Company: Capita

Apply for the Functional Specialist PIP – Northern Ireland

Location: Belfast

Job Description:

Description

What you’ll be doing:

conducting initial reviews, paper-based, face-to-face, video or telephone assessments to evaluate how a claimant’s health condition or disability affects their day-to-day life

observing and reporting on an individual’s ability to carry out activities

analysing and interpreting clinical information and supporting evidence

creating one comprehensive 3,000-4,000-word report of the evidence gathered for each claimant, up to a maximum of 3 per day

ensuring enough detail, evidence and justification are given to support the DWP in making decisions

developing your clinical knowledge and learning about the health conditions which are less familiar to you.

This is hybrid role with expectation that you will be based at home and assigned to work from your nearest assessment centre on a rota basis to deliver face-to-face assessments.

What we’re looking for:

one year’s post-registration experience as a nurse (RMN, RNLD, RGN), occupational therapist, physiotherapist or paramedic

fully registered with a relevant UK regulatory body (NMC, HCPC or other), without restriction or conditions and with a valid PIN

excellent observational and communication skills, giving you the ability to listen, empathise and dig deeper

the ability to work quickly, producing reports in a timely manner and hitting targets

solid experience with using IT and Microsoft Office, as well as remotely accessing systems

a current valid driving licence or access to a form of transport to attend your nearest assessment centre

Successful candidates will be required to successfully complete government baseline personnel security standard vetting. This is the recognised standard for the pre-employment screening of individuals with access to government asset

Your working hours:

You’ll be contracted to work 7.5 hours per day, 37.5 hours per week (full time), you’ll be able to agree your actual working hours with your line manager after training. Working patterns will be between the hours of 8am and 8pm.

About Capita HAAS

Capita was awarded two contracts to deliver the Health Assessment Advisory Service (HAAS) assessments in the Midlands and Wales for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and in Northern Ireland for the Department for Communities (DfC).

HAAS is a new service that will bring together existing assessment services, for disabled people and people with health conditions, under a single provider in each geographical region. This will make accessing support simpler and easier for some of society’s most vulnerable people.

Capita will deliver assessments for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit (UC), as well as a number of specialist benefits including Child Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Veterans UK assessments.

Capita has been delivering PIP assessments in the Midlands and Wales since 2013, and in Northern Ireland since 2016.

What’s in it for you?

A competitive basic starting salary of £38,500.

Increase to £39,500 upon meeting approval with a one-off bonus payment of £1000.

Once approved you will be eligible for a bonus of 10% of base salary, subject to quality and performance

25 days’ holiday (rising to 27 after 5 years) with the opportunity to buy extra leave

Annual professional registration fee reimbursed and supported revalidation

The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice

Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks… and plenty more

Opportunity to purchase discounted benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology

Refer a friend reward scheme

Access to the Headspace app for you and up to 5 family or friends

Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform.

You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You’ll be joining a network of experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘I’m Interested’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees

As a Disability Confident Leader, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information or to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may need, please contact us on or 0300 303 8544

Location:

Belfast

United Kingdom

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent…

Posted: March 16th, 2026

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