Job Introduction
We’re looking for two exceptional Senior People & Culture Leads to join us at a pivotal time. This is a unique role that combines the scope of a senior HR business partner with the influence to shape culture and capability across diverse services. You will work closely with Regional Directors to build trusted partnerships, embed transformation programmes, and help managers develop the skills and confidence to deliver high-performing services.
No two days will look the same. You might be in Surrey one week supporting leaders in our prison healthcare services; the next in Essex helping managers link absence management, agency use, and service performance. You’ll also shape the people strategy for our sexual health services, including the integration of SH24. Although the role is remote-based, regular travel and visibility across regions are required. You’ll thrive on variety, enjoy being out in services, and know real cultural change happens when leaders are supported, present, and accountable.
This is not about policy writing or transactional HR. It’s about influence, coaching, and impact. You’ll create people plans tailored to each region, use data and insights to shape decision-making, and ensure that change sticks long after the project team has moved on.
If you are a seasoned HR professional with the credibility to influence senior leaders, resilience to navigate complex environments, and the drive to make a tangible difference, this is your opportunity to join us and leave a lasting mark on colleagues, services, and communities.
Main 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 – sustain recent transformation programmes, build capability, and empower managers to lead new ways of working.
* Coach and support managers to strengthen leadership capability in areas such as absence management, performance management, and employee engagement.
* Link people data to business outcomes, helping leaders understand how absence, agency usage, and retention impact cost and service quality.
* Champion a positive and inclusive culture using colleague voice, surveys, and engagement tools to identify issues and co-create solutions with managers and teams.
* Provide visible presence across services, traveling to sites and attending leadership and team meetings to offer hands-on support.
* Use data and insights to inform decision-making, identify people risks, and recommend pragmatic solutions balancing commercial and colleague needs.
* Collaborate with centres of excellence within the wider People team to ensure policies and practices are applied consistently and locally adapted.
* Promote equality, diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing across all people practices, creating environments where colleagues can thrive.
* Track ROI on people initiatives and ensure practices add value to colleagues and service delivery.
The Ideal Candidate
We’re looking for someone who can bring both credibility and pragmatism - a trusted partner who balances strategic thinking with a hands-on approach to building capability and embedding change. You will be:
* An 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 and sustaining transformation through capability building, coaching, and cultural alignment.
* 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, identify risks, and link people practices to service KPIs (e.g., absence rates, agency spend, staff survey outcomes).
* A strong communicator and influencer, able to build trust quickly with Regional Directors and senior managers with different leadership styles.
* Willing to travel regularly and maintain a visible presence across services, including on-site and in leadership meetings.
* Commercially astute, balancing organisational goals with colleague wellbeing and service user needs.
* A values-driven leader who champions inclusion, wellbeing, and engagement, creating conditions where people can thrive.
* Resilient and adaptable, able to connect the dots across multiple services and priorities.
This is a fantastic role for someone who wants to go beyond traditional HR and truly shape culture, capability, and leadership in services that make a difference to communities across the UK.
Package Description
As a Senior People and Culture Lead, you’ll be part of our valued team at HCRG Care Group. You will have access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
* £55,000 - £60,000 with group pension
* Private medical insurance with fast access to specialists, including for musculoskeletal problems and mental health support
* Membership of My Reward Hub for discounts and cashback
* Access to wages as you earn them to cover emergencies
* Wellbeing support and career coaching
* eLearning, bespoke career pathways, and professional development through The Learning Enterprise
* An open, just culture with innovation funding to back ideas
* A commitment to high clinical and quality standards, with many services rated good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission
About The Company
We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services, as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. We support communities across England and are guided by our values: we care, we think, we do.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a diverse range of people. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company. Safeguarding and safer recruitment policies apply to all roles, including disclosure checks where required.
We may close the role earlier if it becomes very popular. If you’re keen to join our team, please apply as soon as you can. We may process and hold information about applicants in accordance with our privacy policy.
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