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General Practitioner / Medical Doctor

General Practitioner / Medical Doctor

Posted 19 March by Everpool
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Yeovil , Somerset
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Registered Medical Practitioner – Functional Assessor - GP/General Practitioner
Starting Salary: £72,000
*Hybrid Working Available

Everpool Recruitment are currently recruiting General Practitioner’s for an exciting and challenging opportunity to become a qualified Functional Assessor. This role will require you to use your broad-based medical experience and nursing skills to carry out health assessments and examinations with individuals who are living with longer-term disabilities and illnesses who are applying for a government-funded benefit called Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). This benefit is awarded to people who have a limited or no capability for employment as a result of living with a health condition.

As a Functional Assessor, you will not be required to treat, advise, refer, diagnose, or rehabilitate but assess how disabilities and illnesses may impact on a person’s functionality in performing work-related activity. As part of the consultation process, you will be required to compile clear and concise evidence-based reports using your findings from each assessment, which will then be submitted to assist with the decision-making process.

This is a permanent position with full-time and part-time working hours available. Standard working hours are 9:00am–5:00pm and you will not be required to work weekends, nights, or bank holidays.

There is an option to be a Hybrid assessor meaning you would do 3 Days onsite and 2 days from home per week. *Training would need to be completed on site first.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • To undertake a combination of file-work and face-to-face/telephone assessments of customers in relation to a variety of benefits and provide a report to the DWP.
  • File-work involves reviewing medical evidence in a written or electronic format to determine the suitability of a face-to-face/telephone assessment.
  • To use IT software programmes to support clinical decision making when undertaking file-work and examinations.
  • Work well as part of a multidisciplinary team and build positive working relationships with both clinical colleagues and administrative support staff.
Role Summary

  • Starting salary: £72,000 Per Annum
  • Working hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm (37.5hrs)
  • Office-based/Home-based assessments (no community/home visits required)
  • Fantastic opportunities for career progression and professional development
Benefits Package

  • Hybrid working pattern available* (work up to 50% from home)
  • Plenty of exposure as you develop your skills and clinical knowledge
  • Opportunities to explore other roles
  • CPD days
  • Pension scheme
  • Holiday trading (buy/sell annual leave)
  • 25 days annual leave (+ bank holidays)
  • Life insurance
  • Critical illness cover
  • Dental insurance
  • Healthcare cash plan
  • Employee assistance programme
If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact Ellouise on  for more information. Alternatively, please apply to this advert and a consultant from the team will be in touch.

Reference: 52341505

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