Location: Nationwide (field-based, multi-site role) see more below
We’re looking for Network People Partners to join our People Team and play a pivotal role in shaping and guiding our people strategy at a local level across specific networks.
This is a strategic, field-based role where you’ll partner with leaders across the business to influence every stage of the employee lifecycle – from recruitment and development to engagement and retention – ensuring our strategy is aligned, impactful, and consistent.
Where?
We’re looking for applicants from all over the UK to cover our regions which are predominantly split across;
* South and West: Cambridge, Bedford, Oxford, Pembroke, Leominster, Cheltenham, Bristol, Bournemouth, Crawley, Devon
* London and East: Central London, Reading, Watford, Bishops Stortford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Margate, Folkestone, Worthing)
* North: Birmingham, Norwich, Peterborough, Leicester, Nottingham, Hill, Harrogate, Telford, Stoke, Crewe, Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, Stockon-on-Tees, Newcastle)
What You’ll Be Doing
* Lead and support teams across clinics, laboratories, and referral centres, championing the colleague experience every day.
* Shape and enable retention strategies, proactively addressing risks and driving meaningful action through data and insight.
* Partner with managers and leaders to coach, guide, and strengthen engagement, recruitment, and retention activity.
* Embed Medivet’s annual people cycle (performance management, talent management, engagement) to ensure consistency and impact.
* Optimise workforce planning and support talent pipelines, including early careers and development programmes.
* Influence pay and reward decisions through market data and benchmarking, ensuring fairness and commercial alignment.
* Shape the Learning & Development agenda by identifying skill gaps and guiding targeted solutions.
* Provide guidance on employee relations, empowering managers with tools and confidence to resolve issues locally.
* Build trusted relationships with divisional leadership teams, preparing them to lead change and transformation effectively.
* Use people data and insights to inform strategy, drive improvement, and embed evidence-based decision making.
What We’re Looking For
* Proven multi-site, field-based HR/People experience in complex organisations.
* CIPD qualified (or equivalent professional experience).
* Strong operational and commercial acumen, with evidence-based decision-making skills.
* Experience in strategic workforce planning and capability development.
* Skilled in using people data to identify trends and guide organisational priorities.
* Exceptional stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
* Highly effective communicator, able to influence and collaborate at all levels.
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities.
* Experience building compelling business cases for people initiatives.
Desirable
* Experience in evolving People functions and managing ambiguity.
* Proven ability to shape and deliver people strategies aligned to business objectives.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office for reporting and analysis.
* Experience influencing organisational culture across multiple sites.
Why Medivet
Joining Medivet means becoming part of a nationwide community that puts care at the heart of everything we do. You'll work with a collaborative, people-first team where your expertise will be valued and your work will make a genuine impact on the lives of our colleagues and the animals they care for.