Director of HR

KIMS Hospital Group is entering an exciting period of growth and transformation, and we are looking for an exceptional Director of HR & People to lead our people agenda across the Group. Working across the KIMS, Lyca Health and OES brands, you will be a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, providing strategic leadership across HR, people, culture, talent, reward, learning and development, employee relations and organisational change.

This is a rare opportunity to shape a modern, progressive people function and ensure our HR strategy directly supports our business ambitions and commitment to outstanding patient care. The opportunity As our senior HR leader, you will:

• Develop and deliver a forward-thinking Group HR & People strategy aligned to business growth and organisational priorities.
• Act as a trusted adviser to the Hospital Director, Senior Leadership Team and Board, providing expert guidance on complex people matters.
• Champion and embed our culture, values and behaviours, developing confident and capable leaders across the organisation.
• Lead people strategy through organisational change, restructures, acquisitions and TUPE, ensuring risks are effectively managed.
• Maintain robust people governance and compliance, including right to work, DBS, professional registration, qualifications and workforce checks.
• Oversee our PeopleXD HR system and ensure our people data, systems and processes support effective decision-making.
• Lead and develop the HR & People team, creating a high-performing, collaborative and forward-thinking function., Take reassurance from knowing that your interviewer can often be as nervous as you. Be polite, honest and open, maintaining eye contact with them. Talk as clearly and confidently as you can and if you don't understand a question, ask for clarification. When answering, focus on positive experiences and be prepared to go into detail about your previous positions and your future aspirations.

  You will be an experienced and credible HR leader with the ability to operate confidently at both strategic and operational level., CIPD Level 7 or or willingness to commence during first 24 months in post (minimum required: Level
  5).

• Significant HR leadership experience, preferably with at least two years within healthcare.
• Proven experience of working successfully with senior leadership teams and Boards.
• Strong experience of organisational change, HR transformation and complex employee relations.
• Extensive knowledge of employment law, including TUPE, restructuring, reward and benefits and employing overseas nationals.
• A proven ability to develop culture, leadership capability, performance and succession.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to connect people strategy with business performance.
• Excellent communication, influencing, negotiation and coaching skills.
• Experience with in a complex, multi-site healthcare organisation would be highly advantageous. The person We are looking for an authentic, inspiring and commercially astute leader who can quickly establish credibility and build trusted relationships at every level. You will be collaborative, creative, resilient and solutions-focused, with the confidence to challenge when needed and the empathy to support people through change. Most importantly, you will share our belief that exceptional patient care starts with exceptional people.

  This is a pivotal opportunity to join a growing healthcare organisation and make a genuine impact. You won't simply be leading an HR function - you will shape the people strategy, culture and leadership capability that will support KIMS Hospital Group through its next phase of growth.