Regional Human Resources Business Partner

Middlemore; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

Middlemore is hiring a Regional HR Business Partner – North England, field-based across the Midlands, East and North Wales, and the North of England. The role shapes a new People Partnering model, partnering with the Chief People Officer and senior leaders to drive performance, talent and commercial thinking.

You will focus on strengthening leadership capability, workforce planning and aligning people strategy with business goals across ~1,000 colleagues in the region.

Qualifications

• Proven generalist People/HR business partnering experience within a multi-site, field-based organisation.
• Strong commercial acumen, including ability to understand P&L and translate challenges into people solutions.
• Experience of workforce planning, talent management, succession planning and capability development.
• Track record of supporting business improvement and turning around underperforming sites.
• Credibility to coach, influence and challenge senior operational leaders.
• Strong UK employment law knowledge and experience managing complex employee relations cases.
• Confidence using people and business data to inform decisions and measure impact.
• Practical, solutions-focused mindset and ability to look beyond traditional HR processes.
• Energy, independence and flexibility to spend significant time out in the business.
• Experience in healthcare, dental, optical, veterinary, retail or hospitality environments would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Strategic business partnering with senior operational leaders across the region.
• Drive performance by identifying leadership, team and capability gaps and delivering targeted people plans.
• Develop a robust regional workforce plan using data to identify future requirements.
• Lead talent and succession planning to strengthen retention and development.
• Coach and challenge senior leaders to improve accountability and team effectiveness.
• Approach employee relations pragmatically to resolve issues early and effectively.
• Use people and business metrics to identify priorities and demonstrate measurable improvements.
• Shape and own the regional people strategy with autonomy.

Skills

Stakeholder management

HR business partnering

Workforce planning

Change management

Data-driven decisions

UK employment law

Coaching & leadership

Field-based experience

Multi-site operations

Job description

Regional HR Business Partner : North England

Field-based across Midlands, East and North Wales, North of England

We're delighted to be supporting a successful, growing, private-equity backed private Healthcare business building out an outstanding HR team to drive commercial growth, talent, leadership & performance. This is a newly created HR Business Partner opportunity who will be field based covering the North of England.

This is more than a traditional HR role.

This is a brand-new position, offering a unique opportunity to shape and build a People Partnering model from the ground up, working directly with the Chief People Officer and partnering with senior stakeholders to affect change, performance and commercial thinking.

Initially supporting approximately 1,000 colleagues across the region, you'll play a pivotal role in understanding what drives performance, identifying opportunities and translating people strategy into meaningful commercial results.

Your initial focus will be strengthening leadership capability and developing a clear, forward-looking regional workforce plan.

The opportunity:

• Strategic business partnering: Building trusted relationships with senior operational leaders, understanding the challenges and opportunities across your region.
• Driving performance: Identifying leadership, team and capability gaps within underperforming clinics and delivering targeted people plans to improve performance.
• Workforce planning: Developing a robust regional workforce plan, using commercial, financial and people data to identify future requirements and opportunities.
• Talent and succession: Understanding the capability and potential of our people, creating development and succession plans and strengthening retention.
• Leadership development: Coaching and constructively challenging senior leaders to improve accountability, performance and team effectiveness.
• Employee relations: Taking a pragmatic, resolution-focused approach to complex employee matters, helping leaders resolve issues effectively and early.
• Data and insight: Using people and business metrics to identify priorities, drive action and demonstrate measurable improvements in performance.

What will you will bring?

We're looking for an experienced HR Business Partners who combine strong HR expertise with commercial understanding and a genuine passion for improving business performance.

You'll ideally have:

• Proven generalist People/HR business partnering experience within a multi-site, field-based organisation.
• Strong commercial acumen, including the ability to understand P&L performance and translate business challenges into people solutions.
• Experience of workforce planning, talent management, succession planning and capability development.
• A track record of supporting business improvement and turning around underperforming sites.
• The credibility to coach, influence and challenge senior operational leaders.
• Strong UK employment law knowledge and experience managing complex employee relations cases.
• Confidence using people and business data to inform decisions and measure impact.
• A practical, solutions-focused mindset and the ability to look beyond traditional HR processes.
• The energy, independence and flexibility to spend significant time out in the business, building relationships and understanding the needs of our clinics.
• Experience in healthcare, dental, optical, veterinary, retail or hospitality environments would be particularly beneficial.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make your mark.

As one of the first Regional People Partners, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Shape a brand-new People Partnering model and influence the future direction of the People function.
• Work in close partnership with the Chief People Officer and senior operational leadership team.
• Have genuine autonomy and ownership of your regional people strategy.
• Influence business performance through better workforce planning, leadership and talent development.
• Make a tangible difference to our colleagues, clinic teams and ultimately our patients.
• Help build a People function that puts people, performance and a patient-first approach at its heart.

This is a field-based role, with regular travel Midlands, East and North Wales, North of England, and meaningful time spent in clinics alongside the leaders and teams you support.

Ready for your next challenge?

If you're a commercially driven People Partner who enjoys being close to the business, challenging the status quo and helping organisations unlock their potential through people, we'd love to hear from you.