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Location: Harrow - remote or hybrid Hours of work: Full time 37.5 hrs or part time 22.5 hrs per week. Salary: Remote £37,500. Hybrid £41,250 We have been awarded the Health Assessment Advisory Service contract for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in South East England, London, and East Anglia. This new service will launch in 2024 and will run for at least five years. The Health Assessment Advisory Service arranges and carries out assessments for DWP. The purpose of the assessment is to understand how an illness or disability affects a person's daily life. After the assessment, DWP makes the decision as to whether the individual will receive any benefits. We are delighted to announce exciting opportunities for qualified clinicians to join our team as a Functional Assessor supporting Personal Independence Payment assessments (PIP) here at Ingeus UK, part of the global human services provider APM Group. In addition to practical experience as a healthcare practitioner you have invaluable transferable skills such as critical analysis, objectivity, and logical thinking just to name a few. We'd like to offer you the opportunity to use these skills in a different way to support the most vulnerable people in our society.? You will be part of a like-minded team of professional clinicians that has a voice in how we improve our claimants' experience and in positively raising the profile of the Health Assessment Advisory Service through leading change, mentorship, and coaching. As a Functional Assessor your primary responsibilities will be: To conduct comprehensive PIP functional assessments through evaluation of claimants'ability to undertake activities of daily living repeatedly and safely. Investigate the impact of variability, chronic and multiple health issues. Prepare detailed reports outliningclaimants' functional abilities with well-reasoned recommendations, for submission to the Department of Work and Pensions. Collaborate with your colleagues to deliver a high-quality service to our claimants. Contribute to the continued improvement and service excellence of health assessment services in the UK. To be considered for this Functional Assessor role, you will need: Aminimum of 12 months of post-graduate experience as a registered Nurse, Paramedic, Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist. Strong critical analysis and logical thinking skills. Agood level of IT literacy, as you will be required to utilise various software and on-line tools to document your assessments and communicate your findings. We are committed to supporting our employees and providing a comprehensive benefits package to help you thrive both professionally and personally. Here's a glimpse of what we can offer you: Continuous professional development: Access to training and learning opportunities to expand your skills and advance your career. Clinical registration fee reimbursement: We cover the cost of maintaining your professional credentials. Private medical insurance: A comprehensive healthcare plan. Single cover from 6 months of employment. Private pension scheme: A defined contribution pension scheme after 12 months service. Extra annual leave: Flexibility to purchaseadditionalholiday days to suit your personal needs. Confidential employee assistance programme: 24/7 access to confidential counselling for your mental and emotional well-being. Life assurance3 x salary: A benefit to protect your loved ones in the event of an unexpected loss. Salary finance: Access to financial education, loans, and tools to achieve your financial goals. Travel season ticket loan. The opportunity to buy Extra perks such as, critical illness cover, dental insurance. Long service awards. Volunteering. Up to two days each year dedicated to Community Giving. Online shopping discounts via Discount Marketplace. Ingeus is part of global human services provider, APM Group. Our mission is to enable better lives,and, in the UK,we work with government, employers, and local partners to design and deliver services to help create strong societies where people have the independence, knowledge, and know-how to thrive. We deliver services to help people improve their employment, skills, health, and wellbeing. We're purpose-led, passionate, and proud to work with customers and communities to drive social change. Our culture treats everyone with dignity and respect, ensuring that every individual is comfortable, confident, and recognised for the value of their contributions. We welcome applications from everyone - if you require any assistance with any part of the recruitment process or would like alternative formats, please get in touch.
Do you have the commitment and values to make a real difference to the lives of people with care needs? Are you passionate about empowering them to improve their quality of life, while supporting them to realise their hopes, dreams and aspirations? Creative Support is a not-for-profit organisation which provides high quality, person-centred support to people with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health needs and dementia. The support we offer is tailored to the individual client's needs and encourages independence and community engagement. We are looking for calm, resourceful, and energetic individuals who are highly motivated, hardworking, and keen to support older people in a proactive and holistic manner. You will have well-honed skills in positive communication and engagement, and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for our all our service users. You will support people to maintain a healthy state of wellbeing, mentally, physically and emotionally. You will empower individuals to be happy, healthy, and successful in achieving their life goals. You must be willing to embrace all aspects of the role including, but not limited to, providing support with personal care and domestic tasks, and supporting individuals to access work, education and social opportunities. You will be required to work in a flexible manner, on a roster basis, which will include evenings. Previous experience, whilst desirable, is not necessary what we need most from you is gumption and a can-do attitude. If you would like to have an informal discussion about this position, please contact Tamryn Nicol on or .uk or Mahip Singh (Service Director) on or . Gender is considered to be an occupational requirement Equality Act 2010 Benefits of working with Creative Support: We offer all employees competitive pay and a pension contribution in addition to 28 days annual leave. As an employer that is committed to the professional development of our staff we also support our care staff to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and pay for your enhanced DBS. Additional benefits include enhanced maternity leave, employee support programmes and an additional day of leave each year on or around your Birthday. Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures however we can accept fully completed applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK, we do not accept CV's as a form of application Please be aware we are currently at full capacity with our Visa Sponsor Licenses, therefore we are not accepting applicants who are seeking sponsorship. We are also not accepting applicants who are currently on a Skilled Worker Visa, seeking secondary employment, as we are unable to actively track the hours worked with the primary sponsor. We do not notify unsuccessful candidates of their outcome at application stage, previously unsuccessful applicants must wait six months before reapplying.