About this job
UNISON is seeking 2 x Professional Services Officers to join our well-established Professional Services Unit. You’ll be responsible for representing UNISON members involved in fitness to practise cases across a wide range of statutory and voluntary registration bodies. Enhancing the representation for UNISON professional members subject to fitness to practise and associated issues, you’ll work closely with national and regional staff, to identify ways to make UNISON’s services more efficient. While developing our Union regional fitness to practise representation, you’ll also facilitate new services in partnership with our professional body partners. You will work well as part of a team but be required to carry your own case load.
It’s an exciting time with changes within registration bodies and the introduction of new fitness to practise processes and procedures. It’s a time to show your ability to prioritise and ensure daily progress, by setting targets and responding to professional cases. Socially strong, you’ll have excellent communication skills when providing advice to UNISON members, registration bodies and where necessary government departments. Organised and IT literate, you’ll also have knowledge of the emerging professions and developing registration framework.
We are currently piloting an interim hybrid working policy across the organisation.
How to apply
To apply for this opportunity please download and complete the General application form (under “Documents”). See job description and person specification (under “Documents”)
Please note that only the General application form will be accepted.
Please email your application form along with the recruitment and disability monitoring forms to Shelley Cole on s.cole@unison.co.uk by no later than 5pm on 1 October 2024.
Please quote reference RMG/16 for the permanent role and ORD/AR35 for the fixed-term position (and quote both references if you are interested in both positions.)
It is anticipated to hold interviews on either 15 or 17 October.
About UNISON
UNISON is the UK’s leading public services trade union, with over 1.3 million members working in the public sector, private, voluntary and community sectors and in the energy services. We employ approximately 1,200 staff, with around 370 at our national centre in Euston in central London and the remainder in our 12 regions across the UK, including Northern Ireland.
UNISON is a dynamic, progressive union, committed to equality. We encourage men and women of all ages, Black and minority ethnic groups, disabled people, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to work with us.
