WCA Doctor Functional Assessor – Hybrid

WCA Doctor Functional Assessor – Hybrid

Location:

Workington, England, United Kingdom

Working Time:
Full-time/Hybrid

Final date to receive applications:
Thursday, November 20, 2025

Role

Summary:

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’ll work on complex cases involving veterans, neurological conditions, industrial injuries and respiratory diseases, while your compassion and experience helps customers move forward with their lives.

After a 6‑week training program, you will assess customers and produce Work Capability Assessment (WCA) reports for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Ongoing support and mentorship will be provided.

• 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 support from regular feedback and supervision.

• Valid GMC registration number.
• At least 1 year of broad post‑registration experience gained within or outside of the NHS.
• Right to work in the UK – no sponsorship available.
• 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 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 strive to ensure no job applicant receives less favourable treatment due to any personal characteristic. We are a Disability Confident Leader and we offer a guaranteed interview for eligible candidates with disabilities.