Functional Assessor-Health Assessment Advisory Service
About this role
Functional Assessor - Health Assessment Advisory Service
Location: Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom / Hybrid working options
Job ID: 308571
Employment Type: Full-Time or Part-Time, Regular (Permanent)
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 37.5 hours per week (No nights, weekends, or bank holidays)
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 clinical and healthcare professionals with meaningful, purpose-driven careers across the UK public sector. Partnering with leading health and wellbeing service providers, we specialize in placing candidates into stable, rewarding roles where your clinical expertise helps improve lives, streamline assessments, and deliver compassionate outcomes for communities that rely on you.
Role Overview
As a Functional Assessor in our Health Assessment Advisory Service team, you will carry out meaningful, vital work on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). You will evaluate how an individual's health condition affects their day-to-day life through fair, comprehensive, and respectful assessments.
This role provides Registered Nurses (RGN, RMN, RNLD), Physiotherapists, Paramedics, Occupational Therapists, and Pharmacists with a unique opportunity to apply your clinical expertise in a new way, operating within a supportive, purpose-led environment that champions continuous professional development.
Key Responsibilities:
Assessments & Consultations: Engage with customers by phone, face-to-face, or online to carry out functional health assessments and gather detailed, accurate information.
Professional Collaboration: Consult with treating healthcare professionals where appropriate to ensure a well-rounded evaluation.
Comprehensive Reporting: Produce fair, high-quality, and objective reports on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Customer Care: Use your observational, listening, and communication skills to ensure every customer is treated with empathy, dignity, and respect.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for a qualified, registered clinician with strong communication skills and an analytical, empathetic approach to evaluation.
Requirements:
Professional Experience: Minimum of 1 year of post-registration clinical experience as a Nurse (RGN, RMN, RNLD), Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Paramedic, or Pharmacist.
Active Registration: Full registration with a relevant UK regulatory body (NMC, HCPC, or equivalent) with an active PIN and no restrictions.
Core Competencies: Excellent listening, communication, and report-writing skills, with the ability to produce concise, accurate documentation.
Digital & Time Management Skills: Good IT literacy and the ability to work efficiently and manage workloads under time pressures.
Vetting Requirement: 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, backed by guaranteed salary uplifts within the first 12 months.
Attractive Bonus Structure: Includes a one-off 5% bonus upon becoming an approved DWP Functional Assessor, plus a 10% performance-based quarterly bonus scheme.
Leave & Pension: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (with the option to buy up to 5 additional leave days each year) and up to a 6% contributory pension scheme.
Professional Support: Full reimbursement of professional subscription/revalidation fees and a comprehensive training programme prior to independent assessments.
Training & Development: Huge continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities, including over 1,100 internal courses, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, and structured mentoring.
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, tax-free payroll giving, 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 clearance exemptions). Reasonable adjustments are fully supported throughout the hiring process.