bank holidays
• Hybrid working
• Fully paid training
• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Pension and employee benefits
• Wellbeing support
• Clear opportunities for career progression

What will you actually do? You'll:

• Carry out structured WCA assessments
• Explore how physical and mental health conditions affect functional ability
• Review medical evidence and supporting information
• Use clinical reasoning to reach evidence‑based conclusions
• Produce accurate and detailed reports
• Manage your caseload while maintaining quality and accuracy

There is no hands‑on care and you won't be diagnosing or treating patients. Your role is to gather the relevant information, assess the functional impact and provide an objective report. The DWP makes the final decision.

Could this be you?

We're looking for:

• Registered Nurses
• Physiotherapists
• Occupational Therapists

You'll need:

• Active NMC or HCPC registration
• At least 12 months' post‑registration clinical experience
• Strong communication and report‑writing skills
• Good IT skills
• Strong clinical reasoning and professional judgement
• Full UK Right to Work

Please note: This position is specifically for the registered healthcare professions listed above. Applications from other professions will not meet the eligibility requirements.

Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Ready for something different?

You don't have to leave healthcare to leave the shifts behind.

Take your clinical experience in a new direction, enjoy better working hours and build a career beyond the frontline.