People & Culture Business Partner

RHCNZ Medical Imaging Group; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave

Southern Cross Health Insurance

Professional training and development

Job summary

RHCNZ is seeking an experienced People & Culture Business Partner to support leaders across a busy healthcare environment in Wellington. You will provide trusted, practical advice on people matters, employee relations, and workforce planning to help teams perform at their best.

Based in Wellington, this permanent full-time role emphasizes strong stakeholder relationships, data-driven decision making and aligning People & Culture priorities with organisational goals.

Qualifications

• Strong generalist HR experience, ideally in a complex or multi-site environment.
• Experience advising leaders on employee relations, conduct and performance matters.
• Confidence interpreting policy and supporting consistent outcomes that align with the organization's values and goals.
• Ability to build trusted relationships across different teams and levels of the organization.
• A thoughtful, pragmatic style and the judgement to know when to advise, coach, escape or challenge.

Responsibilities

• Partnering with leaders to provide timely, practical and well-considered people advice.
• Supporting employee relations matters, including performance, conduct, conflict resolution and disciplinary processes.
• Advising on workforce planning, recruitment, retention and development priorities.
• Using workforce data and insights to identify trends and support decision-making.
• Contributing to regional and national People & Culture initiatives.

Job description

Are you an experienced People & Culture professional who partners with leaders on complex people matters and helps teams do their best work?

He whakamārama mō te tūranga mahi | About the role

We’re looking for an experienced People & Culture Business Partner to join our People & Culture team. Based in Wellington, this permanent full-time role will see you provide trusted, practical advice to leaders across a busy and people-focused healthcare environment.

This is a broad, hands-on advisory role for someone who brings sound judgement, strong relationship skills and the confidence to work across operational people matters, employee relations, workforce planning and change. You’ll be close to the business, supporting leaders to make well-considered decisions while contributing to wider People & Culture priorities.

The work will include:

• Partnering with leaders to provide timely, practical and well-considered people advice
• Supporting employee relations matters, including performance, conduct, conflict resolution and disciplinary processes
• Advising on workforce planning, recruitment, retention and development priorities
• Using workforce data and insights to identify trends and support decision-making
• Contributing to regional and national People & Culture initiatives

Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you

You’ll be an experienced HR or People & Culture professional who is confident working with leaders and comfortable navigating complex or sensitive people matters. You’ll bring a practical, solutions-focused approach, balanced with care, and sound judgement.

You’ll likely have:

• Strong generalist HR experience, ideally in a complex or multi-site environment
• Experience advising leaders on employee relations, conduct and performance matters
• Confidence interpreting policy and supporting consistent outcomes that support the organization's values and goals
• The ability to build trusted relationships across different teams and levels of the organization
• A thoughtful, pragmatic style and the judgement to know when to advise, coach, escape or challenge

Ngā hua mōu | What’s in it for you

You’ll join a supportive People & Culture team working in a meaningful and complex healthcare environment. This is a chance to work closely with leaders, contribute to practical people outcomes and support a service that makes a difference for communities across Aotearoa New Zealand.

We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including:

• Generous leave: 5 weeks annual leave
• Southern Cross Health Insurance
• Professional training and development opportunities

Ko wai mātou | About us

RHCNZ is New Zealand’s leading private radiology provider, dedicated to making world-class radiology services accessible to every person, in every community, and enabling better health outcomes for all New Zealanders. Our nationwide network includes more than 140 specialist radiologists working across 73+ clinics and three iconic brands: Auckland Radiology, Bay Radiology and Pacific Radiology.

Wellington is more than just a lifestyle! In this exclusive culture & arts capital you can experience incredible events and festivals, unforgettable days at the beach and delicious kai! You will also be surrounded by beautiful beaches and hectares of park to walk through! Enjoy high quality schooling and family life in one place.