Physiotherapist

Here it is with the salary inadded to the title, worked into the hook (because for a one-year Band 5, the numberisthe argument), and given its own line at the top of the benefits:PhysiotherapistClinical Assessor | Nationwide (Hybrid) | £39,500£50,000 (location dependent)One year qualified? That's not too earlyit's exactly the right time.Are you an HCPC-registered Physiotherapist around a year into practice, somewhere on the Band 5 rotation treadmill, and quietly wondering what's next? Band 6 posts are scarce, the waiting lists never shrink, and the treatment targets follow you home. Here's what nobody tells you at 12 months: you're already eligible for a move into the growing functional assessment and medico-legal fieldstarting at £39,500, and rising to £50,000 in some locations. That's several thousand above Band 5 pay at the entry point, and Band 7 territory at the top, without the years of queuing in between.Why one-year physios thrive hereIn this role, assessment isn't the warm-up to treatmentit's the entire job. MSK, neuro, functional baseline: mobility, transfers, daily living. You won't be the most junior person in the room learning a specialism on the side; you'll be trained, from day one, in a field where your clinical reasoning is the core competency. And unlike the rotation queue, progression here doesn't depend on waiting for someone above you to move on.What you'll doYou'll assess customers, take clinical observations, and produce a written report that supports the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in making decisions about a person's support. Your report forms one part of that decisionyour clinical judgement matters.What you'll get£39,500£50,000 basic salary, dependent on locationquoted precisely for your nearest assessment centre when you speak to usIndustry-leading training, fully paid, over approximately 6 monthsdelivered by expert clinical tutors who'll help you translate your skills to the role. You're not expected to arrive knowing this field; you're taught it100+ hours of protected CPD every yearFull support to maintain your HCPC registrationA dedicated clinical supervisor and real opportunities to progressSociable hours and a genuine work-life balanceno weekend rotas, no on-call, with hybrid working between home and your local assessment centreWhat you'll needHCPC registration as a PhysiotherapistMinimum 1 year's post-registration experiencenewly eligible? You're exactly who we're looking forConfident IT skills, including typing at around 40 wpmNot quite at 12 months yet? Apply anyway and tell us your registration datewe'll be in touch the month you become eligible.Ready to take your career in a new direction?Apply today.Disclaimer: UK clinical titles are legally protected. Applicants must hold valid professional registration (e.g., NMC, GMC, HCPC) where required. It is a criminal offence to falsely claim to be a registered healthcare professional.TPBN1_UKTJ