Disability Assessor - £50k Starting Salary + Excellent Bonuses

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Functional Assessor | £50,000–£51,000 | Hybrid Working | Monday–Friday

For qualified healthcare professionals only: Active NMC or HCPC registration and a minimum of 1 year of relevant post-registration experience required.

Looking for a new challenge outside traditional clinical practice?
This is an opportunity to take your existing clinical knowledge into an assessment-based role, where you'll use your professional judgement and communication skills without the demands of hands-on patient care.
As a Functional Assessor, you'll assess how health conditions impact an individual's functional ability and capacity for work. You'll review medical evidence, conduct phone and face-to-face assessments, and prepare detailed, objective reports to support the DWP.

Salary and benefits:

£50,000 starting salary
£51,000 after 12 months
5% approval bonus after training
Up to 10% annual quality and performance bonus
Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm
No nights, weekends or bank holidays
Hybrid working across the South of England
Part-time opportunities after full-time training
12 weeks of fully paid training
25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
Option to purchase up to 5 additional days
Up to 6% contributory pension
Discounts at around 1,000 retailers
24/7 employee assistance and wellbeing support
ShareSave scheme
Paid volunteering day
Excellent career progression opportunitiesYour day-to-day responsibilities:

Complete 5–6 shorter assessments per day
Assess the impact of health conditions on functional ability and work
Review medical evidence and health questionnaires
Write accurate, evidence-based reports for the DWPEssential requirements:

Registered Adult Nurse (Adult, Mental Health, Learning Disability or General)
Adult-focused Occupational Therapist
Adult-focused Physiotherapist
At least 1 year of recent post-registration experience in a relevant adult setting
At least 1 year of active professional registration
Strong communication, assessment, typing, IT and report-writing skills
Full UK right to workNo previous Functional Assessor experience is required. A 12-week fully paid training programme will cover assessment techniques, DWP guidelines and professional report writing.
Sponsorship is not available.
Interested in taking your career in a new direction?
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