People Partner
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 21, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 21, 2026. Care UK scores B on the Alion truth index.
London & East Division (Norfolk, Essex, Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Central and South London)
Due to rapid growth of the business, we are looking for a People Partner to be part of our successful HR People Team supporting our Care Homes.
Do you want to be part of a successful Human Resources team supporting our Regional Directors and Operations Directors to deliver great employee matters so our colleagues can deliver the best care for our residents; and take the lead in shaping the future of care? Then join Care UK as an HR People Partner and start making a difference.
Why Join Us as a People Partner at Care UK
Experience dynamic projects and impactful contributions to the organisation.
make a difference by contributing to improved employee experiences, organisational efficiency, and overall business success
At Care UK, we are committed to providing exceptional care to our residents and our values of Caring, Passionate and Teamwork are at the heart of all we do. Our success is built on the strength of our people and we're on a mission to find exceptional talent to join us on our journey. We are a successful team, working together and supporting each other in a large national, award winning private care company with over 270 care homes across the United Kingdom
The role:
As HR People Partner, you will be a key member of the HR team, contributing to the efficient and effective delivery and implementation of the people plan amongst operations driving employee experience and talent management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a Strategic Enabler: work closely with senior business leaders to assess, influence and develop people solutions that help enhance our culture, are commercially sustainable, and elevate employee engagement. Pro-active, solutions-focused approach with strong prioritization and project ownership.
- Organizational Health & Design: Partner with operational leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, and team development across regions ensuring people practices connect to high performance and successful business outcomes.
- Data driven insight: Use and apply people data and metrics to generate insight and inform strategic decision making, proactively surfacing actionable insights related to people priorities and future workforce needs and measure the impact of solutions.
- Commercial acumen: Translate commercial targets and operational KPIs into workforce plans and talent strategies that deliver.
- Co-create solutions: Collaborate with business leaders to develop solutions that increase efficiency and drive business value.
- Talent & Capability at scale: Build career pathways for operational roles that keep our best people engaged and developing. Design resource plans that ensure we have the right skills mix for today and tomorrow. Lead talent identification, assessment, and succession planning for critical and commercial roles.
- Change that lands: Drive adoption of new systems and ways of working across high-performing teams. Support acquisition integration and commercial transformation initiatives.
- Coaching: Coach stakeholders on team effectiveness, communication, and decision-making to enhance business outcomes
- Challenge & influence: Demonstrate ability to advise, influence and challenge leaders constructively, using facts and evidence to get to the root of people and business issues.
- Relationship building: Expertise in building and maintaining meaningful, collaborative relationships across diverse functions and geographies to ensure effective working relationships remotely and in-person.
- Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with diligence, confidentiality, and the ability to articulate complex strategies clearly. Comfortable with presenting and facilitating sessions to large groups of people. Create, update and issue multi-channel comms to internal and external parties, including project plans and progress reports (written, meetings etc.) including templates and checklists.
- Culture: Champion diversity, inclusion and belonging across operational hiring and team composition. Collaboratively work with other departments on further developing our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, analysing data to identify areas of opportunity, introducing new initiatives and review effectiveness of these to support with the ongoing culture change.
- Flexibility: Travel as required for home visits, regional meetings, and relationship management. Consideration that this is a 24/7 sector.
What We're Looking For:
- Minimum 1-3 years success in a multi-site People Partner / HRBP role (or similar), supporting with implementation of HR projects and change
- Demonstrate success at building relationships and team collaboration (within and outside HR) to deliver change
- Demonstrates a keen interest in EDI and supporting inclusive working practices.
- Able to deliver accurate, high-quality solutions to deadlines
- Able to travel to our Care Homes
Why Join Care UK?
- Be part of a dynamic and growing organisation dedicated to providing outstanding care.
- Collaborate with a diverse and talented team in a supportive and inclusive environment.
- Enjoy a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- Make a meaningful impact on the lives of residents and contribute to the success of our care homes.
We are committed to recruiting diverse, talented people, who share our passion for helping others. We see the potential in everyone, let us fulfil yours. If you're ready to take your career to the next level, talk to us if you think you have what we need!