Location
London

Hours
2 Posts – Permanent, 1 x 35 hours per week & 1 x 28 hours per week

Salary
£47,745

About the Role
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. We’re a trade union with a membership of close to half a million nurses, midwives, nursing support workers and students. As the UK’s largest trade union and professional body for nursing, we represent and develop members, support their practice and lobby on their behalf to make a positive difference to their working lives.
As a National Officer in the Employment Relations Department, you’ll use your positive attitude, your knowledge of employment/industrial relations, your ability to deliver bargaining and negotiations, and your skills in influencing for change to protect and improve the working lives of RCN members and the nursing profession. This includes all aspects of pay, terms and conditions of their employment.
You'll coordinate collective bargaining and organising opportunities, planning and implementing necessary actions to ensure that RCN members are fully supported and activism is developed within workplaces. You could be involved in developing appropriate guidance and materials, providing training sessions, and organising around workplace issues. Your role will help build member power and the RCN as the Voice of Nursing, particularly within the independent health and social care sector.
To join us, you’ll need to be a passionate professional with ambition for change in support of RCN members. We’re seeking an individual experienced in employment/industrial relations with trade unions, employers, and statutory bodies. You will bring an understanding of nursing employment/industrial relations, especially relating to bargaining and pay, terms and conditions.

Experience
Experience in employment/industrial relations with trade unions, employers, employer organisations, and statutory bodies.

About you
Expert in working with a wide range of stakeholders and in developing activism. You will demonstrate employment/industrial relations knowledge across different sectors where nursing staff are employed. The ability to foster strong professional relationships and encourage close collaboration between internal and external stakeholders is essential.

Qualifications
No specific qualifications are required, but a strong understanding of nursing employment/industrial relations is essential.