Disability Assessor - £50k Starting Salary + Excellent Bonuses
- Watford
- Permanent·Hybrid
- Full time
- £50,000 - £51,000 Per Annum
Job Description
Your Clinical Experience. Your Next Career Move.
Functional Assessor | £50,000–£51,000 | Hybrid Working | Monday–Friday
For qualified healthcare professionals only: Active NMC or HCPC registration and a minimum of 1 year of relevant post-registration experience required.
Looking for a new challenge outside traditional clinical practice? This is an opportunity to take your existing clinical knowledge into an assessment-based role, where you'll use your professional judgement and communication skills without the demands of hands-on patient care. As a Functional Assessor, you'll assess how health conditions impact an individual's functional ability and capacity for work. You'll review medical evidence, conduct phone and face-to-face assessments, and prepare detailed, objective reports to support the DWP.
Salary and benefits:
£50,000 starting salary £51,000 after 12 months 5% approval bonus after training Up to 10% annual quality and performance bonus Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm No nights, weekends or bank holidays Hybrid working across the South of England Part-time opportunities after full-time training 12 weeks of fully paid training 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays Option to purchase up to 5 additional days Up to 6% contributory pension Discounts at around 1,000 retailers 24/7 employee assistance and wellbeing support ShareSave scheme Paid volunteering day Excellent career progression opportunitiesYour day-to-day responsibilities:
Complete 5–6 shorter assessments per day Assess the impact of health conditions on functional ability and work Review medical evidence and health questionnaires Write accurate, evidence-based reports for the DWPEssential requirements:
Registered Adult Nurse (Adult, Mental Health, Learning Disability or General) Adult-focused Occupational Therapist Adult-focused Physiotherapist At least 1 year of recent post-registration experience in a relevant adult setting At least 1 year of active professional registration Strong communication, assessment, typing, IT and report-writing skills Full UK right to workNo previous Functional Assessor experience is required. A 12-week fully paid training programme will cover assessment techniques, DWP guidelines and professional report writing. Sponsorship is not available. Interested in taking your career in a new direction? Contact Demi: (url removed) (phone number removed)


