Doctor - Functional Assessor - Hybrid

Overview

Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year. In the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people’s lives. The role is essential to carry out clinical reviews and provide case managers with advice in relation to complaints and enquiries regarding PIP referrals, and to provide outcomes and feedback on complaints about healthcare professionals for professional development and business improvement.

As a Doctor Functional Assessor at Maximus, you will use your clinical expertise to understand how a person's disability or health condition affects their daily life. You will work on complex cases involving veterans or neurological conditions, industrial injuries and respiratory diseases, helping customers move forward with their lives. The role can be both challenging and rewarding, and we provide a tailored training programme to help you thrive, beginning with formal training and ongoing support and mentorship.

• 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.
• Utilise your clinical knowledge in a new setting with the support of 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 – we cannot offer sponsor ships.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Comfortable using computer software to type and produce detailed reports.

• £72,000 salary.
• Flexible working – full time, part time and hybrid.
• Competitive bonus.
• 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.

• 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 wellbeing and are working to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment due to any personal characteristic.
• We are a Disability Confident Leader, thanks to our commitment to the recruitment, retention and career development of people with disabilities and long‑term conditions. The Disability Confident scheme includes a guaranteed interview for any applicant with a disability who meets the minimum requirements for the job.
• Where reasonable, MAXIMUS will review and consider adjustments for those applicants who express a requirement for them during the recruitment process.