Registered Nurse

JR United Kingdom; Halifax; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Registered Nurse to join their team as a Functional Assessor. This role offers a unique opportunity to utilize nursing skills in a new way, conducting assessments and producing reports to help determine eligibility for benefits. The position includes a competitive salary, flexible working options, and a comprehensive benefits package that promotes professional development.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Opportunities for Overtime & Incentives

Healthcare Cash Plan

Pension Plan

25 days of annual leave

Maternity and Paternity packages

Qualifications

• At least 1 year’s broad post-registration experience in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments to understand how a person's disability affects daily life.
• Produce Work Capability Assessment reports for DWP.

Skills

Communication

Clinical Knowledge

Assessment Skills

Education

NMC Registration

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Job Type: Hybrid Permanent/ Mon-Fri, 9-5 hours (Remote 2 days)

Part-time available. Contact us for more information.

Job Overview

Great opportunities: full-time, part-time, hybrid, working 2 days remote.

We’re looking for a Registered Nurse who enjoys making a difference in people's lives every day.

If you are looking for a break from shift work or are seeking a new, exciting career opportunity to develop and enhance your nursing skills and still be able to utilise your physio skills but differently, helping people, apply and become a Functional Assessor.

You will carry out assessments to understand how a person’s disability or health condition affects their daily life and produce factual reports to help the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) determine their eligibility for benefits.

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 Work Capability Assessment (WCA) 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

What we look for:

• A NMC-registered adult Nurse or Mental Health nurse with at least 1 year’s broad post-registration experience in the UK
• A proactive and keen learner with excellent oral and written communication skills
• Someone comfortable using computer software to type and produce detailed reports
• An expert clinician comfortable working with a diverse range of conditions, including complex cases and mental health conditions

This role is a great opportunity for registered physiotherapists to develop their clinical knowledge and hone their assessment skills further, all while helping people move forward with their lives.

Great Benefits Package

• Competitive Salary: £37,800 per annum
• Opportunities to increase Income (Overtime & Incentives)
• Various company-wide benefits that promote financial well-being.
• We offer Physios full-time, part-time, and hybrid working opportunities
• Dedicated team to support with Revalidation and ongoing CPD
• Protected time for CPD and clinical development, which counts towards revalidation
• Maternity and Paternity packages for physios (18 weeks of full maternity Pay) including adoption & surrogacy, and 6 weeks of full paternity pay.
• Other support includes neonatal/premature paid leave, pregnancy loss paid leave, and child bereavement leave.
• We offer a Healthcare Cash Plan
• Pension Plan
• We offer 25 days of annual leave, increasing to 27 days after five years with the company
• Are you comfortable using IT and producing holistic reports?
• Have you applied for any Assessor role within the last 6 months on Indeed?
• Have you applied directly or indirectly on Indeed to Maximus within the last 6 months?
• Have you completed Cappfinity within the last 6 months?
• Have you been interviewed for any assessor role within the last 6 months?
• Please provide us with your email address
• Are you an NMC Adult Nurse/Mental Health Nurse with at least 1 year's broad-based experience in the UK?
• Eligibility to work in the UK. Please confirm your current status.