HR Business Partner (Maternity Cover)

Harbour Healthcare Limited; Stockport; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare group seeks an HR Business Partner for maternity cover in Stockport. The role involves ensuring compliance, driving engagement initiatives, and supporting the development of effective HR policies. Ideal candidates are CIPD Level 5 qualified with strong communication and leadership skills within the care sector.

Benefits

Discounts on Shopping, Fashion, Days out, Travel, Entertainment

FREE face-to-face counselling

Staff recognition award ceremonies

Monthly ‘Employee of the month’ voucher

Opportunities for training and career progression

Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme

Blue Light Card discounts

Access to a FREE eye test and discounted glasses

Cashback card - save up to £200 annually

Seasonal Company events and incentives

Qualifications

• Completed or working towards CIPD Level 5.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and best practice.
• Experience in writing policies and procedures (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with regulations and company policies.
• Drive continuous improvement in employee engagement.
• Provide professional support and coaching to managers.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Leadership

Compliance

Communication

Education

CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent)

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25.06.2025

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09.08.2025

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Job Description:

HR Business Partner (Maternity Cover)

HR Business Partner – Care Homes.

(Maternity Cover, supporting Care Homes inthe North West)

Harbour Healthcare Group.

Circa k - k Plus £5, Car Allowence and paid mileage.

Harbour Healthcare are recruiting for a HR Business Partner to join the People Team. Harbour Healthcare Group is a family-run concern, although one with very considerable experience and expertise in the care industry.

Who are Harbour Healthcare Group?

We are a Family run group of businesseswith Care Homes across the UK and are growing year by year.

Inclusion is how we unleash the power of diversity. We strive to foster belonging and empowerment at work. Harbour Healthcare listen and engage with our diverse communities, and we value teamwork within our diverse workplace.

Having family traditions at heart, our philosophyis actually quite simple. We strive to provide an excellent standard of care to our residents, treating them with complete dignity and respect.

What are the Tangible benefits for working for Harbour?

Discounts on Shopping, Fashion, Days out, Travel, Entertainment and lots more!

FREE face-to-face counselling, for you and your family!

Staff recognition award ceremonies

£ voucher available every month for the nominated ‘Employee of the month’

Opportunities for training and career progression

Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme

Blue Light Card – up to % discount across ’s of retailers

Access to a FREE eye test and discounted glasses

Cashback card – save up to £ annually, can be used at over big brands

Wellbeing portal:

FREE meditatin series

FREE wellbeing pdcasts & live virtual events

FREE mental health supprt programmes

FREE wrkout plans

FREE Live digital gym classes

FREE mindset and wellbeing series

Seasonal Company events, competitions and incentives

Refer a friend scheme – earn up to £ when referring a friend to work for Harbour Healthcare

On-site parking

Summary of Role

Ensure that the company complies with current regulations, accepted professional standards, policies and procedures and legislation (including legislation on data protection, the Equality Act and health and safety).

Drive the continuous improvement agenda with focus on engagement & welfare activities, maximising productivity, devolving HR responsibilities to line managers and building leadership capability.

Support in transforming and strengthening the organisational culture, ensuring that the company values and approach are displayed.

Provide professional support and advice aimed at transforming and developing the organisation, and ensuring that managers are sufficiently skilled and enabled to access appropriate guidance and information to manage their workforce issues

Support in the development of effective employment policies across Harbour Healthcare, in consultation with senior managers, and staff as appropriate

Coaching, mentoring and supporting staff members to identify their individual strengths and development needs, while championing an open, embracing culture of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) throughout the organisation.

Designs and develops HR training programs for management and employees to Identify and incorporate best practice and lessons learned into program plan

Consults with management on performance, organisational and leadership matters. Conducts needs assessments to determine measures required to enhance employee job performance and overall company performance.

Key Responsibilities

Team:

Lead by example and be instrumental in creating excellent working relationships ensuring that Harbour Healthcare values are delivered in a professional manner and are always maintained, with members of the team, company, and clients

Regularly coach, mentor and support regional managers and high potential colleagues to identify individual strengths and development needs, develop and maintain effective relationships and encourage retention. Attend team meetings with various stakeholders to improve communication.

Support a robust program of up-skilling teams where gaps are identified

Service:

Ensure that managers are developing their teams to deliver safe care and support the Regional Teams accordingly.

Work closely with support office departments to ensure that employee journey is always delivered in a timely manner

Consistently champion and drive Harbour Healthcare being the employer of choice

Support the HR team to ensure they lead and resolve concerns and complaints in a timely manner and to identify early potential loss or delivery of poor service provision.

Compliance:

Work with the Senior Regional Team on continual improvement of quality systems and processes to develop a better service

To provide expert advice and support, through the proactive management of risk and to support and direct colleagues in the same manner

Ensure all HR related policies, procedures and documentation are implemented effectively across Harbour Healthcare

Personal Specification

Completed or working towards a CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent)

Knowledge of regulatory requirements/legislation/guidance and best practice in line with CQC

Experience of writing policies and procedures (desirable)

The duties and responsibilities outlined above do not represent a full list of the tasks the post holder will be expected to perform. It is also recognised that the duties of all posts are subject to change from time to time. Alterations to duties and responsibilities and performance of similar tasks within the scope of and at the same level will be expected. It is expected that this job description will be regularly reviewed by the post holder and his/her manager.

Harbour Healthcare have won many accolades and awards over the years from carehome.co.uk Top Awards, now for the 5th year running as well as Disability Confident Committed.

Please note that all our positions require an Enhanced DBS check in relation to Children and Adults.