Location
Islington, London

Hours
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm with hybrid working (3 days at your local assessment centre or more if preferred)

Salary
£46,813 per annum with opportunity to increase by £2,000 within 12 months (£1,000 after 6 months following training and approval, plus an additional £1,000 at 12 months). Further salary uplifts available as you learn new specialist skills. Up to 10% annual bonus paid quarterly.

About the Role
Are you an experienced, motivated, high-performing clinician looking for a new way to use your clinical skills while achieving a better work-life balance? As a Functional Assessor with Ingeus, you will carry out functional assessments with claimants face to face, via video and telephone to evaluate their ability to undertake activities of daily living. You will ask focused questions, use active listening and critical reasoning to gather accurate information, and produce high-quality, structured clinical reports for submission to the DWP. You will review and evaluate evidence, request additional information when necessary, and clinically triage cases to determine the correct assessment pathway. Working alongside experienced clinical colleagues, you will help ensure fair and high-quality assessments for all claimants.

This role offers predictable hours, a structured training programme to achieve formal DWP accreditation, paid CPD, reimbursed registration fees, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the option to buy more, clear career progression within Ingeus and the wider APM Group, and a supportive clinically led culture. There is also a refer-a-friend reward scheme of up to £2,000.

Experience
Minimum of 12 months post-qualification and registration experience. Must have been practicing as a clinician in the UK within the last 12 months.

About you
- NMC-registered Adult Nurses (RGN, RMN, RNLD) or HCPC-registered Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, or Paramedics.
- Excellent communication and critical-thinking skills.
- Confident typing and computer skills.
- Open to a formalised training programme to become a DWP approved Functional Assessor.
- Receptive to ongoing constructive feedback to ensure the best claimant experience.
- Comfortable learning different software packages to complete detailed, high-quality reports.
- Thrives in a structured working environment and enjoys using clinical skills in a new way.

Qualifications
Registered with relevant professional body (NMC or HCPC) and current clinical registration.

Additional Information
This role may not be suitable if you are uncomfortable with technology, dislike writing detailed reports, prefer hands-on clinical care, are not seeking a new clinical career direction, do not want to work with targets, or are unable to work on site for 3 days per week.

Inclusion
Ingeus is a Disability Confident Employer welcoming neurodiverse colleagues and providing a clear, supportive recruitment process with adjustments available to ensure an inclusive and accessible experience.