Parmedic Assessor

Are you looking for a better work/life balance? We have clinic locations across the Midlands and offer a hybrid working environment. If youre a registered paramedic ready to step away from shift work and looking for a new way of working this could be your perfect next move!? We offer a values-driven environment our Capita Values of Customers First , Fearless Innovation , Achieve Together and Everyone is Valued underpin how we treat each other and our clients. As a Paramedic Assessor/Functional Specialist youll use your clinical expertise and analytical skills in a different way - to meet with benefits claimants in person, on the phone or via video link, write reports and make important clinical recommendations, all while enjoying a more structured and flexible way of working.

What we offer

  • Excellent training and ongoing support be part of our valued team where wellbeing is prioritised.
  • Full or part time hours (minimum 3 days per week).
  • Monday to Friday between 8am to 5pm with no weekend or night shifts (occasional 8pm finishes may be required ).
  • £39,500 starting salary, rising to £40,500 after DWP approval.
  • 10% of Salary Bonus scheme (based on quality and performance).
  • Hybrid working home and clinic based (up to 3 days per week).

Please note, due to business needs, part-time staff will? be required ?to work on a Friday each week as part of their usual pattern.? Also ?there will be? an initial ?full time (paid) training period of 8 weeks so candidates must be able to commit to that.

Other benefits

  • HCPC fees paid and full revalidation support.
  • 15 weeks full maternity, adoption and shared parental pay.
  • Company pension, life assurance and Cycle2Work scheme.
  • Discounts across retail, travel, technology and wellbeing.
  • Free access to Headspace (for you and up to 5 others).
  • A paid volunteering day each year.
  • Ongoing training, development and clear career pathways.
  • 25 days holiday (rising to 27 with service) with the option to buy more up to 5 days.

What? you'll ?do in this role:

  • Conduct?initial reviews, face-to-face, video or telephone assessments to evaluate how a claimants health condition or disability affects?them?for? various types ?of benefit including WCA or PIP .
  • Analyse?and?interpret?clinical information and supporting evidence.
  • Write ?detailed?evidence-based?reports?to?support the DWP in making?informed?and?objective?decisions?-?no treatment or diagnosis? required .
  • Use IT systems to support clinical decision-making and report writing.
  • Develop?your clinical knowledge and?constantly?learn?about health conditions which are less familiar to you.

What? are ?PIP and WCA?

Personal Independence Payment (PIP)? is a benefit for people with a long-term health condition or impairment. It is paid to? make a contribution ?to the extra costs that disabled people may face, to help them lead full,? active ?and independent lives. Work Capability Assessment (WCA)? is a functional assessment that looks at a range of different activities relating to physical, mental,? intellectual ?and cognitive functions, to help DWP? determine ?a customer's capability for work or work-related activity.?

About you

  • HCPC registered paramedic with a valid PIN and no current restrictions
  • Minimum of one years post-registration experience.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to produce clear, accurate and detailed reports.
  • Comfortable working quickly to meet structured targets.
  • Good IT skills including Microsoft Office, and the ability to learn new systems while working remotely.
  • excellent observational and communication skills, giving you the ability to listen, empathise and dig deeper.
  • A driving licence or access to transport for assessment centre working.

Please note:? all candidates must hold the right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer?visa sponsorship?for this role.

About Capita HAAS

We were awarded two contracts to deliver the Health Assessment Advisory Service (HAAS) assessments in the Midlands and Wales for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and in Northern Ireland for the Department for Communities ( DfC ). We deliver assessments for a variety of different benefits, including delivering PIP assessments in the Midlands and Wales since 2013, and in Northern Ireland since 2016.

Security and compliance?

Successful candidates will? be required ?to successfully complete government baseline personnel security standard vetting. This is the?recognised standard for the pre-employment screening of individuals with access to government asset.? This role is defined as regulated activity relating to children or vulnerable adults within the meaning of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. At vetting, you will undergo an enhanced criminality check which will show both spent and unspent convictions.?

What happens next?

Please do complete our short application form and upload your?CV.?(Please ensure there are no unexplained gaps in your CV).? Were ?an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are proud to guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the? minimum ?criteria for this role.? If you have queries, or want to discuss any reasonable adjustments, please?contact?our friendly recruitment team: Phone - 02035 970410

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