Human Resources Business Partner

Company: Reed
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Location: Welwyn Garden City
Job Description:

Job Description

Salary: £42,000 to £45,000

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Location: Hybrid Working with regular travel to sites

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Sector: Healthcare

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The Opportunity

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We are looking for an experienced and commercially focused People Operations Business Partner to join a growing healthcare organisation. This is an exciting opportunity for an HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced, regulated environment and enjoys leading teams, driving operational excellence, and delivering outstanding recruitment and people services.

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Reporting into senior leadership, you will play a key role in supporting workforce growth, ensuring regulatory compliance, and developing efficient people processes that enhance the employee journey.

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Key Responsibilities

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  • Lead, develop, and motivate a People Operations and Recruitment team to deliver a high-quality service.
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  • Partner with managers across the business to support workforce planning and complex recruitment pipelines.
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  • Manage high-volume talent acquisition activity across multiple sites and functions.
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  • Oversee end-to-end recruitment processes, ensuring exceptional candidate experiences and efficient hiring journeys.
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  • Ensure all safer recruitment practices are followed in line with healthcare sector requirements.
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  • Maintain robust clinical compliance processes, including pre-employment checks and right-to-work verification.
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  • Monitor recruitment performance, candidate tracking, and workforce metrics to drive continuous improvement.
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  • Support managers with recruitment challenges within highly regulated environments.
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  • Ensure compliance with employment legislation, CQC requirements, and internal governance standards.
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  • Develop and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency and operational effectiveness.
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  • Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and provide expert HR and recruitment advice.
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About You

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  • CIPD Level 5 qualified (or equivalent experience).
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  • Proven experience within an HR Business Partner, People Partner, or People Operations role.
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  • Strong people management experience with a track record of leading and developing successful teams.
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  • Experience managing recruitment within a regulated environment, ideally healthcare, social care, or related sectors.
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  • Strong understanding of safer recruitment practices and clinical compliance requirements.
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  • Demonstrable experience of managing high-volume recruitment and talent acquisition campaigns.
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  • Experienced in the use of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment reporting tools.
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  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment.
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  • Results-driven with a continuous improvement mindset.
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  • If you are a passionate HR professional with experience in high-volume recruitment, team leadership, compliance, and people operations within regulated environments, we'd love to hear from you.
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Posted: September 6th, 2026