HR Business Partner

This is a dynamic HR Business Partner role with Barchester Healthcare, a leading provider of care homes in the UK. As an experienced HR professional, you will be responsible for supporting approximately 25-30 care homes across the Midlands region, providing a strategic and operational HR service. This hybrid working role will allow you to engage with various aspects of HR, demonstrate your commercial acumen, and contribute to the delivery of an outstanding employee experience.

Main duties of the job

As the HR Business Partner, you will be responsible for supporting care home managers across the Midlands region with all people management issues, providing a comprehensive business partner service. This will involve maintaining up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation, providing sound ER advice, identifying and managing high-risk HR cases, and supporting initiatives to reduce staff sickness and turnover. You will also attend management meetings and reviews within the region, demonstrating your strategic understanding of employee relations law and putting your commercial acumen into practice.

Job responsibilities

Support approx. 25-30 care homes services across the North of England with all people management issues and providing a business partner service. Some travel to homes across the region will be required. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation. Provide sound ER advice to Managers with an understanding of the wider impact. Identify high-risk HR cases and support throughout the process to ensure employees are treated fairly and ethically, whilst minimising the risk to Barchester. Advise and support throughout disciplinary and dismissal procedures. Support Home Managers to reduce staff sickness and turnover. Attend management meetings and reviews within the region.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, with a strong focus on employee experience. The company has been accredited as one of the best companies to work for in the UK for the past three years, reflecting its commitment to its employees. The HR department plays a crucial role in ensuring Barchester remains a market leader in employee experience, and this HR Business Partner role is a key part of the team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Level 5 CIPD qualification (or equivalent experience).
• Demonstrable experience as an HR generalist/business partner role.
• Business exposure in a fast-paced work environment with multiple complex requirements.
• Excellent communication skills.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.