Clinical Assessor - Social Worker

Clinical Assessor – Social Worker

Exciting opportunity to supporting the Victims’ Payment Board (VPB) in delivery of the clinical assessment service for the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme. We are now recruiting for experienced nurses & allied health professionals who have expertise / experience in a mental health or psychiatric background with more than two years’ post registration experience.

Benefits:

• Basic salary of £35,000, rising to £36,000 upon achieving department-approved status, with potential quality bonus of 10% - Top end earning for year 1 over £39,000!
• Initial 6 weeks’ training and on-going support provided (Fully Paid!)
• Incremental pay progression £1,000 upon completing of further training.
• Flexible work patterns – Work between 8am and 8pm, while you’ll be contracted to work 7.5 hours per day, 37.5 hours per week.
• Hybrid Working – predominantly working from home, with clinic visits required
• 23 days’ holiday, rising to 25 after 2 years’
• Plus so many more

Responsibilities:

• Meet face to face both physically and/or virtually or review available medical evidence from applicants to the TPS scheme to determine the permanence of an applicants condition and their percentage disablement
• Play a pro-active role in seeking insight and further medical evidence as required from GP’s, other healthcare professionals or services to support the applicants TPS application.
• Analyse and interpret clinical information and supporting evidence to support your assessment and subsequent structured, evidence-based report for the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Victims Payment Board (VPB)
• Compile a comprehensive report in a professional and concise manner, including a detailed history, a full justification and conclusion from evidence gathered to support the Victims Payment Board (VPB) in their decision-making.

Criteria:

·A minimum of 4 years’ post-registration experience

·Fully registered without sanction or conditions of practice with NISCC

·Must be based in Northern Ireland

• A demonstrable background in a Mental Health / Psychiatric speciality
• Ability to work at pace, set boundaries, manage conversations, and keep to timescales.
• Ability to relate to people from a range of socio-economic backgrounds, races, religions, and cultures.
• Report writing skills with an ability to deal with a high percentage of work using a laptop and IT systems.