Health Assessor

**Job Title**:Access to Work Assessor

**Salary**:£24,000 - £28,500 per annum + homeworking allowance

**Working Hours**:37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday - 09:00 - 17:00)

**Job Type**: Permanent

**Location**:Edinburgh - Home-Based

**Reporting to**:Access to Work Contract Manager

**Role Objective**: To deliver high quality assessments within a timely manner to assist in maintaining individuals within the workplace

Innovate Healthcare are a forward-thinking occupational health company working in both the private and public sectors. We employ a variety of health professionals dedicated to achieving the purpose at the centre of our practice; helping people to overcome the barriers they face relating to health and work.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Access to Work Assessor to join our Access to Work team.

This role will involve engaging with customers within the Access to Work funding journey to provide recommendations to support workers within the workplace.

Our people are absolutely key to our business, which is why we make sure that we look after them - read on to find out more about the role, who we are looking for and what we offer in return

**What you’ll be doing**:

- Travelling to and undertaking assessments in a variety of workplace environments
- Observing the client in the workplace in order to gain an understanding of the nature of the work involved in their role
- Carrying out a variety of holistic assessments and health and safety checks on the clients’ place of work
- Documenting the client’s medical condition(s)/disability, work tasks, working environment and workstation layout
- To research alternative solutions to assist clients with overcoming work-related needs which occur due to health condition(s) or disability
- Advising on work organisation issues and physical changes required to the workplace environment or premises
- Working closely with administrative support to complete outcome reports including all findings and recommendations, referencing associated costs, within the agreed time frame
- Participate in upskilling and learning and development programmes/sessions
- Write comprehensive, professional reports which answer the reason for referral
- Provide peer to peer support for Case Manager and ATW Coordinator
- Engage in quality assurance procedures and regular clinical supervision
- To work on and towards the Innovate Purpose, Mission and Vision and commit to promoting the organisation’s culture and values

**What you’ll get in return**:

- A salary of between £24,000 and £28,500 per annum, commensurate with your skills, qualifications and experience
- 33 days of annual leave, including 8 bank holidays, plus Birthday Day Off
- Pension scheme (9% combined contribution)
- Enhanced Family Friendly Leave
- Company Sick Pay
- Cash Health Plan
- Refer a Friend scheme worth £250 per successful referral
- Extensive training and professional development programme
- Career development opportunities
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, including face-to-face/virtual counselling

**Person Specification**:

- Degree in appropriate field, e.g. Sports & Exercise Science, Sports Rehabilitation, Sports Therapy etc OR experience working in a similar/transferable role (E)
- Full UK driving licence with access to own vehicle (E)
- Committed to achievement of high standards and dedicated to customer/client journey (E)
- Possess excellent organisational and prioritisation skills (E)
- High level of attention to detail adopts a zero error approach to tasks (E)
- Remains calm, considered and focused under pressure
- Assertive, strong ability to build rapport
- IT skills, including knowledge of a range of software packages
- Flexibility and adaptability to changing workloads
- A desire to contribute to the development of an ambitious company
- Demonstrate an ability to prioritise and effectively manage own workload
- The role requires an innovative, independent, flexible individual with excellent communication skills. Full training in addition to generous CPD opportunities will be provided

A criminal history check may be conducted on the recommended persons for these positions.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent, Graduate

Pay: £24,000.00-£28,500.00 per year

Additional pay:

- Loyalty bonus

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee mentoring programme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Financial planning services
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Private dental insurance
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

**Education**:

- Bachelor's (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

**Location**:

- Edinburgh (required)

Work Location: In person