Engineer

at  RCN

THE PERSON

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. There may be further flexibility to the locations advertised. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss if alternative office locations are available. 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. 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.

Job Title: Engineer Location: Cardiff Gate, Birmingham & Scotland – Hybrid Working Tenure of contract, 35 hours per week, 14 months Fixed Term Contract Salary range per annum: £36,705 - £41,466 pro rata (plus inner London weighting were applicable) 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. 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. 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 a Front-End Engineer you’ll use your positive attitude, your knowledge of Front-End software languages and skills and your ability to deliver new web and/or business systems including the requirements gathering, design, development and implementation in line with corporate strategy. It’s a job full of possibilities as you could get involved in anything from Front-End software to Back-End Software implementation and the ability to show your skills as a Developer. We’ll look to you to develop and maintain the in-house software solutions, products, platforms and observing industry coding standards. It’s a great way to build your knowledge of our work and develop your potential. To join us you’ll need Front End Development skills and, ideally, a background in a relevant area such as Frontend software languages (e.g. ReactJS / NextJS / JavaScript / TypeScript / HTML5 / CSS3) 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.