Disability Assessor - PIP and WCA
Newport, Newport County, NP10, Wales, UK
Listed on 2026-09-10
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Healthcare
Functional Assessor £45,000–£49,000 + Bonuses | Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm | Hybrid
Location:
Home Based / Office Based
Contract:
Permanent
Hours:
Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm
Are you a registered healthcare professional looking for a new way to use your clinical experience?
This is an excellent opportunity to step away from traditional shift-based and front line clinical work while continuing to use your clinical knowledge, assessment skills, reasoning and professional judgement.
As a Functional Assessor, you'll assess how long-term health conditions and disabilities affect an individual's daily living, mobility and functional ability. You'll conduct structured consultations, consider medical evidence and produce clear, objective and evidence-based reports.
No hands-on care is required, and no previous Functional Assessor experience is necessary.
What you'll do:- Conduct face-to-face, telephone and video assessments
- Take detailed clinical histories and ask structured questions
- Assess how health conditions and disabilities affect daily activities and functional ability
- Review and analyse medical evidence and supporting information
- Apply clinical reasoning and professional judgement
- Produce accurate, objective and evidence-based reports
- Manage your own workload and caseload
- Communicate professionally and sensitively with individuals from a wide range of backgrounds
- PIP - £45,000 increasing to £47,000 after 12 months (3 detailed reports)
- WCA - £48,000 increasing to £49,000 after 12 months (5-6 detailed reports)
- Additional bonus opportunities
- Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm
- No nights, weekends or shift work
- Hybrid working opportunities following training
- 12-week fully paid training programme
- 6% employer pension contribution
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Option to purchase additional annual leave
- Wellbeing and employee support
- Lifestyle and retail discounts
- Ongoing training and career development
We're welcoming applications from UK-registered:
- Registered Nurses
- Occupational Therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Paramedics
- Pharmacists
- Current NMC, HCPC or GPhC registration
- At least 1 year's post-registration clinical experience in an adult setting
- Strong clinical assessment and communication skills
- Good clinical reasoning and professional judgement
- Excellent report-writing, typing and IT skills
- The ability to work independently and manage a caseload
- Full right to work in the UK
Important:
This position is specifically for the registered healthcare professions listed above. Applications from Healthcare Assistants, Support Workers, Social Workers, Receptionists, Administrators or other non-eligible professions will not meet the requirements.
Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Ready for a Different Kind of Clinical Career?If you're ready to move away from traditional shift work while continuing to use the clinical expertise you've built throughout your career, this could be an excellent next step.
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