Functional Assessor (PIP & Work Capability Assessments) — Luton
Starting salary £45,000- £48,000 + performance-related uplifts | Full or part time | Hybrid
Tired of understaffed shifts, skipped breaks and taking the ward home with you? There's a way to use your clinical skills that gives you your time back — without giving up your registration.
We are recruiting Functional Assessors in Southend-on-Sea on behalf of our client, carrying out PIP and Work Capability Assessments as part of the DWP's Health Assessment and Advisory Service (HAAS). You'll assess how a person's health conditions affect their daily life and ability to work, through face-to-face, video and telephone consultations, and produce fair, evidence-based reports.
Why clinicians make the move:
* Nurses (RGN, RMN, RNLD): No understaffed units, no night shifts, no missed breaks. Predictable 9–5 hours and one patient at a time, with the time to do the job properly.
* Physiotherapists: No waiting-list pressure or impossible caseloads. Use your assessment and clinical reasoning skills in full, without the physical toll of hands-on caseloads.
* Occupational Therapists: Functional assessment is your language already. Put your expertise in how conditions affect daily living front and centre, in a structured, autonomous role.
* Paramedics: Off the road and out of the blue-light rota — no shift patterns, no unpredictable callouts. Apply your rapid assessment and decision-making in a calmer, structured setting.
* Pharmacists: Step beyond dispensing and MURs. Put your deep medicines and conditions knowledge to work in a clinical reasoning role, with regular hours and no retail targets.
What you'll get:
* starting salary, with performance-related uplifts (opportunity to increase by £1,000 in your first year, plus further uplifts as you build specialist skills)
* Full time (9am–5pm, Mon–Fri) or part time (4 days/week), both hybrid — minimum 2 days at the Southend-on-Sea assessment centre
* No nights, weekends or bank holidays
* Full DWP accreditation training, with 1:1 coaching and mentoring
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pension, and ongoing CPD
* A clear path into Clinical Coach, Trainer and Clinical Manager roles
We're looking for:
* NMC registered nurses (RGN, RMN, RNLD), HCPC registered physiotherapists, occupational therapists or paramedics, or GPhC registered pharmacists
* Minimum 12 months' UK post-registration clinical experience
* Strong communication, clinical reasoning and report-writing skills
* Confidence using IT systems
* The right to work in the UK, and the ability to commute to the Southend-on-Sea assessment centre (within ~90 minutes)
Ready for a clinical career without the burnout? Apply today — our recruitment team will talk you through the role, the training, and your start date.