Disability Assessors/Personal Function Assessors (Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Paramedics)< Back

_{Location: Croydon, Canning Town, Canterbury, Milton Keynes, Eastbourne, Ipswich and Stanford Le Hope. 
Hours: Full (40 hours) or part time hours available (minimum 24 hours per week)
Salary: £35,000 - £41,000 Salary is location dependant (based on 40 hours per week - pro-rata for part time hours)
Holidays: Annual entitlement 21 days plus 8 days bank holidays.}

What are the main job functions?

• The role as a ‘Personal Functional Assessor’ involves you undertaking functional assessments pragmatically and objectively, on behalf of the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). After the assessment, you will be required to produce a detailed and accurate functional report that provides the DWP with details of the claimant’s functional ability along with a review of their medical condition/restriction.

• The role therefore does require, in particular, good report writing skills and a broad clinical knowledge however rest assured, you will receive extensive training throughout the first few weeks of your employment, including eLearning provided by the DWP and an in-house training course facilitated by our experienced clinical trainers. Whilst you will be required to work autonomously once fully trained, you will continue to receive ongoing support from other clinical staff delivering similar assessments to you. There will also be the opportunity to continue to develop in the role by partaking in additional courses which the company offers.

What we will provide to you:

• Time and assistance to complete the initial e-learning provided by the DWP
• Initial one week training programme with on-going support and update workshops
• CPD funding for external courses and opportunity to partake in in-service training alongside other IPRS clinicians.
• Clinical support and structure in place to help support and guide you.
• Access to IPRS physiotherapy scheme
• Recruit a Clinical Friend bonus scheme up to £1000
• Membership of the company pension scheme
• Use of Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential counselling
• Westfield Health Cash Plan, providing you with a vast amount of benefits including money back on private healthcare such as eye sight tests and dental treatment, with the added bonus of discounts at over 500 leading online and high street retailers.
• Additional Annual Leave buy back scheme

To arrange either an informal conversation or for more details on this role then please contact our Recruitment Team: pfas.recruitment@iprsgroup.com

Please forward your completed application form to:  pfas.recruitment@iprsgroup.com

Closing date: This advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can.