RCN Officer - RCN02606
Trade Union | RCN Northern Ireland HQ | £47,745
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract
RCN Northern Ireland HQ, 35 hours, fixed term contract up to 31 December 2025
Salary range per annum £47,745 to £53,934*
There is more to the RCN than you might think. We’re a trade union with a membership of over half a million nurses, midwives, nursing support workers and students. We support their practice, represent them, lobby on their behalf, and develop them. We exist to make a positive difference – to the working lives of our members and ultimately to standards in patient care. Our employees are drawn from many walks of life – we are nurses, marketers and communicators, administrators, IT professionals, policy and finance experts, lawyers… together we are so much more. We couldn’t do what we do without our people.
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.
As our RCN Officer you will be a registered nurse and will manage your own portfolio of member cases dealing with employment processes and issues and professional nursing advice, offering support, advice, and representation as appropriate to member needs and RCN policy.
Taking care of our members will be your primary role, but you’ll also see the possibilities that new members can bring. A key part of what you do will be to suggest innovative approaches to grow our membership.
To work with a designated Senior RCN Officer and assist them in the provision of services for members, activists, and branches within Northern Ireland. This will include advice and representation on education, employment and professional practice matters for individuals and groups of members.
As well as exceptional customer service, to join us you’ll need an in-depth knowledge of health and social care and issues that impact on nurses and HCA’s and knowledge of best practice in relation to employment practices, equality and diversity and equal opportunities. You must also be a registered nurse.
Whatever your background, you'll be efficient, accurate and show a real customer 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 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. Our hybrid working model allows for up to 60% of your working time to be carried out from home. At least 40% of your working time will be spent working in person.
Our selection process
Please submit a CV and answer the supporting questions 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 minimised 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 hold our interviews and assessments in person.
Equity, diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we aim to foster an inclusive environment so our people can bring their authentic selves to work. This is integral to our mission to enable you to support our members and ensure their voice is heard by all UK governments to get the best outcomes for them and their patients.
As a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme, we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities. The RCN Northern Ireland is committed to equality of opportunity. In this instance applications from the protestant community would be particularly welcome as this community is currently underrepresented in our workforce. We want to provide an environment to attract, retain and motivate the best.
Contact details
For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact Olive McMullan, RCN Officer on 02890 384600.
For more information about the recruitment and selection process please contact recruit@rcn.org.uk
Opening date: Monday 13 January 2025
Closing date: 11.59pm on Monday 27 January 2025
Assessment & interview date: Wednesday 5 February 2025
Interview date: 05/02/2025
Contracted hours: 35