People and Resourcing Partner

Posting date:	16 February 2026
Salary:	£40,000.00 per year
Additional salary information:	40000 - 40000
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	16 March 2026
Location:	Lancum House, Wellingborough, NN8 3GL
Company:	Vacancy Filler
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	FEB20264154

Summary

Shaw Healthcare is seeking a People and Resourcing Partner to support our services across the East Midlands region.Salary: up to £40,000 plus monthly car allowance of £470Hours: 37.5 Monday - Friday*Please note our services are based over East Midlands travelling to site will be required in this role and at times travel outside of the region to support the business.Benefits:Employee Ownership Trust - To date each full-time employee has received £2600 tax free bonus!Excellent development/promotion opportunitiesOur Refer a Friend bonus scheme (earn up to £1000)Paid annual leave 20 days per year plus bank holidays increasing by 1 day per year to maximum of 25 days.Pension schemeRetail discounts and vouchersHoliday discountsOnline benefits and cashback rewardsEmployee Assistance Programme to all contracted staff including face to face counselling.Shaw Healthcare is one of the UK’s leading Health and Social care providers who deliver a wide spectrum of care in a variety of purpose-built care environments; care homes for the elderly, specialist dementia units, mental health units and low secure psychiatric hospitals.We highly value the wonderful contribution of our employees and it is our ethos to put people first by involving our people in key decision-making. We are the only employee ownership trust within the healthcare sector.This means that Shaw is 76% owned by its staffObjectivesAligned to specific regions across the organisation, the People and Resourcing Partner works closely with their allocated partner teams to provide a comprehensive, professional and customer focused “People” service by leading on a broad range of generalist and strategic activity. The People and Resourcing Partner will support the development and implementation of the Operational strategy and Business plan.To act as a critical friend and professional adviser to the various managers within the region, acting as a sounding board to experienced members of staff, and as an internal coach to newer staff members.To support managers (where applicable) on all aspects of the people issues that are key to compliant and high quality care, including employee engagement and wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, locality focused competitor and workforce data, recruitment and retention, individual and team performance management, employee absences.To take a lead role on coaching and mentoring service managers in the delivery of HR and other related policies and processes including (but not limited to counselling, supervision, performance review and absence)To be the key coordinator in the development of locality recruitment, retention and succession strategies to achieve a continuing reduction in the use of Agency Workers in all roles.Principal dutiesSupport managers in their processes of securing engaged new candidates and delivering engaged new starters, measures to secure retention through supportive involvement and identify why employees leave each service. Provide coaching, training and support for managers to address disciplinary issues, grievances, long and short-term ill health cases and the ER implications of cases.Monitor the management of employee probationary periods.Ensure that the Director of People is aware of any potential complex or high-risk employee relations cases that will require additional advice and support.<u>Recruitment Selection and Retention</u>Ensure that managers are placing advertisements internally and externally in a timely manner and to advise and support the management of applicant responses.Oversee service managers and administrators to ensure service managers and Administrators are securing contact with every candidate, that interviews are arranged, interview documents and candidate ID information is fully reviewed. Participate in interview panels where required and provide professional advice to decision making.Work with the Regional Team to develop and lead on the regional recruitment plan including people-related locality and service KPI measures.Work on a one-to-one basis to coach managers to enable and ensure compliant, diverse, quality recruiting processes using evidence-based criteria and working within legal parameters.Support managers and administrators use of the IT and ATS system effectively to log, track and report on recruitment activity. Person Specification<u>Essential Criteria</u>Member of CIPD. Willingness to attend and participate in training to update skills and knowledge.Experience/Knowledge: 2 years’ experience working in a busy generalist HR/People roleSkills in managing recruitment to include drafting advertisement, shortlisting, competency-based interviewing and candidate managementTrack record of managing ER cases within a fast-paced environment, including supporting and acting as procedural adviser at formal investigations and hearingsExperience of Employment related policy development and implementationThrough knowledge and understanding of modern Employment practice and Law.Significant experience in the management of recruitment and retentionDriving licence/able to travel.Desirable CriteriaFull Chartered member of the CIPD - MCIPDExperience of working in recruitment and people management in a care serviceDemonstrable success of working in partnership with managers to deliver innovative employee related solutions that meet business needs.Highly analytical with good investigative and problem-solving skills, demonstrating ability to undertake research and submit appropriate proposals which meet business requirements