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Hybrid PIP Assessor
Location: Newcastle
Salary: £37,000 - £40,000
Hours: Permanent, full or part-time
Merco Medical are proudly recruiting for a hybrid full or part-time Physio or Paramedic to work on the DWP's Personal Independence Payment service.
As a Functional Assessor you will:
- Use your broad-based medical experience and clinical knowledge to conduct paper-based reviews of claims, independent health assessments and to write reports for the DWP.
- You will be using your critical reasoning skills and drawing upon your clinical experience, skills & knowledge to ensure that your part in the assessment process is positive, dignified, and professional.
- Use your clinical expertise in a new way whilst enjoying a great work-life balance with excellent benefits.
Requirements:
- At least one year’s post HCPC registration experience working with people aged 16 to 64.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Be a competent user of IT.
Benefits:
- Grow your medical knowledge in a friendly team environment.
- A large investment is made in you as an employee, especially during the professional all new training you will complete over the first few months to become an accredited Disability Analyst.
- Within the first 3 months you will complete over 140 hours of CPD, along with ongoing professional development throughout to keep clinicians at the top of their game!
- 25 days' annual leave, with the option to buy up to 10 more days
- Flexible working options, following training.
- Pension scheme, matching up to 10% of your contributions.
- Life assurance, private medical insurance, and medical indemnity insurance
- Reimbursement of your annual NMC/HCPC registration fee
- Health screening every two years, after one year's service
- All flexible benefits can be tailored to your requirements and lifestyle: travel or dental insurance, childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme and more.
For more information on this role, please do not hesitate to call us on (phone number removed)
