We have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced HR manager (head of workforce) to join us on a full time basis to cover a maternity contract. We pride ourselves on being at the forefront of innovative primary care service delivery in north east Essex. We are the largest GP partnership in north east Essex, comprising 8 local GP practices with over 350 employees across our sites. You will play a key leadership role in the ongoing transformation of the organisation and help us to realise our ambitions in the delivery and development of high quality and regulatory compliant primary care services. You will provide expert people advice and guidance to partners, managers and staff on all workforce matters, supporting managers to build solutions in dealing with complex casework, restructures, organisational development, succession planning, performance, resourcing and employee relations issues. R eporting to the chief executive officer (as part of the executive team), you will be responsible for managing all employment processes, from recruitment and onboarding, employee relations and developing policies, to staff wellbeing and pay. You will ensure that the partnership attracts, retains and develops the best workforce possible. You will provide management information to aid workforce development, and ensure that manual and computerised data is managed within the requirements of the Data Protection Act and is GDPR compliant. We reserve the right to close the advert early if sufficient applications are received. About the Candidate This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced HR professional who is looking for progression to a role that introduces a mix of strategic and operational working. You will have demonstrable experience of working on various initiatives in their role that support the achievement of key performance indicators. You will have the following qualifications, skills and experience: An experienced professional with both operational and strategic level expertise, and preferably level 5 or 7 CIPD qualification. Previous HR business partnering or consultancy experience. A collaborative and inclusive leader, who will work across the HR function and beyond to increase the overall performance of the organisation. D emonstrable experience of working on various initiatives that support the achievement of key performance indicators. A rigorous, clear thinker who acts with integrity, personally promotes equality, diversity and inclusion and who understands that our patients are at the heart of everything we do. Confident, flexible and motivated with high level of integrity and loyalty. Ability to work under pressure and process information accurately and effectively. Ability to work on your own initiative and be committed to supporting a team. W ell organised. Experience in a primary care setting is an extreme advantage as well as experience of managing to improve outcomes. About Us The Colte Partnership is very much ‘at the heart of primary care’, being the largest GP partnership in north east Essex, comprising of 8 local GP practices across Colchester and Tendring. We care for approx. 92,000 patients and our head office is in Feering. We pride ourselves on working to be at the forefront of primary care in our region, and have many exciting ventures on the horizon. Each of our branches has its own character, and family friendly ethos, which is why our patients love coming to us (and tell us so in our regular patient surveys). However, being a large partnership means we can offer so much more than a local branch can by itself – with specialist clinics, social prescribing and innovative support such as regular dementia cafes and classes for our patients on subjects such as first aid for children. We strive to look after our employees, with generous annual leave, flexible and family friendly working, and support during difficult times such as free counselling. We also work as three collaborative primary care networks (PCNs) which span across Colchester and Tendring: ARA - Ambrose Avenue Surgery, Riverside Medical Centre & Ardleigh Surgery RMT - Mersea Island Medical Practice, Tiptree Medical Centre & Rowhedge Medical Centre WCW - Walton Medical Centre, Colne Medical Centre & Wivenhoe Medical Centre Disclosure and Barring Service Check Please note this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for a basic Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any current or unspent criminal convictions.