Registered Nurse Assessor

ExamWorks Investigation Services Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

23 days’ holiday

Annual professional registration fee

Company pension

Private health care

Health screening bi-annually

Employee assistance programmes

Volunteer day opportunity

Discounts on retail and wellbeing

Job summary

ExamWorks UK is recruiting for a Nurse Assessor role suitable for Registered Nurses, Paramedics, Physiotherapists or Occupational Therapists. You will assess how conditions affect day-to-day living, using your clinical knowledge to support DWP decisions and improve assessment skills.

The role includes extensive training, a hybrid working model, and clear progression opportunities. The package features a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits in a non-clinical environment.

Qualifications

• One year minimum post qualification experience as a Nurse, Paramedic, Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist.
• Valid PIN and registered member of NMC or HCPC with no conditions.
• Excellent communication skills with empathy and listening ability.
• Good time management and the ability to meet targets while producing quality reports.
• Basic computer skills and comfortable with typing.

Responsibilities

• Carry out assessments by telephone from home and face-to-face at assessment centres.
• Analyse information and supporting evidence using clinical knowledge.
• Collate findings into a comprehensive 3,000–4,000 word report with justification for the DWP.
• Develop clinical knowledge through ongoing training and CPD sessions.
• Attend additional training and CPD to support ongoing development.

Skills

Compassionate

Empathetic

Communication

Time management

Computer literacy

Job description

Are you a Registered Nurse, RMN, RNLD, Paramedic, Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist and looking for a change? A Nurse Assessor role with ExamWorks could provide that new direction in your Healthcare career. We provide thorough and impartial assessments to assist claimants in being awarded the Personal Independent Payment benefit.

As a NurseAssessor, you will join an established team of health professionals who conduct daily assessments to help the DWP (Department for Work and Pensions) to review and make important decisions. This role will allow you to move away from the hands-on patient care and the toll this can take on you physically. You will be utilising all your clinical knowledge and experience, exploring conditions and how they can impact on day-to-day life. It will enable you to improve your assessment skills, evaluate various situations and make important clinical recommendations. An ideal person for this challenging yet rewarding role will be compassionate and empathetic, have a wealth of knowledge in various medical conditions, possess great computer skills and good time management.

Extensive training will be provided to help you to transition into your new career. At ExamWorks we understand that this is a big change and put our full investment into teaching and supporting you. You’ll begin with a 5-week period (Mon – Friday 08:30 – 16:30) which will be conducted both remotely and onsite at our training centres. The training will consist of eLearning, classroom based, practical and mentorship. After the initial period, you will continue to work on your ongoing development whilst receiving full guidance and support.

We believe that progression is an important step in any career and the opportunities available once you are comfortable in the role can include Clinical Support Lead, Mentor, Trainer, Interviewer and more!

If you are looking for a better work/life balance, no evenings or weekends, a competitive salary, a range of benefits and a new way of working, this could be the perfect role for you.

What you can expect to be doing –

• Carrying out assessments – both via telephone from home and face to face from your closest assessment centre
• Using your clinical knowledge and experience to analyse information and supporting evidence.
• Collating all findings into a comprehensive report of 3,000 – 4,000 words, including justification and evidence, which will support the DWP in their decision making. 3 per day
• Developing any gaps in your clinical knowledge by learning about various other health conditions
• Attending additional training and CPD sessions

What we need from you –

• One year minimum post qualification experience as a Nurse, Paramedic, Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist
• Valid PIN and fully registered member of your regulatory body – NMC or HCPC, with no conditions or restrictions
• Excellent communications skills with the ability to listen, explore further and be empathetic
• Good time management with the ability to work to targets whilst producing quality reports
• A good level of computer literacy and comfortable with typing

Working hours –

We offer both full and part time contracts (after the initial fulltime 6-week training period). You can choose 3 days (22.5 hours), 4 days (30 hours) or stick with 5 days (37.5 hours), Monday – Friday 08:30 – 16:30.

Who are ExamWorks?

We are part of ExamWorks andhave supported the DWP on the delivery of PIP assessments for over a decade and pride ourselves on offering an excellent service as part of our wide and varied business. We are all about health here and whether that is PIP, MedCo Legal, Accident Management, Occupational Health or Rehabilitation Services we go the extra mile.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary
• A hybrid working model allowing for working from home a number of days pay week.
• 23 days’ holiday
• Annual professional registration fee reimbursed and supported revalidation with all the CPD you need
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Company pension, Health screening bi-annually, private health care
• Discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Refer a friend reward scheme
• Access to Employee Assistance programmes including wills, mortgages, counselling and Mental Health Support

We’re proud to share that ExamWorks UK has once again achieved Level 3 Disability Confident Leader status, reaffirming our commitment to inclusion and accessibility.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we:

• Promote accessibility and inclusion
• Ensure inclusive recruitment and development
• Share best practice across the industry
• Continue to lead the way in supporting disabled people at work.

ExamWorks UK will continue to provide Functional Assessments until 2029.

We have various training dates, through out the year and are always looking for those with a variety of clinical experience, in mental health, physical health and learning disabilities. We will coach you and support you in adapting your skills, into a non-clinical environment.