Registered Nurse

JR United Kingdom; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking registered adult or mental health nurses for a Functional Assessor role. This position offers a hybrid working model, allowing for flexibility while helping individuals understand their health conditions. Nurses will conduct assessments and produce reports to assist the Department for Work and Pensions in determining benefit eligibility. This role provides a great opportunity to enhance clinical skills and make a significant impact on people's lives.

Benefits

Opportunities to increase Income (Overtime & Incentives)

Healthcare Cash Plan

Pension Plan

25 days of annual leave, increasing to 27 days after five years

Maternity and Paternity packages

Protected time for CPD and clinical development

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments to understand how health conditions affect daily life.
• Produce reports for DWP to determine eligibility for benefits.
• Develop clinical knowledge and assessment skills.

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 registered adult or mental health nurses who enjoy 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 nursing 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

1. Conduct telephone, video, or face-to-face assessments to understand how a person's disability or health condition affects their daily life
2. Produce Work Capability Assessment (WCA) reports to help the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) determine a person’s eligibility for benefits
3. Develop your clinical knowledge and assessment skills with the support of regular feedback and supervision

What we look for:

1. An NMC-registered adult or mental health nurse with at least 1 year’s broad post-registration experience in the UK
2. A proactive and keen learner with excellent oral and written communication skills
3. Someone comfortable using computer software to type and produce detailed reports
4. 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 nurses to develop their clinical knowledge and hone their assessment skills further, all while helping people move forward with their lives.

Great Benefits Package

• Opportunities to increase Income (Overtime & Incentives)
• Various company-wide benefits that promote financial well-being
• We offer Nurses 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 nurses (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