Job summary

We have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced HR professional to be at the forefront of innovative primary care service delivery in North East Essex.

The Colte Partnership is very much at the heart of primary care, being the largest GP partnership in North East Essex.

As HR Manager/Head of Workforce you will play a key leadership role in the ongoing transformation of the organisation & realise our ambitions in the delivery & development of high quality & regulatory compliant primary care services. You will provide expert people advice & guidance to partners, managers & staff on all workforce matters, supporting managers to build solutions in dealing with complex casework, restructures, organisational development, succession planning, performance, resourcing & employee relations issues.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, as part of the executive team, you will be responsible for managing all employment processes - recruitment & onboarding, employee relations, developing policies, staff development, wellbeing & pay. You will ensure that the partnership attracts, retains & develops the best workforce; provide management information to aid workforce development, & will ensure that manual & computerised data is managed within the requirements of the Data Protection Act & is GDPR compliant.

Interviews will be carried out for successful applicants on receipt of application. We reserve the right to retract the advert if a suitable person is found before the end date.

Main duties of the job

You will be an experienced HR professional with both operational and strategic level expertise, and preferably level 5 or 7 CIPD qualification. You will be a collaborative and inclusive leader, who will work across the HR function and beyond to increase the overall performance of the organisation. You will be a rigorous, clear thinker who acts with integrity, personally promotes equality, diversity and inclusion and who understands that our patients are at the heart of everything we do.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced HR professional who is looking for progression to a role that introduces a mix of strategic and operational working. We would welcome applications from candidates who have previous HR Business partnering or consultant experience along with demonstrable experience of working on various initiatives in their role that support the achievement of key performance indicators.

We are looking for someone confident, flexible and motivated with high level of integrity and loyalty. Someone that can work under pressure and process information accurately and effectively. They will need to be able to work on their own initiative and be committed to supporting a team.

If you are a well organised person who thrives on a busy working environment where no two days are the same, we'd love to hear from you. Experience in a primary care setting will be of an extreme advantage as will experience of managing other managers to improve outcomes.

About us

The Colte Partnership is very much At The Heart of Primary Care, being the largest GP Partnership in North East Essex; comprised of 9 local GP practices across Colchester and Tendring. We care for approx. 98,000 patients. Our Head Office is in Feering.

We pride ourselves on working to be at the forefront of primary care in our region, and have many exciting ventures on the horizon.

Each of our branches has its own character, and family friendly ethos, which is why our patients love coming to us (and tell us so in our regular patient surveys). However, being a large partnership means we can offer so much more than a local branch can by itself with specialist clinics, social prescribing and innovative support such as regular dementia cafes and first aid for children classes.

We strive to look after our employees as well, with generous annual leave, flexible and family friendly working, and support during difficult times such as free counselling.

We also work as three collaborative primary care networks (PCNs) which span across Colchester and Tendring:

• ARA - Ambrose Avenue Group Practice, Riverside Medical Centre & Ardleigh Surgery
• RMT - Mersea Island Medical Practice, Tiptree Medical Centre & Rowhedge Medical Centre
• WCW - Walton Medical Centre, Colne Medical Centre and Wivenhoe Medical Centre