We are looking for an experienced healthcare professional to join WPA as a Senior Clinical Case Manager, supporting customers with complex medical needs at some of the most important moments in their healthcare journey.
This is an exciting opportunity to use your clinical knowledge in a supportive, customer-focused environment while developing your career with an award-winning private health insurer.
· Salary: £31,930, rising to £35,535 on successful completion of probation.
· Contract: Full-time, permanent.
· Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday between 08:00 and 18:00; flexible working patterns can be considered.
· Location: Office-based at our offices on Blackbrook Business Park in Taunton, TA1 2PE.
About us
WPA is a private healthcare provider with more than 100 years’ experience of treating our customers as we would wish to be treated. We have won many awards for the level of service we provide and are the only Which? Recommended Provider for private medical insurance.
As a not-for-profit organisation, we look after our customers and our people, who are key to our success. You’ll feel proud to work for WPA because of our inclusive culture, career progression opportunities and generous benefits.
Benefits and Development Opportunities
Alongside an attractive salary and annual non-contractual bonus, we offer a range of benefits and opportunities designed to support your wellbeing and professional development.
· Private medical insurance, a WPA cash plan and private remote GP services.
· The option to purchase additional annual leave.
· A pension scheme and length of service awards.
· Free onsite parking at our Taunton office.
· Regular social events, including BBQs, annual parties, team-building activities and sporting events.
· A contemporary working environment where your contribution is valued.
· Opportunities to build on your clinical experience and develop new skills.
· Ongoing support for your professional and personal development.
The team and role
The Clinical Team brings together a diverse range of healthcare, clinical and life sciences expertise, including nurses, paramedics and PhD-qualified professionals. Together, we provide specialist support to customers facing complex medical conditions, including cancer, helping them navigate their healthcare journey with confidence.
Acting as a single point of contact, the team supports customers throughout their treatment journey, providing guidance and continuity at every stage. We work closely with healthcare professionals and providers to gather the information needed to assess and manage complex medical claims. The team is also supported by our Chief Medical Officer and Medical Advisers, all practising specialists across the NHS and private sector, who provide expert input on complex cases and help ensure customers can access appropriate treatment and care.
You'll join a supportive and collaborative environment where your contribution is valued and your development is encouraged. This role offers the opportunity to build on your clinical expertise, develop new skills, and make a meaningful difference to customers during some of the most significant moments in their healthcare journey.
About you
You will:
· Hold a relevant healthcare qualification, such as nursing, paramedicine, life sciences or a related field.
· Have experience managing or supporting patients with complex healthcare needs.
· Be confident assessing clinical information and making evidence-based decisions.
· Demonstrate excellent communication skills when engaging with customers, healthcare professionals and providers.
· Be highly organised, with strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering outstanding customer service.
In this role, you will:
· Be part of the customer pathway, proactively reviewing customers’ eligibility to use their health policy in line with their policy cover.
· Signpost customers where required to enable access to other eligible services.
· Use clinical skills to make informed decisions on highly complex treatment eligibility, including levels of care, hospital length of stay and treatment options.
· Work proactively with providers to ensure care is appropriate to need and eligible under the customer’s policy.
· Stay informed of current clinical best practice, evidence-based guidelines and emerging healthcare developments.
· Support front-line business areas where clinically complex cases require clinical case management support.
· Maintain up-to-date and accurate knowledge of appropriate WPA products, policies and initiatives to ensure all queries are answered accurately.
· Carry out medical research to support claims decisions and ensure current, accurate evidence informs claims advice.
Be yourself and thrive
WPA is a not-for-profit, environmentally friendly organisation with an ethos of treating others as we would want to be treated, including our team, customers and local community. We hire great people, believe in everyone and recognise that individual differences make our team stronger.
Interested in Applying?
If you're looking for an opportunity to apply your clinical expertise in a rewarding, non-traditional healthcare setting, we'd love to hear from you.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the vacancy may close once a suitable candidate has been identified. We therefore encourage early applications.
We aim to keep you informed on the progress of your application, however if you have applied previously and been unsuccessful, you may not receive a response.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £31,930.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Taunton TA1 2PE: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
