RCN Officer x7- RCN02693

RCN Officer x7 - RCN02693

Trade Union | Up to three locations available with hybrid working see advert | £52,839 (including inner London weighting of £5094)

Contract type: Permanent

RCN Officer (Reps & Activism)

Salary range: £47745 - £53934 per annum

Plus inner London weighting of £5094 or outer London weighting of £2547 per annum were applicable

7 posts:

Full time - Northern and Yorkshire & the Humber
RCN offices: Sunderland or Leeds

Full time - South-East
RCN offices: Croydon or Newbury

Full time - London RCN office, London

28 hours - North-West RCN office, Bolton

21 hours - West Midlands RCN office, Birmingham

21 hours - South-West RCN office, Exeter

17.5 hours - Eastern RCN office, Bury St Edmonds

There is more to the RCN than you might think. We’re a trade union with a membership of over 500,000 nurses, midwives, nursing support workers and students. We support nursing practice, represent nurses at a local and national level and lobby the Government on nurses’ behalf, . 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, trade unionists and communicators, organisers, 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 the RCN officer (Reps & Activism) you will lead work in your region to empower our members to get active on workplace issues and support them in their activities. You’ll inspire activism, act as an enabler and recruit RCN reps. It’s a great opportunity for someone adept at networking and digital communications, as we’ll need you to build and foster relationships and engagement across our member-communities as well as support groups of members with collective workplace issues.

This is a role for someone with excellent organisational and prioritising skills, adept at dealing with conflicting and changing priorities. You’ll need experience of developing people and leaders in either an employment, community, or political setting and experience working with trade union reps. We need you to have innovative plans for effective communication, for spotting and harnessing talent, and for managing your time well to deliver in this demanding environment.

We are looking for someone with a commitment to increasing member presence at local level, supporting local representatives and working for justice in healthcare.

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 (pro rata) 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 means at least 40% of your working time will be spent working in person, face-to-face with our members and your colleagues.

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 will 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.

At the start of your supporting statement, please include which role(s) you are applying for and include the name of the region.

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.

Equal opportunities for everyone

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.

Contact details

For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please see region and contact details below:

Northern and Yorkshire & the Humber - Helen 0191 511 58030
North-West - Glenn 01392357000
West Midlands - Lorna 0121 4504318
Eastern - Sam 01284 7177190
London - Mark 02078413314
South-East - Adele 02082539145
South-West - Steve 1392 357027

For more information about the recruitment and selection process please contact [email protected]

Opening date: 3 June 2025

Closing date: 22 June 2025

If we receive many applications after a week of advertising, we may close this vacancy earlier.

Selection dates: TBC

Interview date:

Contracted hours: 35, 28, 21, 17.5, 35, 35, 21

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