RCN Officer

Royal College of Nursing; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nursing organization in the UK is seeking a passionate officer to support members in employment-related issues. The ideal candidate will be a registered nurse or midwife, equipped to advise and represent members while managing their own casework. This challenging yet rewarding role provides opportunities for personal and professional development. Candidates should possess strong communication and negotiation skills, with a background in health and care. The role offers flexible working arrangements, competitive pay, and a robust benefits package.

Benefits

Annual leave up to 32 days

Award-winning health and wellbeing programme

Competitive pay structure with annual progression

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting individuals or groups with work-related issues.
• Background in health and social care.
• Ability to work with a range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Advise and represent members on employment matters.
• Manage casework portfolio for members.
• Suggest innovative approaches to member support.

Skills

Good communication skills

Ability to challenge and negotiate

Knowledge of health and care issues

Education

Registered nurse or midwife

Job description

As an RCN officer you'll use your positive attitude and your knowledge of health and care issues to deliver best practice in relation to employment practices, influencing and negotiating on behalf of our members. Every day will be filled with possibilities as you find new ways to manage and support the development of our members and our accredited representatives. You will manage your own portfolio of casework, which will include assisting and representing members with employment related issues and processes. Supporting our valued members will be your primary role, but you'll also see the potential that our members have. A key part of your role will be to suggest innovative approaches to recruiting and developing representatives within our region.

To join us you'll need to be able to advise and represent our members on matters relating to employment, professional practice, and education. We are looking for a registered nurse or midwife who will have a background in a relevant area such as health and social care and experience in supporting individuals or groups with work related issues. We offer a robust induction and development plan for successful individuals to enable transition into the role. You will need to have good communication skills, be able to challenge and negotiate skilfully, with the ability to work with a range of stakeholders across a variety of health and care settings.

Imagine being faced with a world of exciting possibilities that could ultimately enable you to support our members and help shape the nursing workforce of now, and the future. As the UK’s largest trade union and professional body for nursing, we support over 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 a trusted adviser, mediator and advocate you’ll be just as passionate about supporting our members in the Yorkshire and Humber region, mainly within the South Yorkshire area. It’s a challenging role that requires determination and resilience, and it’s also a role that offers genuine satisfaction and opportunities to develop.

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.
• 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