Location
West End, London

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

Salary
£46,813.50 per annum with performance-related salary uplifts - opportunity to increase salary by £2,000 within the first year and further uplifts as you learn new specialist skills. Up to 10% annual bonus (paid quarterly) and up to £2,000 referral reward.

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 assess their ability to undertake activities of daily living. You will ask focused questions, use active listening and critical reasoning skills 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 needed, and clinically triage cases to determine the correct assessment pathway. Working alongside experienced clinical colleagues, you will ensure fair and high-quality assessments for all claimants. Benefits include 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (with option to buy more), paid CPD, reimbursed registration fees, a structured training programme to achieve formal DWP accreditation, clear career progression routes within Ingeus and the wider APM Group, and a supportive, clinically led culture.

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

About you
- NMC-registered Adult Nurses (RGN, RMN, RNLD) or HCPC-registered Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Paramedics.
- Excellent communication and critical-thinking skills.
- Confidence using computers and ability to learn different software packages.
- Open to a formalised training programme to become a DWP approved Functional Assessor.
- Receptive to ongoing constructive feedback to ensure the best claimant experience.
- Thrives in a structured working environment and enjoys using clinical skills in a different way.

Qualifications
Registered with the appropriate professional body (NMC or HCPC) and holding relevant clinical qualifications.

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 on site 3 days a week, or do not want to work in a target-driven environment.

Inclusion
Ingeus is a Disability Confident Employer and welcomes neurodiverse colleagues. The recruitment process is clear, supportive, and inclusive, with adjustments available to meet individual needs.