Talent pool - Registered Medical Practitioner - Functional Assessor - GP/General Practitioner - Part time or full time

Job Description

Do good. Be great.Are you a GP who wants to continue helping people but needs a better work/life balance At Maximus, you dont need to compromise. Join our Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA) business as a Functional Assessor a trusted health provider roleand work as part of a diverse team of registered doctors, medical practitioners and healthcare professionals to help people move forward with their lives. Job Summary What youll be doingDay-to-day, youll carry out assessments to understand how a persons disability or health condition affects their daily life. Youll listen sensitively to their experiences, ask questions and use your insights to produce a factual report to help the Departmentfor Work and Pensions (DWP) determine their eligibility for benefits. Its important work that has a big impact on real lives, so well make sure you get the time to build a relationship with each customer you speak with.Every assessment is different, and you might work on complex cases involving veterans or customers with neurological conditions, industrial injuries and respiratory diseases. Itll be challenging at times, and its a target-focused environment, so well supportyou to manage your caseloads efficiently in order to deliver the best service. Our colleagues combine the highest levels of integrity with extensive clinical knowledge to offer the best service possible to our customers.A career without compromisesOur healthcare colleagues are the driving force of our business. Thats why, as part of our team, you wont be expected to work long days, do night shifts or take work home. Instead, you can work either full-time or part-time in a pattern that gives you genuinework-life balance plus the flexibility to make long-term decisions about your future career.On top of that, you can expect a wide range of benefits designed to help you achieve great things. That includes a competitive salary of 72,000 (82,000 London weighting), a supportive working environment and the opportunity to gain plenty of exposure asyou develop your clinical knowledge. Youll help change lives, without having to compromise your own.What we look forYoull need to be a GMC registered doctor with broad post-registration experience. If youre proactive, keen to learn and have excellent oral and written communication skills, youll make a great addition to the team. From working with a diverse range of customersto handling challenging situations, this role is a fantastic opportunity to develop your clinical knowledge while making a difference to peoples lives.To do well, youll be comfortable working towards targets, open to give and receive feedback and have good IT knowledge. Previous experience of functional or disability assessment is a plus, but not essential well help you do your best work and complete functionalassessments to the highest standards through a formal training programme.Due to COVID 19 most of our doctors are currently undertaking telephone assessments until we can resume face-to-face assessments.Who we areMaximus operates several business lines in the UK, including the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA), Remploy, Health Management and Revitalised. Our 3,800 colleagues include over 1,400 doctors, nurses, occupational therapists and other healthcareprofessionals who play a vital role in improving the lives of millions of people. We have over 270 locations across England, Scotland and Wales and were one of the largest providers of employment, health and disability support programmes in the country. Essential Job Duties As a Doctor within our CHDA business, youll undertake a combination of file-work and face-to-face assessments in relation to a variety of benefits. These assessments will focus on how a health condition or disability affects a persons day-to-day life. Youllthen utilise various IT platforms to support you in the clinical decision-making and produce a written report for the DWP.