Regional HR Manager

Chartwells Independent; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Regional HR Manager to enhance the employee experience across multiple sites. The successful candidate will deliver a people plan, support regional teams in HR matters, and advise leaders on pivotal HR decisions. With a strong focus on talent management and coaching, this role offers the opportunity to drive cultural change and build high-performing teams. A CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience is essential, alongside robust analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing competing priorities independently.
• Ability to provide practical, solutions-focused HR advice.
• Experience coaching and developing managers across HR.
• Broad HR generalist experience including ER, L&D, reward.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a people plan aligned to business goals.
• Support regional teams with employee relations matters.
• Act as a strategic partner, advising regional leaders.
• Analyze people metrics for informed decision making.
• Champion HR policies ensuring compliance and adoption.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Coaching and development

Analytical skills

Relationship building

Communication skills

Education

CIPD Level 5 (or working towards)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Regional HR Manager

Salary: up to £45,000 (DOE) + Company Car
Location: Field-based (multiple healthcare sites) Cambridge and London

Sector: Healthcare
Reports to: People Partner

Make a Real Impact in a Role That Puts People First

We’re looking for a dynamic and forward‑thinking Regional HR Manager to join our team, supporting multiple locations across the healthcare sector. If you’re passionate about creating exceptional employee experiences, developing people managers, and driving meaningful organisational change, this is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of our workforce.

In this field‑based role, you’ll partner closely with regional leaders to deliver a people strategy that attracts, develops and retains talent, boosts engagement, and supports high‑performing teams. You’ll be a trusted advisor, a coach, a problem‑solver and a champion for our people.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Delivering a people plan aligned to business goals, focusing on talent attraction, development, retention and engagement.
• Supporting regional teams by ensuring employee relations and people operations matters are effectively managed through HR Shared Services.
• Acting as a strategic partner to regional leaders — advising, coaching, challenging and supporting them on all people‑related matters.
• Building capability in people managers to foster positive, engaged and high‑performing teams.
• Analysing people metrics to provide insight, influence decisions and drive timely action.
• Championing People Policies and Processes, ensuring consistent adoption and compliance.
• Working with the Resourcing Partner to deliver regional resourcing strategies, including apprenticeships and social placements.
• Identifying and implementing continuous improvement opportunities across HR processes.
• Supporting Equality, Diversity & Inclusion initiatives and acting as an active ally for employee groups.
• Providing HR oversight for restructures verkrij, TUPE and redundancy processes, ensuring a commercially focused approach.
• Contributing to wider HR initiatives and supporting the People Partner as required.

What You’ll Bring

• Can Do – You’re proactive, decisive and resilient under pressure.
• Share Success – You develop others, share knowledge and give constructive feedback.
• Passion for Quality – You set high standards and understand the commercial impact of great HR.
• Win Through Teamwork – You collaborate naturally and bring energy and commitment to everything you do.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Strong experience working with stakeholders at all levels, managing competing priorities independently.
• Ability to navigate complex people challenges and provide practical, solutions‑focused advice.
• Proven experience coaching and developing managers across all areas of HR.
• Broad HR generalist background, including ER, L&D, recruitment, reward, policy, HR Shared Services and (where relevant) industrial relations.
• Confident analysing people data and turning insights into action.
• Excellent relationship‑building and influencing skills.
• Digitally literate with solid Microsoft Office skills.
• Passionate about delivering an exceptional employee experience.
• Curious, proactive and committed to ongoing professional development.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• CIPD Level 5 (or working towards) or equivalent experience.

Why Join Us?

This is a కల role where you can truly shape culture, influence leaders and make a meaningful difference to thousands of colleagues across the healthcare sector. You’ll have autonomy, variety, and the opportunity to grow your HR career in a supportive and forward‑thinking environment.