Pip Disability Assessor

Salary**: £35,000 - £37,000**

Shifts**:Full/part time available**

Location**:Gateshead**

**Please note - **Unfortunately, we are not able to support sponsorship to work in the UK at this time
- **Disability Assessor**_

Calling all Registered Nurses (RGN, RMN or RNLD), Paramedics, Physiotherapists or Occupational Therapists with over 1 years' experience.

Are you looking for a new challenge with an improved work life balance?

The Clinical Assessor role is a hybrid position with no shifts, weekends, or unsociable hours. You will also get bank holidays off plus additional leave for your birthday

As a hybrid position, your time will be split between working from home and your nearest assessment centre.

**What we offer**:

- Starting salary of £35,000 with uplifts of £1000 at 6 and 12 months* + optional overtime following probation
- Flexible working solutions
- £2500 refer a friend scheme*
- Reimbursement of NMC/HCPC fee following probation.
- Regular training to support CPD and revalidation.
- 25 days annual leave plus an extra 5 days dependant on service
- Holiday buy back/sell scheme + additional birthday leave
- Fantastic opportunities for promotion and professional growth
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to the well-being Calm app
- Company pension scheme + life assurance cover and more
- Employee recognition award schemes
- Discounts for 100s of stores and memberships with our Lifestyle platform

**About the role**

As a Clinical Assessor, you'll carry out a mixture of telephone, video and face-to-face assessments with claimants covering a wide range of disabilities and health conditions. Working independently, you will be using your clinical skills to assess, examine, talk, listen, and submit detailed reports of health conditions affecting their daily life.

Our assessors combine the highest levels of integrity with extensive clinical knowledge to offer the best service possible to our customers.

**What we look for**
- Registered Nurse (RGN, RMN, RNLD), Paramedic, Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist
- 1-year post-registration experience
- Current NMC/HCPC registration with no restrictions
- Strong interest in report writing and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication, organisation, and time management skills
- Fully competent in Microsoft Office with the ability to navigate various IT systems.
- A minimum typing speed of 40 words per minute
- Ability to work under pressure in a busy environment and experience working in various clinical settings.
- Following the recent announcement of the successful bidders to deliver the Functional Assessment Services contract, I am pleased to share that Medacs Healthcare will remain a supplier at our existing sites across the North East & Yorkshire, and will continue to deliver PIP assessments on behalf of Maximus._

*Terms and conditions apply

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

Pay: £35,000.00-£37,000.00 per year

Expected hours: No more than 37.5 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
- Overtime

Application question(s):

- Are you a qualified Adult Nurse, Physiotherapist, Paramedic or Occupational Therapist?
- Are you able to commute to our office in Gateshead within 1 hour?

**Experience**:

- clinical: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- NMC or HCPC number (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Gateshead, NE11 0HW

Reference ID: PIPGATE