Functional Assessor

Are you a Nurse, Paramedic, Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist, and looking for a change? A Functional 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 Functional Assessor, 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 – Fri 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 via telephone from home and face‑to‑face at 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, to support the DWP in their decision making (3 reports 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 communication 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 comfort with typing.

Working hours and contracts:

• Full‑time contract after the initial 5‑week training period.
• Part‑time options: 3 days (22.5 hours), 4 days (30 hours) or 5 days (37.5 hours).
• Regular working days: Monday to Friday 08:30 – 16:30.

Who are ExamWorks?

We have 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 you to work from home some days each week.
• 23 days of holiday.
• Annual professional registration fee reimbursed, with support for revalidation and all CPD you need.
• Opportunity to take a paid day out of the office to volunteer for our charity partners or a cause of your choice.
• Company pension scheme.
• Health screening bi‑annually.
• Private health care discounts on retail and travel.
• Access to Employee Assistance programmes, including will, mortgage, counselling and mental health support.

We’re an equal‑opportunity employer and are proud to also be a disability‑confident leader. We’ll 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. ExamWorks UK will continue to provide Functional Assessments until 2029.