Functional Nurse Assessor

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