Location Lewes, England Sector Medical & Nursing Salary £48,000.00 to £49,000.00 per annum Benefits Ready to Leave the Shift Patterns Behind? | WCA Functional Assessor | Lewes | Hybrid | FT & PT
- ShareSave scheme
YOUR CLINICAL EXPERIENCE. YOUR NEXT CAREER MOVE.
Functional Assessor | £48,000–£49,000 | Hybrid Working | Monday–Friday
For qualified healthcare professionals only:
Active NMC or HCPC registration and a minimum of 1 year of relevant post-registration experience required.
Looking for a new challenge outside traditional clinical practice?
This is an opportunity to take your existing clinical knowledge into an assessment-based role, where you'll use your professional judgement and communication skills without the demands of hands-on patient care. As a Functional Assessor, you'll assess how health conditions impact an individual's functional ability and capacity for work. You'll review medical evidence, conduct phone and face-to-face assessments, and prepare detailed, objective reports to support the DWP.
Salary and benefits:
- £48,000 starting salary
- £49,000 after 12 months
- 5% approval bonus after training
- Up to 10% annual quality and performance bonus
- Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm
- No nights, weekends or bank holidays
- Hybrid working across the South of England
- Part-time opportunities after full-time training
- 12 weeks of fully paid training
- 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
- Option to purchase up to 5 additional days
- Up to 6% contributory pension
- Discounts at around 1,000 retailers
- 24/7 employee assistance and wellbeing support
- ShareSave scheme
- Paid volunteering day
- Excellent career progression opportunities
Your day-to-day responsibilities:
- Complete 5–6 shorter assessments per day
- Assess the impact of health conditions on functional ability and work
- Review medical evidence and health questionnaires
- Write accurate, evidence-based reports for the DWP
Essential requirements:
- Registered Adult Nurse (Adult, Mental Health, Learning Disability or General)
- Adult-focused Occupational Therapist
- Adult-focused Physiotherapist
- At least 1 year of recent post-registration experience in a relevant adult setting
- At least 1 year of active professional registration
- Strong communication, assessment, typing, IT and report-writing skills
- Full UK right to work
No previous Functional Assessor experience is required. A 12-week fully paid training programme will cover assessment techniques, DWP guidelines and professional report writing.
Sponsorship is not available.
Interested in taking your career in a new direction?
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