WCA Occupational Therapist Functional Assessor – Hybrid

3 months ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Maximus Full time

General information

Job Posting Title WCA Occupational Therapist Functional Assessor – Hybrid Date Friday, June 14, 2024 City Edinburgh Country United Kingdom Working time Full-time

Description & Requirements

WCA - Occupational Therapist Functional Assessor

(Location)

Monday to Friday - 09:00 – 17:00

£39,500

Do good. Be great as an OT.

Are you a Registered Occupational Therapist seeking a new challenge, flexible working and professional development opportunities?

About the role

As an Occupational Therapist Functional Assessor at Maximus, you'll use your clinical expertise to understand how a person's disability or health condition affects their daily life. You’ll work on complex cases involving physical and mental health conditions and chronic pain disorders, while your compassion and experience helps customers move forward with their lives.

The role can be both challenging and rewarding, which is why we provide a tailored training programme to help you thrive. You'll begin with 6 weeks of training before assessing customers and have ongoing support and mentorship in your role with us.

Duties and responsibilities

Conduct telephone, video or face-to-face assessments to understand how a person's disability or health condition affects their daily life
Produce Work Capability Assessment (WCA) reports to help the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) determine a person’s eligibility for benefits Develop your clinical knowledge and assessment skills with the support of regular feedback and supervision

Requirements

Valid HCPC registration number
At least 1 year of broad post-registration experience gained within or outside of the NHS You MUST have the right to work in the UK – we cannot offer sponsorships Excellent oral and written communication skills Comfortable using computer software to type and produce detailed reports

What we offer

£39,500 salary with the opportunity for a £1,500 additional skills allowance
Flexible working – full time, part time and hybrid No bank holidays, evenings or weekends Leading maternity and paternity paid leave Bank holidays plus 25 days’ holiday with the option to buy or sell 5 days Ongoing CPD, clinical development and reimbursed validation fees £2,000 for referring a friend Life insurance and Medicash Healthcare Cash Plan In-person clinical conferences held annually

Join us and become part of a team that's making a real difference to people’s lives.



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