Location
London Assessment Centres with mandatory monthly attendance and overnight stays. This role is for clinicians based outside Greater London, East Anglia, and the South East, beyond daily commuting distance. Travel and accommodation are booked and paid for by the company.

Hours
Full Time. The role includes eight consecutive working days in London per calendar month, with the remaining working days from home. Travel to London is on Sunday for a 9am Monday start, returning home on Friday, then traveling back on Sunday for the remaining days. No weekend assessment work is required.

Salary
£48,716 per annum plus £275 per travelling week (£550 for the eight-day arrangement) to cover travel time.

About the Role
This role involves carrying 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 and use active listening and critical reasoning skills to gather accurate information throughout the claimant assessment. You will produce high quality, structured clinical reports on all claimants assessed for submission to the DWP. You will work alongside other highly experienced clinical colleagues to ensure high-quality and clinically fair assessments for all claimants.

As a Functional Assessor with Ingeus you can expect:
- Up to 10% quarterly discretionary bonus
- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) with the option to buy more
- Private pension
- Private medical insurance
- Paid training, CPD and reimbursed registration fees
- Paid, structured training to achieve formal DWP accreditation
- A high performing, supportive clinically led culture
- Clear career routes within Ingeus and the wider APM Group
- Online shopping discounts
- Variety of other financial and lifestyle options
- £2000 refer a friend scheme

While you will not make decisions or recommendations regarding claimant services and benefits, you will use your clinical experience to ask the right questions to fully understand the claimant’s needs and living environment, gathering accurate information for the DWP to make those decisions.

Company Description
Ingeus is a leading human services provider helping people, business and communities thrive through employment, skills and health & wellbeing services. We are a trusted partner to government and industry delivering services that create positive social impact and transform lives.

Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Experience
You must be a Registered Adult Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Paramedic or Pharmacist currently practising in the UK, with at least 12 months’ continuous UK clinical practice immediately before applying. Pharmacists require at least 18 months’ experience and must be Independent Prescribers.

About you
Clinicians based outside Greater London, East Anglia and the South East, beyond daily commuting distance of London Assessment Centres. You should be able to travel and stay overnight in London monthly as required. You must be motivated to work both remotely and on-site, with strong clinical reasoning and communication skills.

Qualifications
Registered healthcare professional status as Adult Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Paramedic or Pharmacist with current UK registration. Pharmacists must be Independent Prescribers.