Parmedic Assessor

Are you looking for a better work/life balance?

We have several hybrid (2 days at home per week) roles now available based at one of our clinics located across Northern Ireland:
Belfast, Foyle, Ballymena, Omagh, Enniskillen, Coleraine, Portadown, Newry, Portadown and Armagh.

If youre a registered paramedic ready to step away from shift work and looking for a new way of working this could be your perfect next move!?

We offer a values-driven environment our Capita Values of Customers First, Fearless Innovation, Achieve Together and Everyone is Valued underpin how we treat each other and our clients.

As a Paramedic Assessor/Functional Specialist youll use your clinical expertise and analytical skills in a different way - to meet with benefits claimants in person, on the phone or via video link, write reports and make important clinical recommendations, all while enjoying a more structured and flexible way of working.

What we offer

• 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 to 5pm with no weekend or night shifts (occasional 8pm finishes may be required).

• £39,500 starting salary, rising to £40,500 after DWP approval.

• 10% of Salary Bonus scheme (based on quality and performance).

• Hybrid working home and clinic based (up to 3 days per week).

Please note, due to business needs, part-time staff will?be required?to work on a Friday each week as part of their usual pattern.?

Also?there will be?an initial?full time (paid) training period of 8 weeks so candidates must be able to commit to that.

Other benefits

• HCPC fees paid and full revalidation support.

• 15 weeks full maternity, adoption and shared parental pay.

• Company pension, life assurance and Cycle2
  
  Work 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 service) with the option to buy more up to 5 days.

What?youll?do in this role:

• Conduct?initial reviews, face-to-face, video or telephone assessments to evaluate how a claimants health condition or disability affects?them?for?various types?of benefit including WCA or PIP.?

• Analyse?and?interpret?clinical information and supporting evidence.?

• Write?detailed?evidence-based?reports?to?support the DWP in making?informed?and?objective?decisions?-?no treatment or diagnosis?required.?

• Use IT systems to support clinical decision-making and report writing.?

• Develop?your clinical knowledge and?constantly?learn?about health conditions which are less familiar to you.?

What?are?

PIP and WCA?

• Personal Independence Payment (PIP)?is a benefit for people with a long-term health condition or impairment. It is paid to?make a contribution?to the extra costs that disabled people may face, to help them lead full,?active?and independent lives.

• Work Capability Assessment (WCA)?is a functional assessment that looks at a range of different activities relating to physical, mental,?intellectual?and cognitive functions, to help DWP?determine?a customer's capability for work or work-related activity.?

About you

• HCPC registered paramedic with a valid PIN and no current restrictions

• Minimum of one years post-registration experience.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to produce clear, accurate and detailed reports.

• Comfortable working quickly to meet structured targets.

• Good IT skills including Microsoft Office, and the ability to learn new systems while working remotely.

• excellent observational and communication skills, giving you the ability to listen, empathise and dig deeper.

• A driving licence or access to…