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Salary: £39,500-46,300
Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, Part-Time Available
Office, Homeworking and Hybrid options
Are you an Occupational Therapist (OT) who is looking for a better work-life balance?
This role is a fantastic opportunity to hone your assessment skills and develop your clinical knowledge, while making a difference to peoples lives. As a Functional Assessor, you will work with a diverse range of people handling challenging situations.
Role overview:
You will draw on your experience as a clinical expert to assess and examine individuals with disabilities and illnesses who have applied for Employment and Support Allowance. Youll listen sensitively to their experiences, ask questions and use your insights to report on how their disability or health condition is affecting their daily life. Your factual report will help the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) determine their eligibility for benefits.
You will be supported in managing your caseloads efficiently, with the time to give consultations the care and attention they deserve. You will not be expected to work long days, do night shifts or take work home with you.
Once you apply, you will be contacted by one of our team of specialist recruiters who will guide and advise you through the recruitment process and match you with a client which we feel best suits your role, location and requirements.
Benefits:
25 days of annual leave + BH - option to buy additional days or sell back.
Private medical insurance, life assurance, pension scheme and healthcare cash.
Medical indemnity cover and protected CPD.
An option of up to 60% working from home.
Supportive working environment with ongoing CPD support.
HCPC/NMC fee reimbursement and revalidation support.
All flexible benefits can be tailored to your requirement and lifestyle, such as travel insurance, dental insurance and childcare vouchers.
Office &amp; hybrid options available.
Training &amp; Development:
To ensure you are fully prepared for your new role, you will embark on a comprehensive induction and training programme, earning over 100 hours of CPD within your first 3 months! Ongoing professional development will be given throughout your career to keep your knowledge current and you will have plenty of exposure to develop your skills and clinical knowledge.
Requirements:
Currently and fully HCPC or NMC registered with a valid licence to practise in the UK.
Eligibility to live and work in the UK (no sponsorship opportunities are available).
Up-to-date evidenced CPD portfolio and appraisal.
Government legislation requires at least 1-year post-qualification work experience.
Previous experience as an assessor is not required as you will be fully trained to do the role.
A UK driving licence is NOT required for these roles.
Why SJB Medical:
We are the longest-standing recruitment agency for DWP assessor contractors and pride ourselves on the support we give our healthcare candidates throughout the whole recruitment process. We believe that a diverse workforce adds to the success of our clients and as such, are committed to maintaining and supporting a culture of equality and diversity throughout our recruitment process.
Job applicants will receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of sex, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or marital status. Our job advertisements will clearly and accurately state the requirements of the role to enable applicants to assess their suitability. To give everyone a fair experience, we will review and consider reasonable adjustments and accommodations during the recruitment process. TPBN1_UKTJ

Occupational Therapist Functional Assessor

Salary: £39,500-46,300
Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, Part-Time Available
Office, Homeworking and Hybrid options
Are you an Occupational Therapist (OT) who is looking for a better work-life balance?
This role is a fantastic opportunity to hone your assessment skills and develop your clinical knowledge, while making a difference to peoples lives. As a Functional Assessor, you will work with a diverse range of people handling challenging situations.
Role overview:
You will draw on your experience as a clinical expert to assess and examine individuals with disabilities and illnesses who have applied for Employment and Support Allowance. Youll listen sensitively to their experiences, ask questions and use your insights to report on how their disability or health condition is affecting their daily life. Your factual report will help the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) determine their eligibility for benefits.
You will be supported in managing your caseloads efficiently, with the time to give consultations the care and attention they deserve. You will not be expected to work long days, do night shifts or take work home with you.
Once you apply, you will be contacted by one of our team of specialist recruiters who will guide and advise you through the recruitment process and match you with a client which we feel best suits your role, location and requirements.
Benefits:
25 days of annual leave + BH - option to buy additional days or sell back.
Private medical insurance, life assurance, pension scheme and healthcare cash.
Medical indemnity cover and protected CPD.
An option of up to 60% working from home.
Supportive working environment with ongoing CPD support.
HCPC/NMC fee reimbursement and revalidation support.
All flexible benefits can be tailored to your requirement and lifestyle, such as travel insurance, dental insurance and childcare vouchers.
Office &amp; hybrid options available.
Training &amp; Development:
To ensure you are fully prepared for your new role, you will embark on a comprehensive induction and training programme, earning over 100 hours of CPD within your first 3 months! Ongoing professional development will be given throughout your career to keep your knowledge current and you will have plenty of exposure to develop your skills and clinical knowledge.
Requirements:
Currently and fully HCPC or NMC registered with a valid licence to practise in the UK.
Eligibility to live and work in the UK (no sponsorship opportunities are available).
Up-to-date evidenced CPD portfolio and appraisal.
Government legislation requires at least 1-year post-qualification work experience.
Previous experience as an assessor is not required as you will be fully trained to do the role.
A UK driving licence is NOT required for these roles.
Why SJB Medical:
We are the longest-standing recruitment agency for DWP assessor contractors and pride ourselves on the support we give our healthcare candidates throughout the whole recruitment process. We believe that a diverse workforce adds to the success of our clients and as such, are committed to maintaining and supporting a culture of equality and diversity throughout our recruitment process.
Job applicants will receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of sex, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or marital status. Our job advertisements will clearly and accurately state the requirements of the role to enable applicants to assess their suitability. To give everyone a fair experience, we will review and consider reasonable adjustments and accommodations during the recruitment process. JBRP1_UKTJ

Do good. Be great as a Occupational Therapist - Functional Assesso r
Are you an Occupational Therapist who wants to continue helping people but needs a better work life balance? At Maximus, you don’t need to compromise. Join our Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA) business as an Occupational Therapist Functional Assessor and use your clinical skills in a different way to help people move forward with their lives.
Our healthcare colleagues are the driving force of our business. That’s why, as part of our team, you won’t be expected to work long days, do night shifts or take work home. Instead, you’ll work in a pattern that gives you a genuine work life balance - plus the flexibility to make long-term decisions about your future career.
You’ll benefit from our newly implemented hybrid working scheme, where you’ll have the flexibility and support to work in a way that’s right for you - whether that’s at home or in the office. On top of that, you can expect a wide range of benefits designed to help you achieve great things:
A competitive starting salary of £39,500 - £46,300, location depending
Supportive working environment with ongoing CPD support
Plenty of exposure as you develop your skills and clinical knowledge
Opportunities to explore other roles
Regular feedback and a coaching tool to help you deliver quality outputs for customers
Connect with the wider business including the opportunity to join colleague network groups
Core benefits like our healthcare cash plan
Voluntary benefits so you can pick the plans that are right for you and your family
What you’ll be doing as a Occupational Therapist - Functional Assessor
Day-to-day, you’ll carry out assessments to understand how a person's disability or health condition affects their daily life. You’ll listen sensitively 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. It’s important work that has a big impact on real lives, so we’ll make sure you get the time to build a relationship with each customer you speak with.
It’ll be challenging at times, but we’ll support you to manage your caseloads efficiently to deliver the best service to our customers.
What we look for in Occupational Therapist - Functional Assessor
An HCPC Cregistered Occupational Therapist with 1 year’s broad post-registration experience
Proactive and keen to learn
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Comfortable working towards team and individual targets, in a supportive environment
Comfortable working with a diverse range of conditions, including mental health
From working with a diverse range of customers to handling challenging situations, this role is a fantastic opportunity to hone your assessment skills and develop your clinical knowledge, while making a difference to people’s lives.
*Starting salaries for Occupational Therapist
Outside London: £39,500In and around London: £46,300
EEO Statement
Maximus is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of equality and diversity in employment in which our employees as well as candidates for employment are treated equitably. We understand that a diverse workforce adds to our competitive advantage; and as such, we aim to ensure that job applicants do not receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, race, marital status, disability, age, part-time or fixed term contract status, sexual orientation or religion, or are disadvantaged by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable. Advertisements for posts will include sufficiently clear and accurate information to enable potential applicants to assess their own suitability for the post.Where reasonable, we will review and consider adjustments for those applicants who express a requirement for them during the recruitment process.

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