Functional Asssessor | Hybrid Role | Better Work-Life Balance
Everpool Recruitment
£40,000–£42,000 starting salary + bonus scheme and benefits
Location: Southampton
Hybrid remote roles available across the Southampton area
Everpool Recruitment is one of the UK's leading providers of permanent recruitment solutions to the Health and Social Care sector, offering bespoke consultancy services to clients and candidates alike.
Are you an experienced healthcare professional looking to step away from hands-on clinical work while continuing to use your clinical knowledge and professional expertise?
We are currently recruiting for PIP and WCA Functional Assessors in Southampton. These roles offer a fantastic opportunity to move into a structured assessment-based position with Monday–Friday working, no nights or weekends, fully paid training and excellent career progression.
The Roles As a PIP Functional Assessor, you will assess how an individual's physical and/or mental health conditions affect their ability to carry out everyday activities and mobility. You would be expected to write 3 detailed reports per day.
As a WCA Functional Assessor, you will assess how an individual's health conditions affect their functional ability and capacity for work and work-related activities. You would be expected to write 5 to 6 reports per day.
In both roles, you will:
- Conduct telephone and face-to-face assessments.
- Take detailed clinical histories and ask structured questions.
- Assess the impact of physical, mental and cognitive health conditions.
- Review medical evidence, health questionnaires and supporting information.
- Apply your clinical reasoning and professional judgement.
- Produce accurate, objective and evidence-based reports for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Salary & Benefits
- £40,000 increasing to £42,000 after 12 months (PIP)
- £42,000 increasing to £43,000 after 12 months (WCA)
- 5% bonus upon successful approval following training
- Up to 10% annual performance and quality bonus
- Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm
- No nights, weekends or bank holidays
- Hybrid working
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Option to purchase up to 5 additional days
- Pension scheme
- Excellent career progression opportunities
- Fully paid training
- Ongoing CPD and professional development
- Employee wellbeing and assistance programmes
- Employee discounts and additional benefits
You will receive a comprehensive 12-week fully paid training programme, covering:
- PIP and WCA assessment methodology
- DWP guidelines and requirements
- Clinical assessment techniques
- Evidence evaluation
- Clinical reasoning
- Report writing
- Functional assessment
Who We're Looking For:
- Registered Adult Nurses
- Occupational Therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Paramedics
- Pharmacists
- A minimum of 1 year’s post-registration clinical experience
- Active professional registration
- Relevant adult clinical experience
- Strong communication and assessment skills
- Good IT and typing skills
- Confidence producing detailed written reports
Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this position.
How to Apply If you're ready to take the next step in your clinical career and move into a role offering 9–5 working, structured training and long-term progression, we'd love to hear from you.
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