People Partner

Main area Human Resources Grade Band 7 Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 828-PROVIDE4330

Employer Provide CIC Employer type NHS Site Provide HQ Town Colchester Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2026 23:59

Job Overview Are you a strategic HR professional who is passionate about making a real difference to people, services and organisational success? We are looking for an experienced People Partner to join our People Team and play a key role in shaping our workforce strategy across the Provide Group .

Reporting to the Director of People Partnering , you will work closely with senior leaders to provide expert people advice, influence business decision-making and develop innovative workforce solutions that support organisational objectives.

As a trusted strategic partner, you will help ensure our people are capable, engaged, healthy and equipped to deliver outstanding care. You will provide specialist workforce expertise, support organisational change programmes and foster a culture of positive employee relations across the organisation.

Main duties of the job

• Managing complex and sensitive employee relations issues, providing expert advice and guidance to managers and leaders across the Provide Group.
• Working in partnership with management to drive positive change through evidence-based advice, constructive challenge and practical solutions.
• Supporting the development and implementation of excellent people practices, monitoring workforce KPIs and helping improve performance where needed.
• Coaching and supporting managers to build their people management skills, apply HR policies confidently and maximise employee performance.
• Leading organisational change and TUPE programmes, ensuring a smooth transition and compliance with legal requirements.

Working for our organisation

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A Highly Respected, Award Winning Health And Social Care Provider. We Expect Our Staff To Demonstrate And Uphold Our Values At All Times

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men’s Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities Please see the attached job description for a full list of the main responsibilities for this role. Thank you for taking the time to apply for a role within Provide.

Person specification

Qualifications Essential criteria

• Relevant Degree level qualification or equivalent / Post graduate Diploma in HR Management or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• CIPD qualified (level 7 Diploma) or significant demonstrable experience

Experience Essential criteria

• Extensive experience of working in an HR generalist role, delivering a range of successful HR interventions.
• Experience of working within the Health & Social Care sector.
• Extensive experience of providing specialist HR advice to managers on complex employee relation matters

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of NHS terms and conditions
• Ability to use Electronic Staff Records System.

Further Information How will we contact you?

• All correspondence for this post will be by email or text messaging. Please register for text messages on your TRAC account. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly to ensure that email filters are set to allow our mails.
• As we often have many applicants for jobs at Provide, we regret that we will only be able to contact those external applicants who are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview on this particular occasion. Internal candidates who are unsuccessful can seek feedback from the recruiting manager.
• If you wish to contact the Recruitment Team, please do this via [email protected]
• If you wish to contact the Recruiting Manager about the vacancy/role or for feedback after interview, their details are provided within the advert.

Checking progress on your application? To check progress on your application, please log into your TRAC account. We aim to keep you updated on the status of your application as soon as we can.

Closing Date Provide reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time or bring forward the closing date should it have an overwhelming response. We therefore encourage an early application to ensure consideration for this post.

Professional UK clinical registration required for the role? If we require you to hold UK professional clinical registration to undertake a role we appoint you to, Provide will pay for your registration during the first year of your employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Provide CIC continues to encourage all colleagues to ensure they have been double vaccinated and received a booster vaccination.

We recognise taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, service users, customers, fellow colleagues, and their families.

Anti Fraud Our staff have been trained in 'Anti-Fraud' and will use technology to examine identity/immigration documents.

Disability If you have a disability and need assistance or more time to complete your application or attending interview, please contact a member of the HR Services Team on 0300 3030 2661 or [email protected].

Work Trials Please check with your local Job Centre Plus to see if you are eligible for a Work Trial. If you are interested in trying this job first, please contact the HR Services team and we can help you make the arrangements with the Job Centre and the Recruiting Manager.

We are committed to equal opportunities, flexible working practices and the National Living Wage.

Successful Applicant You will be required to bring all your documentation to your interview to show the recruiting manager and again at your pre-employment appointment with the Recruitment Co-Ordinators.

The information that you provide will be treated confidentially. If you fail to provide all of the information, Provide may not be able to fulfil our contractual obligations to you or may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations.