Job Detail

Functional Specialist

• Field: Medical & Pharmaceutical
• Deadline: 2026-03-21 08:03
• Belfast, City of Belfast

Further your career and take on a new challenge as a Functional Specialist!
We are recruiting for hybrid working Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Paramedics to make the most of their existing clinical knowledge and take on a new role with a leading, multi-national employer with Full time roles available.
As a Functional Specialist you will be providing unbiased, comprehensive assessments for the Government’s disability allowance (PIP) whilst ensuring a personalised, inclusive and empathetic service for the service user.
Benefits Include:
* Starting salary of £39,500 + Bonus
* After approval you will be eligible for a discretionary bonus of 10% of base salary, subject to quality and performance
* OTE: £43,450
* Salary increases upon successful completion of training stages
* Hybrid, Full time
* Training: Full time, 5 weeks’
* 25 days Holidays per annum, rising to 27 days with service
* Company Laptop and Mobile Phone provided
* Access to Health & Wellbeing programme and Headspace mobile app
* Annual charity day
* Employee network groups
* Company matched pension
* Life assurance
* 15 weeks’ paid maternity
* Cycle2work scheme
Your New Role:
* As a multi-skilled Functional Specialist, you will manage caseloads from end to end which includes delivering face to face and virtual assessments, telephone assessments, initial review calls and paper-based reports (PBR).
* As a multi-skilled Functional Specialist, you will have greater job variety and autonomy to manage cases to conclusion.
* You will assess the full range of health conditions and disabilities affecting the claimant, including physical, sensory, mental, intellectual and cognitive impairments.
* You will have time built into your working rota for breaks, CPD, audit amendments, requesting and reviewing further evidence and team meetings.
Requirements
* Qualified Nurse, Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist or Paramedic.
* 1+ years post qualification experience.
* Valid registration on NMC or HCPC without restrictions.
* Excellent communication skills and strong IT literacy