Registered Nurse - Functional Assessor
Starting Salary: £39,500
*Hybrid Working Available
Everpool Recruitment are currently recruiting Registered Nurses for an exciting and challenging opportunity to become a qualified Functional Assessor. This role will require you to use your broad-based medical experience and nursing skills to carry out health assessments and examinations with individuals who are living with longer-term disabilities and illnesses who are applying for a government-funded benefit called Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). This benefit is awarded to people who have a limited or no capability for employment as a result of living with a health condition.
As a Functional Assessor, you will not be required to treat, advise, refer, diagnose, or rehabilitate but assess how disabilities and illnesses may impact on a person’s functionality in performing work-related activity. As part of the consultation process, you will be required to compile clear and concise evidence-based reports using your findings from each assessment, which will then be submitted to assist with the decision-making process.
This is a permanent positionwith full-time and part-time working hours available. Standard working hours are 9:00am–5:00pm and you will not be required to work weekends, nights, or bank holidays.
There is an option to be a Hybrid assessor meaning you would do 3 Days onsite and 2 days from home per week. *Training would need to be completed on site first for the first 6 months.
Duties & Responsibilities
· To undertake a combination of file-work and face-to-face/telephone assessments of customers in relation to a variety of benefits and provide a report to the DWP.
· File-work involves reviewing medical evidence in a written or electronic format to determine the suitability of a face-to-face/telephone assessment.
· To use IT software programmes to support clinical decision making when undertaking file-work and examinations.
· Work well as part of a multidisciplinary team and build positive working relationships with both clinical colleagues and administrative support staff.
Role Summary
· Starting salary: £39,500 per annum
· Working hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm (37.5hrs)
· Office-based/Home-based assessments (no community/home visits required)
· Fantastic opportunities for career progression and professional development
Benefits Package
· Hybrid working pattern available* (work up to 50% from home)
· Plenty of exposure as you develop your skills and clinical knowledge
· Opportunities to explore other roles
· CPD days
· Pension scheme
· Holiday trading (buy/sell annual leave)
· 25 days annual leave (+ bank holidays)
· Life insurance
· Critical illness cover
· Dental insurance
· Healthcare cash plan
· Employee assistance programme
If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact Ellouise via email a elupton-edwards @everpoolrecruitment. com for more information. Alternatively, please apply to this advert and a consultant from the team will be in touch.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: £39,500.00-£39,501.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Flexitime
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Licence/Certification:
- NMC (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Colwyn Bay, LL29 8PL
