WCA - Nurse Functional Assessor

CompanyMaximus UK

LocationBarnsley, England, United Kingdom

Posted At11/17/2025

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Occupation Type

Other vocational and industrial trainers

Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled

Sponsorship EligibilityIneligible for Sponsorship

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Description

WCA - Nurse Functional Assessor

(Location)

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 provide a tailored training programme* to help you thrive. You'll begin with formal training before assessing customers and have ongoing support and mentorship in your role with us.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

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
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

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