Functional Assessor

What does the WCA Functional Assessor role involve?

The WCA Functional Assessor role will involve you carrying out 5 client assessments per day. A typical day will see you carry out telephone, video or face-to-face assessments to understand how a person's disability or health condition affects their ability to perform work-related ativity. You’ll listen to their experiences, ask questions and use your insights to produce a factual report to help the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) determine their eligibility for benefits.

That's the good news; the DWP make the final decision, you don't. Your role is to gather information and produce the report.

• Excellent starting salary at £42,000pa
• Salary increase to £43,000pa at 12 months
• Full time and part time available (3, 4 or 5 days per week available)
• Monday to Friday working hours
• Hybrid/home working - Aylesbury based when working on-site
• Aannual leave + bank holidays + the ability to buy or sell 10 more days
• Pension scheme
• Paid NMC/HCPC fees and training is provided

• An NMC registered nurse (RGN or RMN) OR a HCPC qualified Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist) with 1 year’s or more broad post-registration experience
• Someone who’s proactive and keen to learn
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Competent IT and computer skills
• Comfortable working with a diverse range of conditions, including mental health

No experience as a WCA Functional Assessor is needed as full training will be provided which you will be paid your full-time salary for. All we expect is that you will have 1 years post graduate experience as an RGN, RMN, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist and hold an NMC or HCPC registration.

PIP Personal Independance Payment 1 PIP 1 Assessor WCA Work Capability Assessment Universal Credit ESA