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Hybrid Disability Assessor

Carlisle Full-Time 30000 - 42000 £ / year (est.) Home office (partial)

At a Glance

Tasks: Assess claimants' health conditions and support their independence through meaningful evaluations.
Company: Join a leading healthcare organisation focused on improving lives.
Benefits: Enjoy flexible working hours, generous leave, and fully-paid training.
Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
Qualifications: Must be a qualified Nurse, Physiotherapist, Paramedic, or Occupational Therapist with relevant experience.
Other info: Dynamic hybrid working environment with excellent career progression opportunities.

The predicted salary is between 30000 - 42000 £ per year.

Permanent – full time or part time available (Mon-Fri)

Mixture of remote and assessment centre working, offering an exceptional work-life balance

Are you a qualified Nurse, Physiotherapist, Paramedic or Occupational Therapist seeking a genuine work-life balance and a chance to thrive in a brand new healthcare environment, whilst both utilising and developing your clinical skills?

As a Functional Assessor you will work autonomously to assess the cases of claimants who are applying for Work Capability (WCA), as part of the DWP Health Assessment and Advisory Services (HAAS). The funding helps support individuals financially who are unable to work, or to live as much of an independent life as possible. You will be completing assessments with individuals who have an extremely broad range of health conditions, and you even have the opportunity to conduct some of these assessments remotely.

An in-depth training programme is provided which is also fully paid for, so you will feel fully equipped for your new role – plus this role counts towards your clinical hours, so you will maintain and uphold your registration!

An excellent benefits package as a Functional Assessor includes (but not limited to):

A generous annual-leave package, plus all bank holidays off.
Hybrid working with flexible patterns to champion healthy work/life balance.
A collaborative and dynamic working environment
A robust fully-paid training programme
Great opportunities for development and progression

Job responsibilities as a Functional Assessor

Use your clinical experience to work with people who have a diverse range of health conditions, to gain a clear understanding of how their challenges and the ways their disability affects them impacts their daily life
Working within an office style environment and at home, to complete approximately detailed, meaningful and respectful assessments over the telephone, video or face-to-face
Interpret medical evidence and gather your findings into a comprehensive report, to support the decision-making process by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

Requirements as a Functional Assessor

We can only accept applications from Qualified Nurses, Physiotherapists, Paramedics or Occupational Therapists for this particular vacancy
NMC/HCPC registration is required
You must have at least 1 year of broad post-registration experience and UK experience is essential
Proactive, keen to learn and receptive to feedback
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to work autonomously and I.T competency is a must-have

If you are interested in discovering more about this Functional Assessor role, please apply now.

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