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Functional Assessor

Join our passionate, values-driven clinical team at Maximus, a trusted provider of the DWP since 2015. We’re looking for a Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner or Registered Mental Health Nurse to conduct health assessments and make a meaningful difference to people’s lives. This is a hybrid role with only a few days per week in an assessment centre.

What you need:

• A valid NMC registration (RGN, NP or RMN) + 1 year of broad post-registration experience gained in or out of the NHS
• Confidence conducting 6 phone, video or face-to-face health assessments each day whilst working independently
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to produce accurate, well-documented Work Capability Assessment (WCA) reports on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
• Genuine empathy, professionalism and a desire to help customers move forward
• IT proficiency in order to manage digital systems for assessments and reporting
• You MUST have the right to work in the UK – we cannot offer sponsorship

What’s in it for you:

• £39,500 salary + paid overtime + £2,000 for referring a friend
• No evenings or weekends
• Full-time: 9am to 5pm - 3 days at home, 2 on-site
• Part-time: 9am to 5pm - 2 days at home, 1 on-site (school hours available)
• Full training plus a recognised accreditation with the University of Salford
• Leading maternity and paternity paid leave
• 25 days’ holiday with the option to buy or sell 5 days
• Ongoing CPD, clinical development and reimbursed revalidation fees
• Life insurance and Medicash Healthcare Cash Plan

If you’ve submitted a recent application for an assessor role at Maximus, it’s under review and there’s no need to reapply

Guaranteed interviews for eligible candidates under our Disability Confident scheme.

Maximus has delivered health assessments on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) since 2015. We deliver the Health Assessment Advisory Service (HAAS), including PIP assessments and Work Capability Assessments, for people who live in Northern England and Scotland.

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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £39,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee mentoring programme
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Financial planning services
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Application question(s):

• Are you a Registered Adult Nurse or Mental Health Nurse?

Experience:

• UK-based broad post registration: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• NMC Registration (required)
• permit to work in the UK - we CANNOT offer sponsership (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Location:

• Newport NP18 2HJ (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Newport NP18 2HJ