HR - Employee Relations Business Partner

Job description

Job responsibilities

HR - Employee Relations Business Partner

Employer: HCA Healthcare UK

Team: Human Resources

Industry: Private Healthcare

Location: London, Onsite.

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: Competitive, depending on experience + plus a vast array financial and wellness benefits for you and your family. Including Medical Healthcare Insurance.

About Us:

At HCA Healthcare UK, we have been shaping the future of healthcare for over 50 years. In the UK, we are proud to be one of the largest providers of privately funded care, investing over £500 million in state-of-the-art treatments, technology, within our Private Patient Hospitals, GP Practices, Urgent Care Centres and Diagnostic Centres, UK Wide.

Our People Strategy mission goes beyond healthcare, its about making a real difference in peoples lives. Every decision we make, every innovation we adopt, is rooted in patient care.

Together we believe that by looking after our people, we empower them to care for patients at the highest level. Thats why we invest heavily in employee wellbeing, providing tailored support to help staff thrive both professionally and personally.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert, practical, and professional Employee Relations guidance to managers and HR colleagues.

• Coach and support managers on all people matters, providing timely first-line support when needed.

• Take end-to-end ownership of capability, disciplinary, and grievance matters, ensuring consistent and fair processes.

• Prepare for and attend hearings, tribunals, and formal meetings, supporting managers and colleagues with documentation and guidance.

Skills and Experience

• Chartered member of the CIPD (preferred).

• Extensive expertise in Employee Relations and employment law.

• Excellent coaching, influencing, and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage at all levels.

• Strong analytical skills to resolve issues and improve HR policies and processes.

• Confident in presenting, writing, and verbally communicating to diverse audiences.

• Experience partnering with legal teams on complex cases or litigation.

• Able to travel across 2 Hospital Sites in London

By joining HCA Healthcare UK, youre not just taking on a role

youre joining a top employer in private healthcare that values people, promotes wellbeing, and ultimately ensures patients receive the very best care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Chartered member of the CIPD (preferred).
• Strong analytical skills to resolve issues and improve HR policies and processes.
• Extensive expertise in Employee Relations and employment law.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

HCA Healthcare UK

Address

London Bridge Hospital

27 Tooley Street

London

SE1 2PR

Employer's website

https://www.hcahealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)