UNISON Branch Organiser

NHS

  • Liverpool
  • £31,049-37,796 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 7 days ago
Previous applicants need not applyAs a UNISON Branch Organiser, the UK's largest public service union, you will play a vital role in supporting and empowering members through individual casework and collective campaigning. This dual-focused role involves providing advice, representation, and support to members on workplace issues, while also developing and delivering campaigns that promote workers' rights, equality, and social justice.You will work closely with branch officers, activists, and regional staff to resolve employment-related problems, build union strength, and advocate for positive change. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and organisational skills, a commitment to trade union values, and the ability to manage a varied and demanding workload.Main duties of the jobTo work collaboratively to identify workflow, procedures, deployment schedules, potential branch service and expected benefits of the project.Working with Branch officers to proactivley engage with members to promoteregional and national campaigns. Providing regular update project plans and reports according to governance standards .Communicate with branch representatives and members to generate commitment and enthusiasm and persuade all to accept change.To assist members providing informed advice or support when appropriate, to act for members in a case work capacity, supporting with disciplinaries, grievances, capabilities, organisational change and any other industrial relations casework as allocated by the branch secretary.Work to ensure the branch achieves density mapping and a sound knowledge of membership density across the branch trusts.About usUNISON is one of the UK's largest trade unions, representing over 1.3 million workers who deliver public services, weather employed in the public, private or voluntary sectors. Thr union supports its members by negotiating better pay and working conditions, offering legal advice and representation, and campaigning for high-quality public services. UNISON is committed to fairness, equality and social justice, and plays a key role in protecting workers' rights across sectors such as health, education, local government, and utilities.Working in a Brank Office involves supporting local members, delivering on regional and national campaigns and ensuring our members voices are heard within their oganisation and wider union structure.Branch staff are hosted by Liverpool University NHS Foundation Trust, which comprises of Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal liverpool University Hospital. (LUFT)LUFT are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care provide patients.UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. Providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.DetailsDate posted28 August 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 5Salary£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number287-CEF-240-25-AJob locationsUNISON Branch OfficeFerndale Unit, Aintree HospitalLiverpoolL9 7ALJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo assist the manager in identifying and scheduling tasks.To produce and regularly update project plans and reports according to internal project governance standards .To work collaboratively to identify operational workflow, procedures, deployment schedules, potential branch service and expected benefits of the project.Communicate with branch representatives and members to generate commitment and enthusiasm and persuade all to accept change.To identify and evaluate potential conflicts which could compromise the successful completion of a project and report accordingly recommending remedial action.Use appropriate methods and sources to obtain and record data for project monitoring and reporting.To assist members providing informed advice or support when appropriate, to act for members in a case work capacity, supporting with disciplinaries, grievances, capabilities, organisational change and any other industrial relations casework as allocated by the branch secretary.Work to ensure the branch achieves density mapping and a sound knowledge of membership density across the branch trusts.The post holder will work to achieve agreed branch objectives working within branch and unison rule. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo assist the manager in identifying and scheduling tasks.To produce and regularly update project plans and reports according to internal project governance standards .To work collaboratively to identify operational workflow, procedures, deployment schedules, potential branch service and expected benefits of the project.Communicate with branch representatives and members to generate commitment and enthusiasm and persuade all to accept change.To identify and evaluate potential conflicts which could compromise the successful completion of a project and report accordingly recommending remedial action.Use appropriate methods and sources to obtain and record data for project monitoring and reporting.To assist members providing informed advice or support when appropriate, to act for members in a case work capacity, supporting with disciplinaries, grievances, capabilities, organisational change and any other industrial relations casework as allocated by the branch secretary.Work to ensure the branch achieves density mapping and a sound knowledge of membership density across the branch trusts.The post holder will work to achieve agreed branch objectives working within branch and unison rule.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Degree or equivalent or HND with demonstrable experience of managing project work/organisational operations
Desirable
  • PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate
ExperienceEssential
  • Computer Literacy Windows based computing
Desirable
  • Experience of project management e.g. Prince2
  • Planning courses and training schedules
  • Process mapping
  • Preparation of standard project documentation - preferably using PRINCE2
  • Experience of working in a NHS environment
Knowledge & SkillsEssential
  • Knowledge of IT
  • Ability to interpret requirements, deployment schedules and expected benefits of projects
  • Teaching and presentation skills
  • Organisational skills
  • Planning and Prioritisation
  • Ability to communicate effectively at all levels and across organisational boundaries - both written and verbal
Desirable
  • Data Protection Principles and NHS confidentiality requirements
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Degree or equivalent or HND with demonstrable experience of managing project work/organisational operations
Desirable
  • PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate
ExperienceEssential
  • Computer Literacy Windows based computing
Desirable
  • Experience of project management e.g. Prince2
  • Planning courses and training schedules
  • Process mapping
  • Preparation of standard project documentation - preferably using PRINCE2
  • Experience of working in a NHS environment
Knowledge & SkillsEssential
  • Knowledge of IT
  • Ability to interpret requirements, deployment schedules and expected benefits of projects
  • Teaching and presentation skills
  • Organisational skills
  • Planning and Prioritisation
  • Ability to communicate effectively at all levels and across organisational boundaries - both written and verbal
Desirable
  • Data Protection Principles and NHS confidentiality requirements

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