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WCA - Physiotherapist Functional Assessor - Hybrid

Maximus

Aberystwyth

Hybrid

GBP 38,000 - 42,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Join Maximus as a Physiotherapist Functional Assessor in Aberystwyth, a role that combines your clinical expertise with meaningful impact on clients' lives. You'll assess disabilities, ensuring fair access to benefits, all within a supportive, hybrid work environment that promotes work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Leading maternity and paternity leave

25 days' holiday with option to buy/sell days

Ongoing clinical development

£2,000 referral bonus

Life insurance

Health Cash Plan

Qualifications

Registered Physiotherapist with at least 1 year of experience.
Comfortable with assessments and report generation.
Must have right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

Conduct assessments via telephone, video, or face-to-face.
Develop Work Capability Assessment reports for DWP.
Receive ongoing training and supervision.

Skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Comfortable using computer software

Education

Valid HCPC registration number

Post-registration experience

WCA - Physiotherapist Functional Assessor - Hybrid

Description & Requirements

WCA - Physiotherapist Functional Assessor

Aberystwyth

Monday to Friday - 09:00 - 17:00

£41,500

Do good. Be great as a physio.

Are you a Registered Physiotherapist seeking flexible working, a better work-life balance and an opportunity to make a difference?

About the role

As a Physiotherapist Functional Assessor at Maximus, you'll use your clinical expertise to understand how a person's disability or health condition affects their daily life. You'll work on complex cases involving chronic pain disorders and neurological, physical and mental health conditions 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 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

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

Requirements

Valid HCPC registration number

At least 1 year of broad post-registration experience gained within or outside of the NHS

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

£41 ,5 00 salary

Flexible working - full time, part time and hybrid

No bank holidays, evenings or weekends

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.

EEO Statement
Maximus is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the recruitment process. We know that feeling included has a dramatic impact on personal wellbeing and are working to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment due to any personal characteristic. Advertisements for posts will include sufficiently clear and accurate information to enable potential applicants to assess their own suitability for the post.

We are a Disability Confident Leader, thanks to our commitment to the recruitment, retention and career development of people with disabilities and long term conditions. The Disability Confident scheme includes a guaranteed interview for any applicant with a disability who meets the minimum requirements for a job. When you complete your job application you will find a question asking you if you would like to apply under the Disability Confident Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you feel that you have a disability and apply under this scheme, providing that you meet the essential criteria for the job, you will then be invited for interview. YourGuaranteed Interview application will only be shared with the hiring manager and the local resourcing team. Where reasonable, Maximus will review and consider adjustments for those applicants who express a requirement for them during the recruitment process.

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£38500.0 - 39900.0 Per year Full timePermanent Aberystwyth, Ceredigion (Sir Ceredigion), Wales