Functional Specialist - PIP - Birmingham Assessment Centre
Capita · Northampton, England, GB
Company Description Discover a new kind of career in healthcare as a functional specialist. Working in healthcare, and looking for a change? If you’re a nurs...
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Company Description Discover a new kind of career in healthcare as a functional specialist. Working in healthcare, and looking for a change? If you’re a nurse (RMN, RNLD, RGN), occupational therapist, physiotherapist or paramedic, you could use your skills in a different way as a functional specialist. At Capita Health Assessment Advisory Service (HAAS), we provide unbiased, comprehensive assessments for claimants of the Government’s disability allowance (Personal Independence Payment), over the phone, on a video call or in-person, either at one of our assessment centres or in claimants’ homes. This role, based from our assessment centre full time will appeal to those who enjoy working in a team environment and working with people face to face. Job Description: Our functional specialists write reports which help the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) make important decisions about a person’s health and care. Maybe you’re a nurse right now and you’d like to move away from direct care - this role offers you the chance to not only improve your assessment skills, but also to use your knowledge and experience to make important clinical recommendations. Or you might be an occupationa...