Head of HR

Anderson Knight; Scotland; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organisation is seeking a Head of HR to shape a high-performance culture. You will lead a People team within a multi-site operation, driving strategic HR initiatives and ensuring compliance. The ideal candidate will have CIPD qualification and significant experience in HR leadership, change management, and stakeholder engagement. This role offers competitive compensation and the opportunity to influence at an executive level.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Opportunity for impactful change

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior HR/People leadership role.
• Excellent knowledge of employment law and HR best practices.
• Strong experience leading organisational change.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing People team.
• Align people strategy with business growth.
• Oversee all HR operations, ensuring compliance.

Skills

Leadership presence

Stakeholder management

Data-led decision making

Change management

Diversity and Inclusion advocacy

Education

CIPD qualification (or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

Anderson Knight is delighted to be partnering with a high-growth, market-leading healthcare organisation to appoint a Head of HR to a newly created, strategic leadership role. Our client is a UK-wide organisation employing 500+ staff across multiple sites and is undergoing an exciting phase of growth and transformation. This role will play a critical part in shaping a high-performance, inclusive and future-ready culture. Reporting into the executive leadership team, you will lead the People function, a team of 5, owning the full people agenda across a multi-site operation.

Key Responsibilities

People Strategy & Change

• Lead and develop a high-performing People team
• Partner with senior leadership to align people strategy with business growth
• Lead organisational change and transformation initiatives
• Drive workforce planning and future talent strategy
• Champion Diversity, Equity & Inclusion across the organisation

Culture & Engagement

• Embed company values and lead cultural evolution
• Design and deliver engagement, wellbeing and inclusion initiatives
• Act as a visible culture ambassador across all sites

HR Operations & Governance

• Oversee all HR operations including onboarding, contracts, and HR systems
• Ensure continuous improvement of HR processes and employee experience
• Ensure compliance with employment law, H&S and regulatory standards

Reward & Benefits

• Design and manage competitive compensation and benefits frameworks
• Lead reward, recognition and performance initiatives
• Ensure market competitiveness and internal fairness

About You

You will be a senior, commercially minded People leader with experience operating at scale in a complex, multi-site environment.

You will demonstrate:

• CIPD qualification (or equivalent)
• Proven experience in a senior HR/People leadership role
• Strong experience leading organisational change and transformation
• Excellent knowledge of employment law and HR best practice
• Experience building scalable people strategies aligned to business goals
• Strong leadership presence, gravitas and stakeholder management skills
• Data-led, analytical approach to decision making

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to shape a people-first culture in a growing organisation
• True leadership role with influence at executive level
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Chance to deliver business-critical, high-impact change