Head Of HR

Overview

Anderson Knight is delighted to be partnering with a high-growth, market-leading healthcare organisation to appoint a Head of HR to a newly created, strategic leadership role. Our client is a UK-wide organisation employing 500+ staff across multiple sites and is undergoing an exciting phase of growth and transformation. This role will play a critical part in shaping a high-performance, inclusive and future-ready culture.

Reporting into the executive leadership team, you will lead the People function, a team of 5, owning the full people agenda across a multi-site operation.

People Strategy & Change

• Lead and develop a high-performing People team
• Partner with senior leadership to align people strategy with business growth
• Lead organisational change and transformation initiatives
• Drive workforce planning and future talent strategy
• Champion Diversity, Equity & Inclusion across the organisation

Culture & Engagement

• Embed company values and lead cultural evolution
• Design and deliver engagement, wellbeing and inclusion initiatives
• Act as a visible culture ambassador across all sites

HR Operations & Governance

• Oversee all HR operations including onboarding, contracts, and HR systems
• Ensure continuous improvement of HR processes and employee experience
• Ensure compliance with employment law, H&S and regulatory standards

Reward & Benefits

• Design and manage competitive compensation and benefits frameworks
• Lead reward, recognition and performance initiatives
• Ensure market competitiveness and internal fairness

You will be a senior, commercially minded People leader with experience operating at scale in a complex, multi-site environment.

You will demonstrate:

• CIPD qualification (or equivalent)
• Proven experience in a senior HR/People leadership role
• Strong experience leading organisational change and transformation
• Excellent knowledge of employment law and HR best practice
• Experience building scalable people strategies aligned to business goals
• Strong leadership presence, gravitas and stakeholder management skills
• Data-led, analytical approach to decision making

• Opportunity to shape a people-first culture in a growing organisation
• True leadership role with influence at executive level
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Chance to deliver business-critical, high-impact change