Job Description
Job Title: Functional Assessor (Registered Nurse)\n\nLocation: Sunderland\n\nSalary: £37,800 - £39,500 per annum\n\nJob Type: Hybrid Permanent/ Mon-Fri, 9-5 hours\n\nThe anticipated start date for this position is May 2025\n\nJob Overview\n\nGreat opportunities: full-time, part-time, hybrid, and school-time-hours roles\n\nWe’re looking for registered adult or mental health nurses who enjoy making a difference in people's lives every day.\n\nIf you are looking for a break from shift work or are seeking a new exciting career opportunity to develop and enhance your nursing skills, and still be able to utilise your nursing skills but differently helping people, apply and become a Functional Assessor.\n\nYou will carry out assessments to understand how a person’s disability or health condition affects their daily life and produce factual reports to help the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) determine their eligibility for benefits.\n\nWhat we look for:\n\n * An NMC-registered adult or mental health nurse with at least 1 year’s broad post-registration experience in the UK\n\n * A proactive and keen learner with excellent oral and written communication skills\n\n * Someone comfortable using computer software to type and produce detailed reports\n\n * An expert clinician comfortable working with a diverse range of conditions, including complex cases and mental health conditions\n\nThis role is a great opportunity for registered nurses to develop their clinical knowledge and hone their assessment skills further, all while helping people move forward with their lives.\n\nGreat Benefits Package\n\n * Competitive Salary: £37,800 - £39,500\n\n * Opportunities to increase Income (Overtime & Incentives)\n\n * Annual Bonus scheme\n\n * Various company-wide benefits that promote financial well-being.\n\n * We offer Nurses full-time, part-time, and hybrid working opportunities\n\n * Dedicated team to support with Revalidation and ongoing CPD\n\n * Protected time for CPD and clinical development, which counts towards revalidation\n\n * Maternity and Paternity packages for nurses (18 weeks of full maternity Pay) including (adoption & surrogacy) and 6 weeks of full paternity pay.\n\n * Other support includes neonatal/premature paid leave, pregnancy loss paid leave, and child bereavement leave.\n\n * We offer a Healthcare Cash Plan\n\n * Pension Plan\n\n * We offer 25 days annual leave, increasing to 27 days after five years with the company\n\nContact Raj, Tamara Fel on (phone number removed)