A Functional Specialist will undertake writing a report and or complete a functional assessment of an individual who is making a claim for PIP in either the claimant home or one of our clinics or via phone / video. Job title: Functional Specialist Job Description: They take into account all of the information presented including any supporting evidence and then carry out a face to face or write a Paper Based Report. Once they have gathered all the necessary information, they will complete a structured report to be presented to the DWP/ DfC. This report will contain a detailed history of the claimant condition(s) including information gathered on the functional impact of their health condition or impairment on their daily living and mobility, their current medication and treatment and use this to make recommendations on the assessment criteria which should be applied. They will provide a full justification explaining on arrival of these conclusions from the evidence gathered and define the probable timescales over which a health condition or impairment may affect the claimant. And will also give a recommendation of when it would be medically sensible to review the claimant circumstances again. Location: London , United Kingdom Time Type: Full time Contract Type: Permanent Capita is a consulting, transformation and digital services business. We deliver innovative solutions and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We're driven by our purpose: to create better outcomes â for our employees, clients and customers, suppliers and partners, investors, and society. We're committed to being a responsible business â in how we operate, serve society, respect our people and the environment, and deliver attractive returns to our investors. Every day we help millions of people, by delivering innovative solutions to transform and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We partner with clients and provide them with the insight and cutting-edge technologies that give time back, allowing them to focus on what they do best and making people lives easier and simpler. We operate in the UK, Europe, India and South Africa and currently have 55,000 talented people working in our three divisions: Capita Experience, Capita Public Service and Capita Portfolio.