Senior People and Culture Lead
| Posting date: | 16 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £55,000.00 to £60,000.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £55000.00 - £60000.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 October 2025 |
| Location: | Chester, CH1 1AB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | E0279-25-1657 |
Summary
As a Senior People and Culture Lead, you'll be part of our valued team at HCRG Care Group. You will feel valued as a Senior People and Culture Lead within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: £55,000 - £60,000 with group pension Private medical insurance with fast access to the most used specialists including for musculoskeletal problems and for mental health support at locations across the country Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission. The Ideal Candidate Were looking for someone who can bring bothcredibility and pragmatism- a trusted partner who can balance strategic thinking with a hands-on approach to building capability and embedding change. You will be: An experienced Senior HR Business Partner / OD leaderwith a proven track record of partnering senior stakeholders to deliver people strategies that drive performance and culture. CIPD Level 7 qualified (or equivalent experience), with strong knowledge of employment legislation, organisational development, and workforce planning. Skilled inembedding change- not just delivering transformation projects, but ensuring changes are sustained through capability building, coaching, and cultural alignment. Highly confident inbuilding manager and leadership capability, particularly around absence management, performance, engagement, and succession planning. Adept atusing people data and insightsto influence decision-making, spot risks, and link people practices to service KPIs (e.g. absence rates, agency spend, staff survey outcomes). Astrong communicator and influencer, able to build trust quickly with Regional Directors and senior managers with very different leadership styles. Comfortable withregular national traveland maintaining a visible presence across services - youll know that sometimes the most meaningful impact happens in team meetings, on-site with leaders, and in the moments where you can challenge and support face-to-face. Commercially astute, with the ability to balance organisational goals, colleague wellbeing, and service user needs. Avalues-driven leaderwho champions inclusion, wellbeing, and engagement, creating the conditions where people can thrive. Resilient and adaptable, thriving in a complex and changing environment, and able to connect the dots across multiple services and priorities. This is a fantastic role for someone who wants to go beyond traditional HR and trulyshape culture, capability, and leadershipin services that make a difference to communities across the UK.