Functional Assessor
About this role
Functional Assessor
Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (Hybrid Working)
Job ID: 308567
Employment Type: Full-Time or Part-Time, Regular
Schedule: Monday to Friday, no nights or weekends
Salary: £47,000 – £50,000 per year, with salary uplifts within the first 12 months
About Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency
At Supportive Bridge, we connect skilled healthcare and clinical professionals with progressive, purpose-driven roles across the UK public sector. Partnering with leading health and wellbeing service providers, we specialize in placing candidates into stable, rewarding careers where your clinical expertise helps shape fair, compassionate, and essential community services.
Role Overview
As a Functional Assessor within our Health Assessment Advisory Service team in Watford, you will carry out meaningful work on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Through comprehensive, fair evaluations, you will help determine how a person's health condition affects their daily life, ensuring they receive the correct support and guidance.
This role offers Registered Nurses, Physiotherapists, Paramedics, Occupational Therapists, and Pharmacists a unique opportunity to apply their clinical expertise in a supportive, office-based environment with excellent work-life balance.
Key Responsibilities:
Customer Consultations: Engage with customers via phone, face-to-face, or online assessments with care, empathy, and respect.
Information Gathering: Conduct functional health assessments and gather accurate, detailed clinical information.
Professional Collaboration: Consult with treating healthcare professionals where appropriate to build a complete clinical picture.
Report Writing: Produce fair, high-quality, and concise reports for the DWP using exceptional observation and note-taking skills.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for registered clinicians who possess strong communication skills, an eye for detail, and a passion for supporting others.
Requirements:
Professional Experience: A minimum of one year of post-registration experience as a Nurse (RGN, RMN, RNLD), Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Paramedic, or Pharmacist.
Regulatory Registration: Full registration with a relevant UK regulatory body (NMC, HCPC, or equivalent) with an active PIN and no restrictions.
Core Skills: Excellent listening, communication, and report-writing skills, paired with good IT proficiency to work efficiently under time targets.
Vetting Readiness: Successful completion of pre-employment security screening, including an Enhanced DBS check.
What We Offer You
Financial Package: Competitive starting salary of £47,000 – £50,000 per year with structured salary uplifts in the first 12 months, plus a 5% training bonus upon DWP approval and a 10% quarterly performance bonus scheme.
Professional Fees: Full reimbursement of your professional subscription/revalidation fees.
Leave & Pension: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (with the option to buy up to 5 extra days) and up to a 6% matched contributory pension scheme.
Training & Development: Comprehensive initial training, continuous professional development (CPD), and access to over 1,100 internal courses, qualifications, and apprenticeship funding.
Health & Wellbeing: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, virtual GP service, wellbeing app, and 30% off at managed leisure centres.
Perks & Community: Around 1,000 retail discounts, a paid volunteering day, payroll-giving charity options, and active employee inclusion networks.
Our Recruitment Process & Equal Opportunities
Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans, and individuals with convictions who meet the minimum job criteria are guaranteed an interview.
Ban the Box: We champion fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions (subject to security exemptions). Reasonable adjustments are fully supported from interview through employment.