Functional Assessor - Remote

Functional Assessor

• Remote, United Kingdom
• Employees can work remotely - Full-time
• Division: HAAS
• Employment Type:
  
  Full Time / Fixed Term Contract
• Compensation: up to GBP
  39,011- yearly

Ingeus is a leading human services provider helping people, business and communities thrive through employment, skills and health & wellbeing services. We are a trusted partner to government and industry delivering services that create positive social impact and transform lives.

- £39,011

Salary at 12 months -£41,011and benefits that includes quarterly bonus, private pension & medical insurance. Further salary uplifts as you learn new specialist skills.

Are you an experienced, motivated, high performing individual, with the desire to develop, learn and grow?

Are you looking fora different wayto use your clinical skills, whilst gaining a better work-life balance?

If you have a minimum of 12 months post‑qualification and registration experience, have been practicing as a clinician for the last 12 months in the UK and looking for a role where you can use your clinical skills in a different way without stepping away from your profession — this may be the perfect next step for you.

We are recruiting Functional Assessors here at Ingeus UK. These roles are remote and will be focused on conducting initial reviews and paper-based assessments in the first instance before moving into delivering full PIP and WCA assessments within 12 months. This isa great opportunity to start your journey as a remote Functional Assessor.

Whatyou'llbe doing for the first 12 months asa Functional Assessor

• Liaising directly with claimants, using active listening and questioning skills to obtainadditionalevidence where neededin order to complete the assessment.

• Liaising with clinical peers across the NHS and private healthcare sector, charities, and support organisations to obtain and evaluate evidence thatassistsin the production of detailed assessment reports.

• Triaging cases todeterminethe assessment route a case will take.

• Conducting initial case reviews, fileworkandpaper-based assessments.

• Applying critical thinking and logical reasoning to produceaccurateand detailed reports on each case.

Many clinicians find the role of a Functional Assessor rewarding, butit’salso challenging at the same time andit’snot the right fit for everyone.

• 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 thevery 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.

• Thrives in a working environment that offers structure and the opportunity to use your clinical skills ina different way.

• You are not comfortable or are unfamiliar with technology.

• You dislikewritingdetailed reports.

• You prefer a more hands on approach to clinical care.

• You’renot looking for a new direction in your clinical career or to embark on period of retraining into a new role.

• Youdon’tenjoy working in an environment with targets.

• Predictable hours, Monday–Friday 9-5pm & hybrid working.

• Guaranteed 5% quarterly bonus.
  
  Up to 10%.

• 25 days holiday (+BH) with theoptionto buy more

• Private pension

• Private medical insurance

• Maternity and Parental Leave

• Paid training, CPD + reimbursed registration fees

• Structured training programme to achieve formal DWP accreditation

• Clear career routes within Ingeus and the wider APM Group

• A high performing, supportive clinically led culture

• £2000 refer a friend scheme

• Online shopping discounts

• Variety of other financial and lifestyle options

Who We’re Looking For

• NMC-registered Adult Nurses (RGN, RMN, RNLD) or HCPC-registered Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Paramedics or GPHC-registered Pharmacists.

With excellent communication & critical-thinking skills, the ability to type and confidence using computers

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