Senior People Business Partner

Bupa; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Senior People Business Partner to shape the HR strategy and lead significant people initiatives. The ideal candidate will have expertise in growth-focused environments and will contribute to transformative projects that impact organizational performance. This full-time role offers a competitive salary of up to £80,000, along with a management bonus scheme and various employee benefits including health insurance and enhanced pension plans.

Benefits

25 days holiday, increasing with service

Bupa health insurance

Enhanced pension plan

Onsite gyms or local discounts

Various online discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior HR business partnering role.
• Proven ability to manage HR strategies across diverse teams.
• Enthusiasm for data and using it to drive decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement project plans aligned with the HR strategy.
• Lead large-scale people initiatives and transformation programs.
• Advise senior leaders on talent management and workforce planning.

Skills

Influencing senior stakeholders

Leadership in HR strategy

Data analytics and reporting

Project management

Talent management

Flexibility and adaptability

Education

CIPD qualification or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Senior People Business Partner – Location: Cromwell Hospital and Specialist Diagnostic Centres, London. Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract, Full-time, 37.5hrs. Hybrid Working – up to 3 days per week on site (London).

Salary: Up to £80,000 depending on experience + Management Bonus Scheme (10%)

At Bupa Cromwell Hospital, we are dedicated to providing exceptional healthcare services with a focus on people. We are seeking a dynamic and strategic Senior People Business Partner with expertise in M&A or Growth environments to join our People team. This role is crucial in shaping the future of our hospital and diagnostic centres as we embark on an exciting expansion journey. If you have a passion for driving meaningful change, delivering outstanding people outcomes, and successfully managing projects from inception to completion, this position offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to the healthcare sector.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Associate HR Director and possess experience in TUPE or mergers and acquisitions, ideally within a fast-paced, growth-focused environment. Leadership, data analytics, and project management skills are essential for this role.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Collaborate with A.HRD to develop and implement project plans aligned with our growth agenda and the broader BUPA people strategy.
• Lead and support large-scale people initiatives, business integration, and transformation programs as directed by A.HRD, and identify new projects that respond to the dynamic growth environment.
• Serve as a data ambassador—utilising key data and dashboards to analyse trends and present meaningful information that supports informed decision-making.
• Serve as an advisor to senior leaders, providing support on talent management, project delivery, succession planning, and workforce planning.
• Partner with Business Partnering team on key projects, ensuring timely execution, oversight, and adherence to schedules.
• Act as a point of contact and consultant for the Partnering team.
• Work alongside the Learning Business Partner to design and deliver organisational development programs, Training Needs Analysis, and identify additional learning initiatives.
• Respond quickly to business needs and initiate relevant projects or programs accordingly.
• Lead and support major people initiatives and transformation programs.
• Integrate people risk and conduct frameworks to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Advise key resource groups or networks within the hospital and diagnostic group.
• Collaborate closely with specialist HR teams to provide high-impact people services.
• Promote employee engagement and wellbeing throughout the organisation.
• Drive performance management, talent development, and leadership growth.
• Attendance at key group Bupa project meetings and calls and to communicate key updates with ownership of any actions / action allocation to the Cromwell people team
• Deputise and cover for AHRD where required.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in a senior HR business partnering role within a regulated, complex environment.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead people strategies across diverse teams.
• Ability to work collaboratively with Cromwell people team, deploy skill and resource where needed to people projects, and proven effective leadership and management of HR professionals
• Flexibility – the ability to quickly adapt to change, manage multiple projects and programmes of work and priorities
• Responsive to business needs, change, and able to proactively initiate new programs of work when required.
• Enthusiasm for data, analysis, and using data to drive decision making.
• Expertise across the full HR spectrum, including talent management, rewards, engagement, inclusion, and organisational design.
• Ability to work independently.
• Commercially aware with a customer-focused mindset and strong judgement.
• CIPD qualified (or equivalent) with a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.

Why Bupa?

We are a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. We reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers.

Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. It’s important to us that these benefits support a work-life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically. You will be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts

Additional Information

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: [e-mail]

Time Type: Full time

Job Area: People & HR

Locations: Cromwell HSK