Trade Shifts for Set Hours Functional Assessor (PIP)

Posted 5 hours 16 minutes ago by Everpool Recruitment

Permanent
Full Time
Other
Somerset, Yeovil, United Kingdom, BA201
Job Description
Trade Shifts for Set Hours Functional Assessor (PIP)
  • £4,000 Guaranteed in Year 1
  • Set Hours, Every Week
  • £4,000 Guaranteed in Year 1
  • 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays, 6% Pension
  • Set Hours, Every Week

Functional / Disability Assessor (PIP)

Salary: £40,000-£42,000 starting base, rising to £44,000 within your first 12 months through guaranteed uplifts, plus bonuses

Location: Federated House, Hendford Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1UU (site-based / face-to-face, with a 50/50 hybrid option available after training)

Working Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm - no weekends, no shifts, no nights

About the Role

Ready to use your clinical experience differently - with your evenings and weekends back?

We're looking for a compassionate, detail-oriented Functional / Disability Assessor to join our team. You won't be providing hands on treatment. Instead, you'll use your clinical expertise to conduct structured assessments, evaluating how long term health conditions or disabilities affect a person's daily life and mobility, and translating your findings into clear, objective reports that help determine eligibility for support and benefits.

Key Responsibilities
  • Conduct thorough face to face, telephone, or video consultations with individuals living with a range of physical and mental health conditions
  • Analyse medical evidence and apply clinical judgement to assess functional capacity
  • Write comprehensive, objective, evidence based reports to a high professional standard
  • Maintain empathy, professionalism, and strict confidentiality throughout every assessment
Salary & Guaranteed Pay Progression

PIP Pathway:

  • Starting base salary: £40,000
  • At 6 months (on approval): £43,000 - £1,000 six month uplift + £2,000 face to face assessor uplift
  • At 12 months: £44,000 - additional £1,000 twelve month uplift

That's up to £4,000 in guaranteed uplifts within your first year, on top of your starting salary.

Bonuses, Earnings & Skill Progression
  • One-off approval bonus: 5%, paid on successful approval
  • Annual performance bonus: up to 10%, paid quarterly (2.5% per quarter), subject to performance
  • Overtime: paid at time and a half (1.5x) once approved
  • Voluntary upskilling: once approved and meeting performance targets, train for further salary increases -l
    • Auditing (PIP & WCA): +£500 on approval
Key Benefits & Work-Life Balance
  • Paid training: 12 weeks, fully paid
  • Hybrid working: 50/50 model available after training
  • Holiday: 25 days + bank holidays, with the option to buy more
  • Pension: 6% employer contribution
  • Wellbeing & perks: ShareSave scheme, a paid volunteering day, health helplines and apps, lifestyle discounts
What We're Looking For
  • Professional registration: active registration with NMC, HCPC, or GPhC as a Nurse (RGN, RMN, RNLD), Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Paramedic, or Pharmacist. Adult clinical experience required - you'll be working with individuals aged 16-65
  • Clinical experience: minimum 1 year post qualification
  • Skills: excellent communication and listening skills, strong analytical ability, confident IT skills, high report writing capability
  • Right to work: full right to work in the UK required (sponsorship is not available)