WCA Nurse Assessor – Hybrid

Avature; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for compassionate Registered Nurses to join their team as Nurse Functional Assessors. This role offers the chance to use your clinical expertise to make a significant impact on individuals with disabilities or health conditions. With a tailored training program and ongoing support, you will assess complex cases and produce vital reports for the Department for Work and Pensions. Enjoy flexible working arrangements, generous leave policies, and a supportive environment focused on professional growth. If you're ready to enhance your career while making a real difference, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Flexible working

Leading maternity and paternity paid leave

25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Ongoing CPD and clinical development

Life insurance

Healthcare Cash Plan

£2,000 referral bonus

In-person clinical conferences annually

Qualifications

• Must have valid NMC registration and at least 1 year of nursing experience.
• Strong communication skills and computer proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments to evaluate the impact of health conditions on daily life.
• Produce reports for DWP to determine eligibility for benefits.

Skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Clinical assessment skills

Computer software proficiency

Education

Valid NMC registration

Post-registration experience in adult or mental health nursing

Job description

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.
• Develop 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.
• 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.