Package Description:
Agincare is proudly one of the UK’s largest care providers — and our growth is powered by a deep commitment to safe, ethical, and fully compliant people practices. We are seeking a specialist HR Business Partner (Compliance) to lead and assure our organisation-wide compliance across UKVI sponsorship, Right to Work, and wider HR/employment obligations.
This is a role for someone who thrives on detail, understands risk, and wants to make a meaningful impact. You’ll be the trusted compliance partner for leaders across the organisation — safeguarding our Sponsor Licence, elevating our data and processes, and shaping an exceptional, compliant colleague experience.
If you’re passionate about doing things right, this is your opportunity to lead from the front.
About the role
Sponsor Licence Leadership
* Act as Key Contact and Level 1 User, ensuring full licence compliance.
* Oversee SMS administration, notifiable events, and key personnel updates.
* Manage CoS allocations, SOC code accuracy, salary/allowance checks, and documentation.
Immigration Compliance & Ethical Recruitment
* Maintain audit-ready Appendix D evidence across recruitment and employment changes.
* Lead Home Office compliance readiness and internal audit programmes.
* Provide expert advice on Skilled Worker and Health & Care Worker routes, extensions, dependants, and settlement pathways.
* Ensure ethical recruitment aligned to the Code of Practice.
Right to Work & Pre‑Employment Governance
* Own the Right to Work framework, including IDVT/IDSP, follow‑up checks, and time‑limited permissions.
* Manage visa/BRP expiry watchlists and ensure timely renewals.
* Lead RTW spot checks, manager training, and escalation of non‑compliance.
* Oversee DBS, references, fitness-to-work, professional registration checks, and TUPE-related RTW compliance.
Reporting, Analytics & Controls
* Maintain dashboards for sponsor KPIs, RTW compliance, visa expiries, and audit outcomes.
* Provide clear monthly and quarterly insights to HR Leadership and the Executive team.
* Track incidents and near misses, driving learning and continuous improvement.
About you
Essential
* Experience as an HR Business Partner or Compliance Lead (UKVI/RTW/Employment compliance).
* Strong knowledge of UKVI Sponsor Guidance, Skilled Worker/Health & Care routes, SOC codes & notifiable events.
* Excellent understanding of Right to Work legislation and document verification.
* Experience supporting Home Office compliance visits or internal compliance audits.
* High attention to detail, integrity, discretion, and a solutions-driven mindset.
* GCSEs Grade 9–4 (A–C) inc. Maths & English.
Desirable
* CIPD Level 5 (or working towards), or immigration/OISC training.
* Sector experience in health & social care, NHS, education, or regulated industries.
* Strong data skills (Excel/Sheets, HRIS reporting) with experience building dashboards.
Ready to make an impact?
If you’re a detail-driven, proactive HR compliance specialist who believes in ethical practice and operational excellence, we’d love to hear from you.
About Agincare
Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Children’s Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide.
As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.
All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.