HR Business Partner

Oakleaf Partnership; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization seeks an experienced Human Resources Business Partner in London. This key role requires an HR professional with strong generalist skills and experience in private healthcare or retail to drive people strategy and enhance performance in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

High-impact role in private healthcare environment

Opportunity to influence people strategy at senior level

Collaborative, values-led culture

Modern offices with cutting-edge facilities

Qualifications

• Experience in private healthcare or retail sectors essential.
• Proven HR Business Partner experience in complex environments.
• Strong generalist HR skills and commercially astute.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to shape HR agenda and offerings.
• Lead workforce planning and support complex employee relations.
• Design training and improve HR processes.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Coaching

Change Management

Data-Driven Decision Making

Education

Bachelor's Degree

CIPD Level 7 (desirable)

Job description

Human Resources Business Partner

• £60,000 – £65,000
• Permanent
• Hybrid – 3 days on site
• ASAP start
• London

Are you an experienced HR generalist with a background in private healthcare or retail? We are recruiting on behalf of a leading healthcare organisation for a Human Resources Business Partner to join their London-based team and drive people strategy in a fast-paced, client-focused environment.

About the Role:
Reporting to the Head of HR Operations, you will support a range of client groups, acting as a strategic partner and trusted advisor. You’ll work across an HR team structured around four specialisms: HR Operations, Talent Development, Talent Acquisition, and Reward. This is a hands-on, commercially focused role ideal for a high-calibre HRBP who thrives in dynamic, customer-driven settings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with senior leaders to shape and deliver their HR agenda, offering strategic guidance and challenge.

• Align HR initiatives with business goals, leveraging data and insight to drive performance.

• Lead on workforce planning, talent development, and succession planning activities.

• Support complex employee relations and performance management cases.

• Guide teams through change management, restructuring and transformation projects.

• Collaborate across HR centres of excellence to embed people strategy.

• Design and deliver training in line with the organisation’s learning framework.

• Champion a high-performance culture through effective engagement and reward strategies.

• Continuously review and improve HR processes for enhanced service delivery.

About You:

• Experience in both private healthcare or retail sectors is essential.

• Proven HR Business Partner experience in complex, matrixed environments.

• Strong generalist HR skills

• Commercially astute, data-driven, and confident working at pace.

• Excellent stakeholder management and coaching skills.

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and leading through change.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

• CIPD Level 7 or working towards it (desirable).

• Strong communication skills in English (written and verbal).

What’s in it for you:

• A high-impact role in a progressive private healthcare environment.

• Opportunity to shape and influence people strategy at a senior level.

• A collaborative, values-led culture that prioritises people and outcomes.

• Modern, centrally located offices and cutting-edge facilities.

If you’re an experienced HR professional with a solid grounding in private healthcare or retail, please apply today.

Please note shortlisting will be taking place across the course of this week,