Occupational Therapist Functional Assessor - Hybrid

Description & Requirements

Occupational Therapist Functional Assessor

North West England, North East England and Yorkshire

Monday to Friday - 09:00 - 17:00

£37,800 - £39,500

Do good.

Be great as an OT.

Are you a Registered Occupational Therapist seeking a new challenge, flexible working and professional development opportunities?

About the role

As an Occupational Therapist Functional Assessor at Maximus, you'll use your clinical expertise to understand how a person's disability or health condition affects their daily life.

You'll work on complex cases involving physical and mental health conditions and chronic pain disorders, while your compassion and experience helps customers move forward with their lives.

The role can be both challenging and rewarding, which is why we provide a tailored training programme to help you thrive.

You'll begin with 6 weeks of training before assessing customers and have ongoing support and mentorship in your role with us.

Duties and responsibilities



* Conduct telephone, video or face-to-face assessments to understand how a person's disability or health condition affects their daily life


* Produce reports to help the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) determine a person's eligibility for benefits


* Develop your clinical knowledge and assessment skills with the support of regular feedback and supervision

Requirements


* Valid HCPC registration number


* At least 1 year of broad post-registration experience gained within or outside of the NHS


* You MUST have the right to work in the UK - we cannot offer sponsorships


* Excellent oral and written communication skills


* Comfortable using computer software to type and produce detailed reports

What we offer


* £37,800 - £39,500 salary depending on which benefit you are working on


* Flexible working - full time, part time and hybrid


* No bank holidays, evenings or weekends


* Leading maternity and paternity paid leave


* Bank holidays plus 25 days' holiday with the option to buy or sell 5 days


* Ongoing CPD, clinical development and reimbursed validation fees


* £2,000 for referring a friend


* Life insurance and Medicash Healthcare Cash Plan


* In-person clinical conferences held annually

Join us and become part of a team that's making a real difference to people's lives.

EEO Statement

Maximus is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the recruitment process.

We know that feeling included has a dramatic impact on personal well-being and are working to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment due to any personal characteristic.

Advertisements for posts will include sufficiently clear and accurate information to enable potential applicants to assess their own suitability for the post.

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