HR Business Partner
Radis Community Care
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Role summary
An experienced HR Business Partner who will work closely with operational leaders to shape and deliver people strategies that enable safe, compassionate, and high-quality care across Radis Community Care. This role combines strategic HR partnering with hands-on operational support in recruitment, performance management, employee relations, workforce planning and CQC/CIW-focused workforce improvement. The post reports to the Head of HR and will be a visible, trusted advisor to managers and frontline teams.
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Key responsibilities
* Lead HR partnering for allocated services, translating Radis’ strategic priorities into operational people plans that improve quality, safety and staff experience.
* Support the Director of HR and the Head of HR to deliver the HR Strategy that supports our Strategic priorities.
* Provide pragmatic employee relations advice, supporting investigations, disciplinaries, grievance cases and return-to-work processes in line with policy and employment law.
* Support with developing, monitoring, updating, and advising team members and managers on HR policies and procedures, ensuring they are adhered to and effectively communicated across the organisation.
* Equipping managers with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to manage people issues with confidence and independence.
* Work with managers to develop workforce plans, rota design and temporary staffing strategies to reduce dependency on agency staff and control costs.
* Develop and run targeted learning interventions with L&D to close skills gaps and support mandatory training compliance.
* Analyse people metrics and produce regular management information to identify trends, risks and improvement opportunities for regional area.
* Support change programmes, restructures and TUPE processes, ensuring legal compliance and compassionate transition for staff.
* Foster an inclusive culture and support equality, diversity, safeguarding obligations and our values across the organisation.
* Maintain up-to-date HR documentation, policies and process guides; contribute to continuous improvement of HR systems and digital workflows.
* Supporting and contributing to key HR projects ensuring that they are delivered to the business to time, cost and quality standards, including policy review, system development and business improvement.
* Promoting a positive working environment through great relationship building and engagement in effective management of policy and procedure.
* Collaborating with the wider People Team to ensure delivery of processes and procedures where appropriate.
* Keeping up to date with latest developments in HR industry and employment legislation.
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Key relationships
* Director of HR
* Head of HR (line manager)
* Service Directors and Operational Managers (primary partners)
* Recruitment, L&D, HR Shared Service and Payroll teams (internal collaboration)
* Registered Managers and Clinical Leads (operational delivery)
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Person specification
Qualifications and professional membership
* CIPD Level 5 or equivalent qualification preferred.
* Evidence of continuing professional development in employment law, employee relations or people analytics.
Experience
* Proven HR Business Partner experience in social care, community care, health or a regulated environment.
* Practical experience managing employee relations cases, investigations and hearings.
* Experience working with CQC or other regulatory frameworks desirable.
* Experience supporting change programmes, restructures or TUPE transfers.
Knowledge and skills
* Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
* Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills at operational and senior levels.
* Ability to interpret people data and translate insight into practical actions.
* Skilled communicator with confidence to deliver difficult messages sensitively and constructively.
* Solid organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing demands in a fast-moving environment.
* Good IT literacy with experience of HRIS, ATS and Microsoft 365 tools.
Personal qualities and behaviours
* Collaborative and approachable; builds credible relationships quickly.
* Pragmatic problem solver who balances care-driven values with commercial sense.
* Resilient and calm under pressure, able to manage emotionally charged situations.
* High integrity and commitment to confidentiality and safeguarding.
* Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and a person-centred approach to staff wellbeing.
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Terms and benefits
* Location: Home Based with regular travel to Radis service sites across the local area.
* Benefits: Pension, annual leave, enhanced DBS checks funded, training and development, occupational sick pay, employee assistance programme.
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