WCA Doctor Functional Assessor – Hybrid

Overview

WCA - Doctor Functional Assessor (Location)

Location:

Cardiff, United Kingdom. Working time:
Full-time. Salary: £72,000 per year.

As a Doctor 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 veterans or neurological conditions, industrial injuries and respiratory diseases, while your compassion and experience helps customers move forward with their lives. The role includes a tailored training program and ongoing support and mentorship, starting with 6 weeks of training before assessing customers.

• 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 Assessments (WCA) reports to help the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) determine a person’s eligibility for benefits
• Develop clinical knowledge and assessment skills with regular feedback and supervision

• Valid GMC registration number
• At least 1 year of broad post-registration experience gained within or outside of the NHS
• You must have the right to work in the UK – sponsorship is not provided
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Comfortable using computer software to type and produce detailed reports

• £72,000 salary with the opportunity for a £1,500 additional skills allowance
• 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 private Bupa Healthcare
• 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 guaranteed interview for applicants with a disability who meet the minimum job requirements.

Applications may include a question about Disability Confident Guaranteed Interview; if applicable, you will be invited for an interview. Reasonable adjustments will be considered during the recruitment process.