PIP Nurse Assessor

Maximus UK; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare assessment company in the UK is seeking a Nurse Functional Assessor to use clinical expertise for understanding disabilities and health conditions. You will conduct assessments and produce reports for the DWP. Ideal candidates should have valid NMC registration and a year of post-registration experience. This role offers competitive salary, flexible working options, and comprehensive benefits, including holidays and ongoing professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working options

25 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Ongoing CPD and clinical development

Life insurance and healthcare plan

Referral bonus

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner or Registered Mental Health Nurse with valid NMC registration.
• At least 1 year of post-registration adult or mental health experience.
• Must have the right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments to understand how disability or health condition affects daily life.
• Produce reports for DWP to determine eligibility for benefits.
• Develop clinical knowledge and assessment skills with feedback.

Job description

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.

Responsibilities

• Conduct telephone, video or face‑to‑face assessments to understand how a person's disability or health condition affects their daily life.
• Produce Personal Independence Payment (PIP) reports to help the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) determine a person's eligibility for benefits.
• Develop your clinical knowledge and assessment skills with the support of regular feedback and supervision.

Qualifications

• Are you a Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner or Registered Mental Health Nurse seeking professional growth, flexible working and a better work‑life balance? (Valid NMC registration number required).
• 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.

Compensation & Benefits

• £37,800 salary.
• Flexible working – full‑time, part‑time and hybrid.
• No bank holidays, evenings or weekends.
• A recognised accreditation with the University of Salford upon completion of training.
• 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.