Job Description
Nurse Functional Assessor
Location Nationwide
Annual salary range 39, to 46,*, location depending + excellent benefits
Hours of work Full or part time available, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, with hybrid working
Job Summary
Do good. Be great as a nurse
Are you a nurse who wants to continue helping people but needs a better work life balance? At Maximus, you dont need to compromise. Join our Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA) business as a Functional Assessor and use your clinical skills in a different way to help people move forward with their lives.
Our healthcare colleagues are the driving force of our business. Thats why, as part of our team, you wont be expected to work long days, do night shifts or take work home. Instead, youll work in a pattern that gives you a genuine work life balance plus the flexibility to make long-term decisions about your future career.
Youll benefit from our newly implemented hybrid working scheme, where youll have the flexibility and support to work in a way thats right for you whether thats at home or in the office. On top of that, you can expect a wide range of benefits designed to help you achieve great things:
What youll be doing as a nurse
Day-to-day, youll carry out assessments to understand how a person’s disability or health condition affects their daily life. Youll listen sensitively to their experiences, ask questions and use your insights to produce a factual report to help the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) determine their eligibility for benefits. Its important work that has a big impact on real lives, so well make sure you get the time to build a relationship with each customer you speak with.
From working with a diverse range of customers to handling challenging situations, this role is a fantastic opportunity to hone your assessment skills and develop your clinical knowledge, while making a difference to peoples lives.
Due to COVID 19 most of our nurses are currently undertaking telephone assessments until we can resume face-to-face assessments.
*Starting salaries for nurses
Outside London: 39,
In and around London: 46,
CHDA Statement We champion inclusive recruitment, training and development and aim to ensure our workforce reflects the communities we work in. When you join us you ll find our dedicated inclusion and diversity board, who spread this message with events, celebrations and programmes throughout the year. Additionally, this year we were officially recognised as a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) which is the highest accreditation level available.
