Functional Specialist WCA Northern Ireland in London

Make a Meaningful Impact with Your Clinical Expertise. At Capita, we are looking for compassionate and detail-oriented professionals to join our Health Assessment Advisory Service (HAAS) as Functional Specialists. In this role, you will use your clinical knowledge to carry out functional assessments and compile evidence-based reports that help the Northern Ireland Department for Communities (NIDFC) make informed decisions about benefit claims.

Location: Belfast + 9 sites across Northern Ireland – Armagh, Ballymena, Coleraine, Dungannon, Enniskillen Foyle, Newry, Omagh and Portadown.

Hours: You will be contracted to work 7.5 hours per day, 37.5 hours per week (full time), and you will be able to agree your actual working hours with your line manager after training. Working patterns will be between the hours of 8am and 8pm.

Salary: A competitive starting salary of £39,500. After approval, you will be eligible for a discretionary bonus of 10% of base salary, subject to quality and performance.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Conduct telephone assessments and face-to-face functional assessments of individuals with disabilities or health conditions.
• Compile clear, concise and factual medical reports - no treatment or diagnosis required.
• Collaborate with regional managers and administrators to meet service level agreements.
• Use IT systems to support clinical decision-making and report writing.
• Embrace ongoing feedback and professional development.

What We Are Looking For:

• One year’s post-registration experience as a nurse (RMN, RNLD, RGN), occupational therapist, physiotherapist, paramedic or doctor.
• Fully registered with a relevant UK regulatory body (NMC, HCPC, GMC), without restriction or conditions and with a valid PIN.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and report-writing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• A professional, adaptable, and team-oriented mindset.
• Willingness to undergo BPSS security clearance.

Successful candidates will be required to successfully complete government baseline personnel security standard vetting. This is the recognised standard for the pre-employment screening of individuals with access to government assets.

Benefits:

• Over 100 hours of CPD in your first 3 months.
• 25 days' holiday (rising to 27 after 5 years) with the opportunity to buy extra leave.
• Annual professional registration fee reimbursed and supported revalidation.
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice.
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks.
• Opportunity to purchase discounted benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health and wellbeing, travel and technology.
• Refer a friend reward scheme.
• Access to the Headspace app for you and up to 5 family or friends.
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform.

You will get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You will be joining a network of experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we will provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What We Hope You Will Do Next:

Choose 'I’m Interested' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we will consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information or to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may need, please contact us on haasrecruitment@capita.com or 0300 303 8544.