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Band 7
Full-time

People Partner

Provide CICColchester, CO4 9YQ, United Kingdom£49,387 - £56,515Closes 01/10/2026

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Band
Band 7
Contract
Fixed-term
Pattern
Full-time
Posted
18/09/2026
Closes
01/10/2026

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Role summary

The People Partner will contribute HR expertise to business decision making and develop innovative people solutions to support business plans and strategy. This role involves providing specialised workforce-focused advice to ensure staff are capable, effective, and healthy, ultimately delivering great care. You will support organisational change, implement business strategy, and foster positive employee relations. The role also includes investigating and advising on complex people issues and supporting the creation of excellent people practices.

Essential criteria

  • Relevant Degree level qualification or equivalent / Post graduate Diploma in HR Management or equivalent demonstrable experience.
  • CIPD qualified (level 7 Diploma) or significant demonstrable experience
  • Extensive experience of working in an HR generalist role, delivering a range of successful HR interventions.
  • Experience of working within the Health & Social Care sector.
  • Extensive experience of providing specialist HR advice to managers on complex employee relation matters

Desirable criteria

  • Understanding of NHS terms and conditions
  • Ability to use Electronic Staff Records System.
  • Relevant Degree level qualification or equivalent / Post graduate Diploma in HR Management or equivalent demonstrable experience.
  • CIPD qualified (level 7 Diploma) or significant demonstrable experience
  • Extensive experience of working in an HR generalist role, delivering a range of successful HR interventions.
  • Experience of working within the Health & Social Care sector.
  • Extensive experience of providing specialist HR advice to managers on complex employee relation matters
  • Understanding of NHS terms and conditions
  • Ability to use Electronic Staff Records System.

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Band 7 pay context

Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.

This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.

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Provide CIC

People Partner

The closing date is 01 October 2026

Job summary

Reporting to the Director, People Partnering, the People Partner will ensure that they contribute People expertise to business decision making and develop innovative people solutions to support business plans and strategy.

You will work as a strategic People Partner supporting the Provide Group, providing specialised workforce focused expertise and advice to ensure our people are capable, effective and healthy, and ultimately able to deliver great care.

You will support organisational change to help implement the business strategy and foster a climate of positive employee relations.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities of the role will be to:

investigate, manage, and advise on complex and sensitive people issues providing advice and guidance to all levels within the Provide Group.

create insight, impact and challenge to support the drive for positive change by working in partnership with management through being evidence based, and outcomes driven in approach.

support the creation and embedding of excellent people practices within the Provide Group, including reporting on workforce KPIs and taking appropriate action to improve KPIs as required.

help build and sustain people management capacity through effective coaching of managers in applying HR policy and practice and helping

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