Functional Specialist - Northern Ireland
6 days ago
Belfast
We offer hybrid (2 days at home per week) roles available at clinics across Northern Ireland. If you are a registered nurse, paramedic, occupational therapist or physiotherapist looking to move away from shift work, this role could be your next step. Functional Specialist – Northern Ireland Belfast, United Kingdom As a Functional Specialist you’ll use your clinical expertise and analytical skills in a different way – to meet with benefits claimants in person, via video link, or by phone, write in-depth reports and make important clinical recommendations, all while enjoying a more structured and flexible way of working. • Excellent training and ongoing support – be part of our valued team where wellbeing is prioritised, • Full or part‑time hours (minimum 3 days per week) Monday to Friday between 8am and 5pm with no weekend or night shifts (occasional 8pm finishes may be required), • £39,500 starting salary, rising to £40,500 after DfC approval, • 10% of salary bonus scheme (based on quality and performance), • Hybrid working – home and clinic based (up to 3 days per week), • HCPC/NMC fees paid and full revalidation support, • 5 weeks’ full maternity, adoption and shared parental pay, • Company pension, life assurance and Cycle2Work scheme, • Discounts across retail, travel, technology and wellbeing, • Free access to Headspace (for you and up to 5 others), • A paid volunteering day each year, • Ongoing training, development and clear career pathways, • 25 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the option to buy more up to 5 days, • Carry out structured assessments to understand how a person’s health condition affects their day‑to‑day life and/or ability to work or undertake work‑related activity, • Produce high‑quality, detailed, evidence‑based reports that support the DfC in making fair and informed decisions, • Complete between 2 to 5 assessments per day depending on the category of assessment, either face‑to‑face at one of our clinics, via video call or on the telephone, • Observe, listen and gather information with empathy, • Analyse clinical evidence and supporting documentation, • Produce detailed written reports (3,000–4,000 words), • Provide clear clinical justification to support the Northern Ireland Department for Communities’ (DfC) decisions, • Continuously develop knowledge across a range of conditions and how they may impact daily life and/or the ability to undertake work‑related activities #J-18808-Ljbffr