Job Summary
HCRG Care Group is seeking a Senior People & Culture Lead to join our team for a 12‑month maternity cover. The role is ideal for an experienced professional who thrives in complex environments, delivers immediate impact, and drives meaningful change while working closely with Regional Directors.
Responsibilities
* Act as a strategic partner to Regional Directors, building trusted relationships and ensuring people strategies directly support operational and service delivery goals.
* Develop and deliver tailored people plans for each region, aligned with organisational strategy, KPIs, and local priorities.
* Embed organisational change, ensuring recent transformation programmes are sustained, capability is built, and managers feel confident in leading new ways of working.
* Coach and support managers to strengthen leadership capability, particularly in areas such as absence management, performance management, and employee engagement.
* Create clear links between people data and business outcomes, helping leaders understand how areas such as absence, agency usage, and retention influence performance.
Qualifications
* Experienced Senior HR Business Partner / OD leader with a proven track record of partnering senior stakeholders to deliver people strategies that drive performance and culture.
* CIPD Level 7 qualified (or equivalent experience) with strong knowledge of employment legislation, organisational development, and workforce planning.
* Skilled in embedding change, ensuring changes are sustained through capability building, coaching, and cultural alignment.
* Highly confident in building manager and leadership capability, particularly around absence management, performance, engagement, and succession planning.
* Adept at using people data and insights to influence decision‑making, spot risks, and link people practices to service KPIs.
* Strong communicator and influencer, able to build trust quickly with Regional Directors and senior managers with diverse leadership styles.
* Comfortable with regular national travel and maintaining a visible presence across services.
* Commercially astute, balancing organisational goals, colleague wellbeing, and service user needs.
* Values‑driven leader championing inclusion, wellbeing, and engagement.
* Resilient and adaptable, thriving in a complex and changing environment.
Benefits
* £55,000 – £60,000 per year with group pension
* Private medical insurance with fast access to specialists and mental health support
* Access to My Reward Hub for discounts on everyday purchases
* Wages available as earned to help cover emergencies and avoid overdraft fees
* Wellbeing support including mental and physical health resources, legal, debt, and career coaching
* Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways, and continuing professional development through The Learning Enterprise
* A culture that encourages ideas and innovation, backed by ring‑fenced funding
* High clinical and quality standards with most services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Additional Information
Pay: £55,000 – £60,000 a year.
Contract: Fixed term, 12 months.
Working pattern: Full‑time.
Location: HCRG Care Group, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2PF.
Equal opportunities and disability‑confident employer committed to inclusive practices.
Recruitment
Applications are accepted online; if you are keen to join our team, please apply as soon as possible.
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