Jobs, fresher vacancy - Functional Specialist - PIP - Wales • UK

Company: Capita Health Assessment Advisory Service

UK

Job DescriptionOur functional specialists write reports which help the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) make important decisions about a person’s health and care.Maybe you’re a nurse right now and you’d like to move away from direct care - this role offers you the chance to not only improve your assessment skills, but also to use your knowledge and experience to make important clinical recommendations. Or you might be an occupational therapist, physiotherapist or paramedic wanting to learn how to evaluate situations in a different way in a different setting. We’re looking for people with the compassion and experience to understand our claimants’ health conditions/disabilities and how they impact their lives. This role is different from other healthcare professions, and that’s why we take your training and development seriously. You’ll receive comprehensive training with time set aside for self-development learning. If you’re looking for a change, including more regular working hours, a competitive salary and are ready to expand your skills and experience, this could be the role for you.What you’ll be doing:conducting initial reviews, paper-based, face-to-face, video or telephone assessments to evaluate how a claimant’s health condition or disability affects their day-to-day lifeobserving and reporting on an individual’s ability to carry out activitiesanalysing and interpreting clinical information and supporting evidencecreating one comprehensive 3,000-4,000-word report of the evidence gathered for each claimant, up to a maximum of 3 per dayensuring enough detail, evidence and justification are given to support the DWP in making decisionsdeveloping your clinical knowledge and learning about the health conditions which are less familiar to you.This is hybrid role with expectation that you will be based at home and assigned to work from your nearest assessment centre on a rota basis to deliver face-to-face assessments.