Serco Plc
Functional Assessor
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Functional Assessor
Location: Bournemouth - Hybrid working
Salary: £40,000 – £42,000 per year, with salary uplifts within the first 12 months.
Schedule: Full time and Part time opportunities. Monday – Friday, no nights or weekends.
Ready to impact a better future? As a Functional Assessor in our Health Assessment Advisory Service team, you’ll carry out meaningful work on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions to understand how a person’s health condition affects their daily life. Through fair, comprehensive assessments, you’ll help create a positive impact for millions of people.
This role gives Registered Nurses (RGN, RMN & RNLD), Physiotherapists, Paramedics, Occupational Therapists, and Pharmacists the chance to use your clinical expertise in a new way. You’ll be part of a supportive, purpose-led environment where your work contributes to improved outcomes, simpler processes, and a better future for customers and communities.
What you’ll do as a Functional Assessor
You’ll be entrusted to:
- Speak with customers by phone, face to face, or online.
- Carry out functional health assessments and gather accurate, detailed information.
- Consult with treating healthcare professionals where appropriate.
- Produce fair, high-quality reports on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
- Use your observational, communication, and note-taking skills to ensure every customer is treated with care and respect.
Does this sound like you?
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:
- One year of post-registration experience as a Nurse (RGN, RMN, RNLD), Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Paramedic, or Pharmacist.
- Full registration with a relevant UK regulatory body (NMC, HCPC, or equivalent), with an active PIN and no restrictions.
- Strong communication and listening skills, with the ability to write concise, accurate reports.
- Good IT skills and the ability to work efficiently under time pressures.
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Vetting and checks
All our Functional Assessors must successfully complete the full pre-employment security screening process, including an Enhanced DBS check, before starting in role.
Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.
What we offer
- Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year).
- Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme.
- Hybrid working opportunities: Functional Assessors have the opportunity to work from home and the assessment centre.
- Training Bonus: A one-off 5% bonus upon becoming an approved assessor with the DWP.
- Quarterly Bonus: A 10% performance-based bonus scheme, once you’re an approved Functional Assessor.
- Incentives: Financial rewards for additional skills developed in role.
- Registration costs: We’ll reimburse you for your professional subscription fees and support you with your revalidation.
- Training and development: A comprehensive training programme is provided before undertaking assessments independently. Huge opportunities for CPD including over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression.
- Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service.
- Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment, and travel.
- Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity.
- Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.
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Our inclusive recruitment commitment
We prioritise your skills and potential. As a Disability Confident Leader, a top Great British Employer of Veterans, and a Gold Inclusive Employer Standard holder, we champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.
- Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans, and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.
- Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).
For support with your application, please contact: haasrecruitment@serco.com
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