About this role
We are looking for a HR Business Partner to support our leaders through growth, change and day to day people decisions across a complex operational environment. The role combines strategic input with hands on delivery, requiring strong judgement, confidence in challenging when needed, and a practical approach to solving problems.
You will work closely with leaders and our people managers to drive performance, support change and ensure consistent, fair people practices in a regulated, safety focused environment. This is a visible role with real influence, suited to an experienced HR professional who enjoys being close to the business and making a tangible impact.
This role requires hybrid working with 3 regular days onsite at our Essex and Kent locations.
\n- Partnering with senior leaders to support organisational performance, structure and capability
- Providing expert advice on employee relations, performance management and complex casework
- Leading and supporting change initiatives, including restructures and workforce planning
- Coaching leaders to build strong, accountable and engaged teams
- Using people data and insight to influence decision making
- Supporting performance, succession and leadership development initiatives
- Ensuring policies, processes and practices are fair, compliant and applied consistently
- Working closely with the wider HR team to deliver group wide priorities
- Significant experience as a Senior HR Business Partner in a fast paced, operational or regulated environment
- Strong employee relations knowledge and confidence handling complex issues
- Proven experience influencing senior stakeholders and working at leadership level
- A practical, commercial mindset with the ability to balance people needs and business outcomes
- Comfortable working across multiple sites and regions
- Relevant HR/CIPD qualification
If you’re an experienced HR professional who enjoys being close to the business and making a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Other facts
About Sharpsmart
If you could make your healthcare facilities even safer - would you?
From peer-reviewed sharps containers to waste minimisation systems and tailored collections, Sharpsmart’s safety-driven solutions have helped healthcare facilities across the UK to:
• Protect staff and patients
• Reduce CO2 emissions
• Meet sustainability targets
• Prevent and contain infection
• Stay compliant
• Reduce costs
Part of the Daniels Health group which has operations in Australia, USA, Canada, New Zealand, UK, Europe and South Africa; Sharpsmart is widely regarded as a leader of innovation in the clinical waste space. Our flagship product - the Sharpsmart collector, was launched in 1999 and is now used in thousands of healthcare facilities around the globe. It has been peer reviewed in numerous medical journals with findings that indisputably assert it as the safest sharps collector in the world.
Through education, innovation and service, we are committed to make the healthcare industry safer for the people who work in it and continually drive the development of ecologically sustainable solutions to reduce the environmental impact of clinical waste.
Find out more at: www.sharpsmart.co.uk
What you'll do
- The HR Business Partner will partner with senior leaders to enhance organizational performance and support change initiatives. They will also provide expert advice on employee relations and ensure consistent people practices.
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