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Functional Assessor | £50,000–£51,000 | 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:
- £50,000 starting salary
- £51,000 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:
Sponsorship is not available.
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