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WCA Nurse Assessor - Hybrid

Maximus

Dundee

On-site

GBP 39,000 - 41,000

30+ days ago

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Join a forward-thinking team as a Nurse Functional Assessor, where your clinical expertise will help individuals navigate their health challenges. This role offers a unique opportunity to conduct assessments and produce vital reports that influence benefit eligibility, all while enjoying a supportive environment that prioritizes your professional growth. With a flexible schedule and no weekend or evening shifts, you can achieve a better work-life balance. This innovative firm values your contributions and provides ongoing training, making it an exciting place to advance your nursing career.

Flexible working hours

Leading maternity and paternity leave

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Ongoing CPD and clinical development

Life insurance

Healthcare Cash Plan

Referral bonus of £2,000

In-person clinical conferences annually

Must have valid NMC registration and 1 year of post-registration experience.
Excellent communication skills and report writing are essential.

Conduct assessments to evaluate how health conditions affect daily life.
Produce WCA reports for DWP benefit eligibility determination.
Develop clinical knowledge with ongoing feedback and supervision.

Registered Nurse

Nurse Practitioner

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Communication Skills

Report Writing

Clinical Assessment

NMC Registration

Computer Software

Description & Requirements

WCA - Nurse Functional Assessor

Dundee

Monday to Friday - 09:00 - 17:00

£39,500

Do good. Be great as a nurse.

Are you a Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner or Registered Mental Health Nurse seeking professional growth, flexible working and a better work-life balance?

About the role

As a Nurse Functional Assessor at Maximus, you'll use your clinical expertise to understand how a person's disability or health condition affects their daily life. You'll work on complex cases involving physical and mental health conditions and chronic pain disorders, while your compassion and experience helps customers move forward with their lives.

The role can be both challenging and rewarding, which is why we offer a tailored training programme to help you thrive. You'll begin with 6 weeks of training before assessing customers and have ongoing support and mentorship in your role with us.

Duties and responsibilities

Conduct telephone, video or face-to-face assessments to understand how a person's disability or health condition affects their daily life
Produce Work Capability Assessment (WCA) reports to help the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) determine a person's eligibility for benefits
D evelop your clinical knowledge and assessment skills with the support of regular feedback and supervision

Conduct telephone, video or face-to-face assessments to understand how a person's disability or health condition affects their daily life
Produce Work Capability Assessment (WCA) reports to help the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) determine a person's eligibility for benefits
D evelop your clinical knowledge and assessment skills with the support of regular feedback and supervision

Requirements

Valid NMC registration number
At least 1 year of broad post-registration adult or mental health experience gained within or outside of the NHS
You MUST have the right to work in the UK - we cannot offer sponsorships
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Comfortable using computer software to type and produce detailed reports

What we offer

£39,500 salary with the opportunity for a £1,500 additional skills allowance
Flexible working - full time, part time and hybrid
No bank holidays, evenings or weekends
Leading maternity and paternity paid leave
Bank holidays plus 25 days' holiday with the option to buy or sell 5 days
Ongoing CPD, clinical development and reimbursed validation fees
£2,000 for referring a friend
Life insurance and Medicash Healthcare Cash Plan
In-person clinical conferences held annually

Join us and become part of a team that's making a real difference to people's lives.

EEO Statement
Maximus is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the recruitment process. We know that feeling included has a dramatic impact on personal well-being and are working to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment due to any personal characteristic. Advertisements for posts will include sufficiently clear and accurate information to enable potential applicants to assess their own suitability for the post.

We are a Disability Confident Leader, thanks to our commitment to the recruitment, retention and career development of people with disabilities and long-term conditions. The Disability Confident scheme includes a guaranteed interview for any applicant with a disability who meets the minimum requirements for a job. When you complete your job application you will find a question asking you if you would like to apply under the Disability Confident Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you feel that you have a disability and apply under this scheme, providing that you meet the essential criteria for the job, you will then be invited for an interview. YourGuaranteed Interview application will only be shared with the hiring manager and the local resourcing team. Where reasonable, Maximus will review and consider adjustments for those applicants who express a requirement for them during the recruitment process.

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