Functional Specialist - Northern Ireland

Overview

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.

Job Title

Functional Specialist – Northern Ireland

Location

Belfast, United Kingdom

Job Description

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.

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 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

Key Responsibilities

• 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