Donard recruitment
Functional Specialist
Job Description
Functional Specialist
Take on a new challenge and further your career as a Functional Specialist!
This is an exciting hybrid working opportunity for Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Paramedics to make the most of their existing clinical knowledge and take on a new role with a leading, multi-national employer with Full time and Part time roles available.
As a Functional Specialist you will be providing unbiased, comprehensive assessments for the Government’s disability allowance (PIP) whilst ensuring a personalised, inclusive, safe and empathetic service for the service user.
Benefits Include:
· Basic salary of £38,500 – £41,500*
+ 5% retention bonus
+ rising to 10% quality & retention bonus*
· OTE: £45,650*
· Hybrid Full time, Part time working hours available
· Training options: 12 weeks’ (full time), 14 weeks (4 days per week) & 17 weeks (3 days per week)
· 25 days Holidays per annum, rising to 27 days with service
· Company Laptop and Mobile Phone provided
· Access to Health & Wellbeing programme and Headspace mobile app
· Annual charity day
· Employee network groups
· Company matched pension
· Life assurance
· 15 weeks’ paid maternity
· Cycle2work scheme
*OTE and Bonus scheme attainable once additional training is complete.
Your New Role:
· As a multi-skilled Functional Specialist, you will manage caseloads from end to end which includes delivering face to face and virtual assessments, telephone assessments, initial review calls and paper based reports (PBR).
· As a multi-skilled Functional Specialist, you will have greater job variety and autonomy to manage cases to conclusion.
· You will assess the full range of health conditions and disabilities affecting the claimant, including physical, sensory, mental, intellectual and cognitive impairments.
· You will have time built into your working rota for breaks, CPD, audit amendments, requesting and reviewing further evidence and team meetings.
Requirements
- Qualified Nurse, Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist or Paramedic.
- 1+ years post qualification experience.
- Valid registration on NMC or HCPC without restrictions.
- Excellent communication skills and strong IT literacy.
REF: INDMID
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £38,500.00-£41,500.00 per year
Expected hours: 37.5 per week
Additional pay:
- Bonus scheme
- Loyalty bonus
- Performance bonus
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee mentoring programme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Flexitime
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Paid volunteer time
- Referral programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Education:
- Bachelor’s (preferred)
Experience:
- Nursing/Paramedic/OT/Physio: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Northampton, Northamptonshire