Senior HR Lead - SEL WDH

As the Senior Human Resources Lead (BETH/SELWDH) you will be responsible for overseeing the HR Function, including creating and enforcing HR Policies and programmes and driving the organisations people management strategy. You will have good communication skills and the ability to prioritise a busy workload whilst maintaining confidentiality at all times.

The post holder will be part of a small team and be key in delivering a comprehensive and professional service to all departments across SEL WDH/PCWA. The post holder will also play a key role in supporting, developing, and training staff in primary care practices and Primary Care Networks (PCNs) across South East London. This role will focus on strengthening HR practices, policy development, and crisis management, while also collaborating with senior educators to develop a cutting-edge leadership programme for management at all levels. The role will support organisational growth and maturity at local, regional, and national levels.

You will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of our human resources function. You will collaborate closely with senior leadership to develop and implement HR strategies that align with our business objectives and promote a positive work culture., Develop and implement HR policies, procedures, and guidelines as required, and promote consistency and fairness in their application. Ensure policies are clear and accessible to all staff and kept up to date. Oversee the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to exit, including payroll and benefits application, ensuring smooth operational management. Lead and mentor the HR team, fostering a high-performance culture and ensuring HR initiatives are effectively delivered.

Translate key data into an effective and commercially focused HR and people strategy, working with senior management and influencing them on the best course of action. Provide company-wide information by interpreting people data and analysing figures on staff turnover, cost per hire etc. Give counsel and oversee complex employee relations issues such as grievance and disciplinary cases and manage difficult cases with professionalism. Establish departmental accountabilities for the range of HR functions from talent acquisition to health and safety compliance. Co-ordinate remuneration policies and advise senior management on staff salaries in reference to external benchmarks. Champion a performance culture and continuously review productivity and employee development making recommendations for improvements. Control the HR budget and report on current and future staffing costs and initiatives.

The SEL Workforce Development Hub is the training hub for South East London working collaboratively with the six borough hubs to provide training, education and other support to Primary Care. We support over 200 practices and 36 PCNs.

Organisational Values / Objectives:

SEL Workforce Development Hubs goals are to support primary care to bethe best place to work and the best place to learn. We work with practices and PCNs to develop new ways of working to support their priorities, their staffs priorities, and their patients priorities.

SEL WDH aims to make primary care a better place to work by working collaboratively with partner organisations across the health and social care economy to ensure that we strengthen the following six priority areas