RCN Officer x2 - RCN02607
Trade Union | RCN Wales HQ with hybrid working | £47,745
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract
Job Title: RCN Officer X2
Post 1: 35 hours per week
Post 2: 21 hours per week
Location: RCN Wales Tenure: Fixed term contract until 31 December 2025
Salary range per annum: £47745 - 53934
Imagine being faced with a world of exciting possibilities that could ultimately enable you to support our members and help shape the health policies of the future. As the UK’s largest trade union and professional body for nursing, we support close to half a million members with unwavering loyalty and total commitment. We represent and develop them, support their practice and lobby on their behalf to make a positive difference to their working lives.
As an RCN Officer, you’ll use your positive attitude, your knowledge of employment relations, your ability to deliver your skills in influencing for change and engaging with, and on behalf of, RCN members, to protect and improve the pay, terms, and conditions of their employment.
We're accredited with Investors in People Silver Standard. Our people are our greatest asset, and we want people who can contribute to our purpose in line with our values.
It's a job full of possibilities, you could get involved in anything to develop and deliver RCN services in Wales across a range of sectors.
You will plan and coordinate / implement necessary actions to ensure that RCN members and staff are fully supported as changes to pay, terms and conditions are negotiated and come into place, it’s a great way to build your knowledge of our work and develop your potential.
You will support and represent members in the workplace with issues such as sickness, disciplinary, respect and resolution and job evaluation / equal pay.
An important part of the Officer role is engaging with members on specific RCN Wales campaigns such as corridor care and pay and recruiting Representatives and new members to build the nursing voice.
We currently have two roles to cover maternity leave, one will be 35 hours a week and the other 21 hours a week.
To join us you’ll need to be a passionate professional who has ambition for change in support of RCN members. We’re seeking an individual who will bring understanding and knowledge of nursing employment relations issues. Case management experience would be of benefit.
The ability to foster strong professional relationships and encourage close collaboration between internal and external stakeholders is at the heart of this role. Whatever your background, you'll be efficient, accurate and show a real member focus in all you do.
To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything’s possible.
What we offer you
We expect you to look after our members and we expect you to be rewarded for it. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages.
*We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale. We normally offer new employees the first point of the salary range, although you may be able to negotiate a higher starting salary depending on your skills, experience and current salary.
What we deliver for our members is wide and varied so when it comes to how we work one size doesn’t fit all. We also know that to empower our people to do their best work, they must be able to balance the demands of work and home. We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work life balance. Departments and directorates have their own hybrid ways of working which put the needs of the service they deliver – whether that’s to members or to colleagues - at their heart, in alignment with our hybrid working core principles. At the RCN it’s unlikely you will work from home for all of your working time. Equally no one is expected to work solely in the office unless your role requires it. You can find out more by having a discussion with the recruiting manager.
Our selection process
Please click the ‘apply now’ button to submit a CV and answer the supporting questions online demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don’t. Please ensure your CV is in a simple format with minimal tables and sections. Any identifying information in your application will automatically be anonymised for shortlisting purposes.
We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We may hold our interviews and assessments in person or by video call. If you foresee any problems, please let us know.
As a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities.
Contact details
For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact Nicky Hughes Associate Director Employment Relations nicky.hughes@rcn.org.uk 07834 255375
For more information about the recruitment and selection process please contact recruit@rcn.org.uk
Opening date: 15 January 2025
Closing date: 11.59pm on 5 February 2024
Selection dates: 17 February 2025
Interview date: 17/02/2025
Contracted hours: 35 & 21