Rcn Officer - Belfast, United Kingdom - RCN

RCN

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Belfast, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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The role
RCN Officer RCN Northern Ireland HQ, 35 hours Fixed term contract up to 31 December 2024 (cover of the substantive postholder)

Salary range per annum:
£47745 to £53934* 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, lawyerstogether 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 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.

The person

As well as exceptional customer service, to join us you'll need an in-depth knowledge of 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.

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.

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.

Contact details and timescales

Job Reference:
RCN02460