WCA Doctor Functional Assessor

Maximus; Worcester; Hybrid; GBP 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Doctor Functional Assessor role based in Worcester. You will utilize your medical expertise to assess how health conditions impact daily living, manage complex cases, and produce assessments. Offering a salary of £72,000, this position provides flexibility with full-time, part-time, or hybrid options. The job also includes comprehensive benefits, ongoing support, and development opportunities to ensure professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Ongoing CPD and clinical development

Life insurance

Private Bupa Healthcare

Referral bonus of £2,000

Qualifications

• Registration as a GMC Doctor is necessary.
• One year of experience within or outside NHS is required.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments to evaluate the impact of health conditions.
• Produce WCA reports for benefit eligibility.
• Enhance clinical knowledge with regular feedback.

Skills

Excellent oral and written communication

Computer software proficiency

Education

Valid GMC registration

At least 1 year post-registration experience

Job description

Do good. Be great as a doctor. Are you a Registered Medical Doctor, General Practitioner or Junior Doctor seeking flexible hours, a convenient location and a friendly working environment?

General Information

Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2025

City: Worcester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Time: Full-time

Description & Requirements

WCA - Doctor Functional Assessor

Location: Worcester

Working hours: Monday to Friday – 09:00 – 17:00

Salary: £72,000

About the Role

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 can be both challenging and rewarding, which is why we provide a tailored training programme to help you thrive. You'll begin with 6 weeks of training before assessing customers and have ongoing support and mentorship in your role with us.

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 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 sponsorship
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Comfortable using computer software to type and produce detailed reports

What We Offer

• £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

EEO Statement

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. Advertisements for posts will include sufficiently clear and accurate information to enable potential applicants to assess their own suitability for the post. 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 a job. When you complete your job application you will find a question asking you if you would like to apply under the Disability Confident Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you feel that you have a disability and apply under this scheme, providing that you meet the essential criteria for the job, you will then be invited for an interview. Your guaranteed interview application will only be shared with the hiring manager and the local resourcing team. Where reasonable, Maximus will review and consider adjustments for those applicants who express a requirement for them during the recruitment process.

Salary Details

Minimum Salary: £72,000.00

Maximum Salary: £72,000.00