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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.

Occupational Therapist Functional Assessor

Start Date - Immediate We are seeking dynamic, motivated and flexible individuals to join our team as a Care Coordinator. You will need to be calm under pressure, an excellent team player and have the ability to prioritise your workload effectively. As a Care Co-ordinator, you will play an integral part in managing the daily coordination of our operations. This role is extremely fast paced and requires someone truly dedicated and able to remain positive and professional when working under pressure. Overseen by the branch manager, you will be responsible for planning and co-ordinating care staff schedules on a weekly basis. You will also be responsible for liaising with clients, their families and other professionals to ensure that the care needs of our clients are being met, as well as accepting new packages of care. It takes a special kind of person to work for Professional Carers - and we only select and recruit the best. Summary of Main Duties and Responsibilities include:
To be accountable for the effective coordination of scheduled hours and carer rosters.
To identify and match the most suitable carers for each package of care producing weekly rosters in a timely manner.
To plan ahead to cover holidays, training and planned absence.
To be responsible daily for reallocating any care tasks that staff cannot meet due to sickness or other emergencies and working closely with your supervisors / seniors to inform them of changes.
Organise, plan and schedule training courses and shadowing for new recruits.
Completing out of hours on call duties.
Conduct ad hoc care calls in emergencies.
Conduct supervisions and appraisals of team members. What we expect from the individual:
An experienced Care Coordinator with an excellent telephone manner and good communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
You will need to be customer focused and must be able to multi task and work well under tight deadlines and pressure.
For this role, we are looking for individuals who have worked in a similar role for at least 6-12 months.
Ideally the holder of relevant SVQ qualifications relating to the Health and Social Care Sector. Essential Criteria:
6 Months experience of working as a care coordinator or scheduler within a home care setting.
Experience of care work in a Domiciliary or Residential setting.
Flexibility due to the need to cover Out of Hours on-call. Further information: Salary range £24,277.50 - £27,750 (inclusive of on call allowances OTE £2,400 + payment of any call outs whilst on call paid at normal hourly rate + mileage 40 pence per mile. You will be based in our South Queensferry office. Core hours will be 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. The Recruitment Process: The recruitment and selection process will involve completion of an application form and completion of a first and/or second interview which may be done via video interview . Successful candidate will be required to hold or apply for an Enhanced PVG Certificate. The company however will support for funding with this. Please note on application if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks your application has not been shortlisted to the next stage. If successful, you will be sent a message via indeed informing you of the next steps. For an informal chat about the role, you can also contact our branch managers India Livingstone / Denise Williams on . Job Type: Full-time Pay: £24,277.50-£27,750.00 per year Benefits:
Company pension
Employee discount
On-site parking
Referral programme Experience:
providing care: 1 year (preferred)
Care Coordinator: 1 year (preferred) Licence/Certification:
Driving Licence (preferred) Work Location: In person Expected start date: 04/01/2022

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