Senior HR People Partner

Senior HR People Partner

This is a multisite role with a base at St Neots or Oakham - travel will be required, therefore a full driving license and access to a car will be required.

Great care starts with great people

Are you an experienced HR professional who wants to make a real difference to both people and the quality of care they provide?

We’re looking for a confident, compassionate and commercially-minded Senior HR People Partner to join our team and partner with our Service Managers, General Managers and Senior Management Team across our care homes.

This is more than an advisory role. You’ll have the opportunity to shape our people agenda, influence leadership, improve employee experience and help build stable, engaged teams – all while ensuring our people practices support safe, high-quality and compassionate care.

What you’ll do

You’ll be a trusted HR partner to our operational leaders, providing a blend of strategic insight and hands-on support. You’ll:

· Partner with senior leaders and General Managers on people strategy, workforce planning and organisational priorities.

· Provide expert advice on complex employee relations, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance and absence matters.

· Coach managers to become more confident and capable people leaders.

· Use people data and trends to identify challenges and turn insight into practical action.

· Lead initiatives around retention, engagement, wellbeing and employee experience.

· Support workforce stability and help reduce reliance on agency staffing.

· Work alongside Recruitment and Learning & Development to strengthen onboarding, development and career pathways.

· Ensure HR practice supports safeguarding, compliance and the wellbeing of our residents.

· Lead, coach and develop an HR Officer, helping to deliver a responsive and high quality HR Service

What you’ll bring

You’ll be an experienced HR professional with a proven track record in an HR Business Partner, Senior HR Advisor, People Partner or similar role.

We’re looking for someone with:

· Strong employee relations and UK employment law knowledge.

· Excellent coaching, influencing and communication skills.

· The confidence to challenge, advise and support managers through difficult situations.

· Experience using people data to inform decisions and identify trends.

· The ability to balance strategic priorities with practical, hands-on HR delivery.

· Strong organisational skills and the ability to support multiple locations.

· Experience leading or developing HR colleagues.

· CIPD Level 7 or equivalent professional experience.

Experience in health and social care, safeguarding or safer recruitment would be an advantage, alongside a genuine commitment to protecting vulnerable people.

Why join us?

Your work will directly influence the experience of our colleagues – and ultimately the care our residents receive.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

Make an impact – shape people initiatives that make a tangible difference across our care homes.

Work with influence – build trusted relationships with senior leaders and play a key role in organisational decision-making.

Develop others – coach managers and support the development of our HR team.

Champion great employee experiences – help create a culture where people feel valued, supported and able to do their best work.

Be part of something meaningful – our values of Competence, Choice & Compassion sit at the heart of what we do.

If you’re ready to bring your HR expertise to a role where people really matter, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us create great places to work – and great places to live.

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We are committed to protecting and safeguarding vulnerable adults and successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for regulated activity.

We don’t just accept difference, we welcome it. No matter what your sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, gender identity, religion or any other characteristic, we welcome your application. As a team we actively celebrate, support and thrive on diversity for the benefit of our residents and staff, and we believe this creates an environment of empowerment and mutual respect and therefore excellence in care.

Some benefits of working with us:

· Highly competitive rates of pay

· Great holiday allowance – increases with long service

· Flexible working/rota

· Automatic pension

· Blue light card

· Free parking

· Free tea and coffee

· Free access to Mental Health Charter

· Comprehensive training and induction

· Length of service rewards

· Regular management supervision and support

· Staff forums – to give you a voice to share your ideas

Any queries, please contact recruitment@ardale.co.uk