The Clinical Standards Lead role will work closely with new and experienced Functional Assessors to provide supervision and feedback, utilising quality and productivity data to enable professional development in line with the Performance Excellence Framework.
The successful applicant will also need to maintain their DWP approval by carrying out assessments to evaluate the overall functional effects of the Claimants health condition and or disability on their everyday life, following the PIP and/or WCA guidelines. Assessors will be expected to use DWP processes and systems and conduct high quality assessments in an empathetic and professional manner.
Responsibilities:
* Carry out regular 1:1 supervision, clinical observations, and dip tests/ live dip tests (audits), coaching HPs in line with defined Support Pathways based on quality performance related risk assessments.
* Monitor trends and specific emerging issues that need to be addressed, delivering group quality improvement sessions where common issues are apparent.
* Supervise the support pathways of Functional Assessors as defined within the Performance Excellence Framework, utilising clinical audit and quality outcomes with a view to achieving sustained quality improvement within the contract.
* Carry out telephone, video and/ or face-to-face functional assessments to establish any functional restriction caused by a claimants health c...