Physiotherapist Functional Assessor

What does the WCA Functional Assessor role involve?
The WCA Functional Assessor role will involve you carrying out 5 client assessments per day. A typical day will see you carry out telephone, video or face-to-face assessments to understand how a person's disability or health condition affects their ability to perform work-related ativity. You’ll listen to their experiences, ask questions and use your insights to produce a factual report to help the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) determine their eligibility for benefits. That's the good news; the DWP make the final decision, you don't. Your role is to gather information and produce the report.

What is on offer as a WCA Functional Assessor?
- Excellent starting salary at £41,500pa
- Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm  working hours
- Full time and part time available (3, 4 or 5 days per week available)
- Annual appriasals with pay rise opportunities
- Hybrid/home working - Newcastle based when working on-site
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Pension scheme
- Paid NMC/HCPC fees and training is provided

What we look for;
• A HCPC qualified Physiotherapist with 1 year’s or more broad post-registration experience
• Someone who’s proactive and keen to learn
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Competent IT and computer skills
• Comfortable working with a diverse range of conditions, including mental health

No experience as a WCA Functional Assessor is needed as full training will be provided which you will be paid your full-time salary for. All we expect is that you will have 1 years post graduate experience as a Physiotherapist and hold a HCPC registration.

Please click “apply” if you are open to hearing more!