General Practitioner - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Folklore

Description

Registered Medical Practitioner Functional Assessor - GP/General Practitioner
Hybrid Working Available

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 persons functionality in performing work-related activity.

This is a permanent position with full-time and part-time working hours available. Standard working hours are 9:00am5:00pm 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.

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.
Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm (37.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)
~ 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