[Hiring] Clinical Assessor @Capita

Role Description

Discover a new kind of career in healthcare as a Clinical Assessor. Working in healthcare, and looking for a change? If you are a fully registered medical practitioner, a psychologist, a registered nurse, an occupational therapist, or a physiotherapist, you could use your skills in a different way as a clinical assessor. At Capita Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme (TPDPS), you will embark on a rewarding career, utilizing your core skills as a healthcare professional in an entirely different way.

We’re looking for people with the compassion and mental health experience to bring our applicants through the disablement assessment process. We need people with:

• Great computer skills
• Impartiality
• Strong functional assessment and time management skills

It’s a challenging role and can be quite different from other healthcare professions, and that’s why we take your training and development seriously. You’ll begin with a 7-week training programme (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm) with time set aside for self-development learning. We’ll be here to support you, with close mentorship provided as you work on your ongoing development. Everyone starts at £39,500 per annum (pro rata for part-time). We offer a career pathway programme which can increase your salary up to £41,400 plus up to 10% performance incentive.

Overall, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your healthcare knowledge, and gain skills and experience which could open new doors for you in the future. Many of our clinical assessors go on to become Operations Managers, Clinical Trainers, Clinical Coaches, and Quality Auditors.

If you’re looking for a change, including more regular working hours, a competitive salary, and a host of other benefits, and are ready to expand your skills and experience, this could be the role for you.

What You’ll be doing:

• Meet face to face both physically and/or virtually and review available medical evidence from applicants to the scheme to determine the permanence of an applicant’s condition and their percentage disablement.
• Play a pro-active role in seeking insight and further medical evidence as required from GPs, other healthcare professionals, or services to support the applicant’s TPDPS application.
• Gather relevant information, where applicable from the applicant and/or representative, and analyse and interpret clinical information along with any other supporting evidence.
• Compile a comprehensive report in a professional and concise manner, including a detailed history, a full justification, and conclusion from evidence gathered to support the Victims’ Payments Board (VPB) in its decision-making.

Qualifications

• A fully registered medical practitioner such as a psychologist, registered nurse, occupational therapist, or physiotherapist with a minimum of 2 years post-registration experience.
• Fully registered without sanction or conditions of practice with the GMC/NMC/HCPC with a valid PIN.
• A valid full driving licence and access to a car.
• A demonstratable background in a Mental Health / Psychiatric speciality.
• Ability to work at pace, set boundaries, manage conversations, and keep to timescales.
• Ability to relate to people from a range of socio-economic backgrounds, races, religions, and cultures.
• Report writing skills with an ability to deal with a high percentage of work using a laptop and IT systems.
• Strong analytical skills – familiar with MS Office, particularly Excel/Word and PowerPoint.

Requirements

• Successful candidates will be required to successfully complete government baseline personnel security standard vetting and a Counter Terrorist Check (CTC).
• This role is defined as regulated activity relating to children or vulnerable adults within the meaning of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006; it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
• At vetting, you will undergo an enhanced criminality check which will show both spent and unspent convictions.

Benefits

• A competitive basic salary of £39,500. We offer a career pathway programme which can increase your salary up to £41,400 plus up to 10% bonus.
• 25 days’ holiday (rising to 27 after 5 years) with the opportunity to buy extra leave.
• Annual professional registration fee reimbursed and supported revalidation.
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice.
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks… and plenty more.
• Opportunity to purchase discounted benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel, and technology.
• Refer a friend reward scheme.
• Access to the Headspace app for you and up to 5 family or friends.
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.