Mobile Functional Assessor

Company Description

Ingeus is a leading human services provider helping people, business and communities thrive through employment, skills and health & wellbeing services. We are a trusted partner to government and industry delivering services that create positive social impact and transform lives.

Job Description

Flexibility and remote working:

Not based within Greater London, East Anglia or the South East? Our remote mobile roles allow you to work primarily from home while spending either 25% or 40% of your time at one of our sites. We'll cover any associated travel and overnight accommodation costs.

Working hours throughout your training are 9.00am -5.00pm Monday to Friday. 

Once training has been completed (typically around six months), other working patterns will be available.

• Starting Salary £45,079 - £47,160.
• Full time Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm
• Opportunity to achieve a £2k salary uplift over the first 12 months, based on achievement of development milestones.
• Further salary uplifts as you learn new specialist skills from year 2.
• Private pension & medical insurance.
• Up to 10% quarterly discretionary bonus.
• 25 days holiday (+BH) with the option to buy more 

Are you looking to use your clinical skills in a different way? As a Functional Assessor, you'll continue to utilise your clinical expertise, maintain your registration, and enjoy a better work-life balance. If you have a minimum of 12 months' post-registration experience and have been practising as a clinician throughout the last year, we'd love to hear from you. If you are a pharmacist, we welcome your application if you have a minimum of 18 months experience.

What you’ll be doing each day as a Functional Assessor:

• Carrying out functional assessments with claimants’ face to face, via video & telephone to assess their ability to undertake activities of daily living. 
• Asking focused questions and use active listening and critical reasoning skills to gather accurate information throughout the claimant Assessment.
• Produce high quality, structured clinical reports on all claimants you assess, for submission to the DWP. 
• Working alongside other highly experienced clinical colleagues to ensure high-quality & clinically fair assessments for all claimants. 

As a Functional Assessor with Ingeus you can expect:  

• Up to 10% quarterly discretionary bonus
• 25 days holiday (+BH) with the option to buy more 
• Private pension   
• Private medical insurance 
• Paid training, CPD + reimbursed registration fees 
• Paid, structured training to achieve formal DWP accreditation 
• A high performing, supportive clinically led culture  
• Clear career routes within Ingeus and the wider APM Group 
• Online shopping discounts  
• Variety of other financial and lifestyle options 
• £2000 refer a friend scheme 

Whilst you will not be making decisions or recommendations as to the services and benefits for claimants, you will be using your clinical experience to ask the right questions to fully understand the claimants needs and living environment, gathering accurate information for the DWP to make those decisions.

Is this role right for you? 

Many clinicians find the role of a Functional Assessor rewarding, but it’s also challenging at the same time and it’s not the right fit for everyone.  

This role would suit someone who: 

• Thrives on service excellence in a high performing working environment that offers structure and the opportunity to use your clinical skills in a different way. 
• Is open to a formalised programme of training to become a DWP approved Functional Assessor.
• Is receptive to ongoing constructive feedback, ensuring our claimants continually get the very best experience. 
• Has confidence in their ability to use computers and in learning different software packages to complete detailed, high-quality reports for all claimants assessed. 

This role may not be the best match for you if:   

• You are not comfortable using or are unfamiliar with technology. 
• You dislike writing detailed reports. 
• You prefer a more hands on approach to clinical care. 
• You’re not looking for a new direction nor a period of retraining into a new role. 
• You don’t enjoy working in an environment with targets. 
• You are not looking for a role that requires you to work on site for some or all of your working week.

We look forward to receiving your application !

Additional Information

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