WCA Nurse Assessor - Hybrid

Maximus; Sandford Hill; Hybrid; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare solutions provider in the UK is seeking a Nurse Functional Assessor. In this role, you'll utilize your clinical skills to assess how disabilities affect clients' daily lives. Responsibilities include conducting assessments and producing detailed reports. The position offers a salary of £39,500 with options for flexible working hours, ongoing training, and comprehensive benefits, including 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays.

Benefits

£39,500 salary

Flexible working arrangements

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Life insurance

Healthcare Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Must have at least 1 year of experience in adult or mental health nursing.
• Strong communication skills are essential.
• Proficient in using computer software for detailed report generation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments via telephone, video, or face-to-face.
• Produce Work Capability Assessment reports for DWP.
• Receive feedback and supervision to enhance clinical knowledge.

Skills

Clinical assessment skills

Excellent communication skills

Report writing

Education

Valid NMC registration

Tools

Computer software for report writing

Job description

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England

WCA - Nurse Functional Assessor

Location: Stoke

Working hours: Monday to Friday - 09:00 - 17:00

Salary: £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
• 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
• 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

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. We are a Disability Confident Leader, with a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum requirements. If you apply under this scheme, you will be invited for an interview where reasonable adjustments will be considered during the process.

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