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WCA Physiotherapist Functional Assessor - Hybrid

Maximus

East Midlands

Hybrid

GBP 42,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a WCA Physiotherapist Functional Assessor. In this hybrid role, you'll leverage your expertise to assess how health conditions affect individuals' lives, contribute to important reports for government benefits, and enjoy flexible working opportunities. A structured training program and ongoing support will be provided to help you thrive.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Comprehensive training program

25 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Life insurance

Medicash Healthcare Cash Plan

Qualifications

Registered Physiotherapist with HCPC registration.
Minimum 1 year post-registration experience.
Excellent communication skills required.

Responsibilities

Conduct assessments to determine impact of disability on daily life.
Produce WCA reports for the Department for Work and Pensions.
Develop clinical knowledge and assessment skills with ongoing support.

Skills

Communication

Report Writing

Clinical Assessment

Education

Valid HCPC registration

Post-registration experience (1 year)

WCA Physiotherapist Functional Assessor - Hybrid

Description & Requirements

WCA - Physiotherapist Functional Assessor

Leicester

Monday to Friday - 09:00 - 17:00

£41500

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

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

£41,500 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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