Learning and Development Facilitator
RCN Wales HQ (Cardiff), 35 hours, fixed term until 31 December 2024
Salary range per annum: £66,909 – 75,492*
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 Learning and Development Facilitator for our RCN Wales Employment Relations Team, you’ll use your enthusiasm, positive thinking, and your enhanced communication skills to build a vibrant representative community and will facilitate the delivery of the Representative Pathway, bespoke projects and workstreams that involve the development of active members and Representatives in all healthcare sectors in Wales.
In addition, you will work with the Learning and Development Facilitators across RCN UK to further develop Representatives and may take the lead on some projects.
Every day will be filled with possibilities as you find new ways to support your team. 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.
The ability to foster strong professional relationships and encourage close collaboration between departments is at the heart of this leadership role.
The ability to demonstrate experience of facilitating and providing educational sessions for others is essential for this role alongside the planning and development of learning materials.
Knowledge of best practice in relation to employment practices, equality and diversity and equal opportunities is a core element of this role.
The successful candidate would need to demonstrate enhanced communication skills and be able to manage a group of people in a learning environment.
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
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 may 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.
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.
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 contact Nicky Hughes, Associate Director Employment Relations on nicky.hughes@rcn.org.uk or 07834 255375
For more information about the recruitment and selection process please contact recruit@rcn.org.uk
Opening date: 17 July 2024
Closing date: 11.59pm on 4 August 2024
Selection date: 13 August 2024
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