Functional Assessor
hace 12 días
Southend-on-Sea
Full Time: 9am-5pm, hybrid (3 days at your local assessment centre and 2 days working from home). Part time roles may be available following completion of training and DWP approval as a Functional Assessor Salary: £44,862.18 - opportunity to increase salary by £2,000 within the first year + further salary uplifts as you learn new specialist skills. Up to 10% annual bonus + £2,000 referral scheme. If you're ready to regain balance without stepping away from your profession - this is your moment! Are you an experienced, motivated, high performing individual, with the desire to develop, learn and grow? Are you looking for a different way to use your clinical skills, whilst gaining a great work-life balance? What you can expect: • Predictable Monday-Friday hours, • Hybrid working (3 days at your local assessment centre or more if you prefer), • Opportunity to enhance pay through skills progression, • 25 days annual leave (+BH) with the option to buy more, • Paid CPD + reimbursed registration fees, • Structured training programme to achieve formal DWP accreditation, • Clear career routes within Ingeus and the wider APM Group Many clinicians find the role of a Functional Assessor rewarding, but its also challenging at the same time and its not the right fit for everyone. This role would suit someone who: • Is open to a formalised programme of training to become a DWP approved Functional Assessor., • Is receptive to ongoing constructive feedback, ensuring our claimants continually get the very best experience., • Has confidence in their ability to use computers and in learning different software packages to complete detailed, high-quality reports for all claimants assessed., • You are not comfortable or are unfamiliar with technology., • You dislike writing detailed reports., • You prefer a more hands on approach to clinical care., • You're not looking for a new direction in your clinical career or to embark on period of retraining into a new role., • You don't enjoy working in an environment with targets., • Carry out a number of person-centred face to face, video & telephone functional assessments., • Through the assessment process you will ask focused questions, use active listening and critical reasoning skills to gather accurate information., • Produce high quality, structured clinical reports on all claimants you assess, for submission to the DWP., • Review evidence, request and evaluate additional evidence when required and clinically triage cases to determine the correct assessment pathway., • NMC-registered Adult Nurse (RGN, RMN, RNLD), • Or HCPC-registered Physio or OT, • 12+ months of UK-based post-registration experience, • Excellent communication and strong critical-thinking skills Ingeus is a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome neurodiverse colleagues and provide a clear, supportive, step-by-step recruitment process. If you require adjustments or alternative formats, our recruitment team will be happy to help. JBRP1_UKTJ