Head of HR Business Partnering

Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice
Reading · posted 28 September 2026
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Salary
£80,000 – £85,000 a year
Job type
permanent
Location
Reading, West Berkshire
Category
HR & recruitment

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Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of HR Business Partnering to join the Health in Justice service at Practice Plus Group.

This role is predominantly home based, however there will be occasional travel to sites and London or Theale for meetings.

This is a senior strategic HR leadership role, with management responsibility for a team of 7. You will lead HR Business Partnering, Employee Relations, Organisational Development, Leadership Development, Wellbeing, and Workforce Planning activities across Health in Justice.

This role will give you the opportunity to work closely with the National Leadership Team and Senior Leaders to develop a high-performing workforce, improve employee engagement and wellbeing, and ensure organisational effectiveness and legal compliance.

Salary & Hours

This position is full time, working 37.5 hours per week and you will receive an annual salary of £80,000 - £85,000 per annum, plus £4,000 car allowance. You will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus of 10%.

How will we support you?

  • Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
  • Competency framework
  • Regional and national career development opportunities
  • Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
  • Support from the wider team

Main duties of the job

As the Head of HR Business Partnering your responsibilities will vary. You will:
  • Lead the HR Business Partnering function across Health in Justice.
  • Develop and implement the People Plan.
  • Partner with senior leaders on workforce strategy and planning.
  • Provide coaching, challenge, and support to senior management teams.
  • Lead the Employee Relations strategy and governance framework.
  • Oversee complex employee relations cases.
  • Manage employment tribunal claims, ACAS matters, and legal risks.
  • Drive proactive workforce risk management and employee retention initiatives.
  • Promote inclusive leadership behaviours and organisational culture.
  • Support succession planning and leadership talent development.
  • Lead the Learning & Development team.
  • Drive organisational culture, effectiveness, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Lead organisational design and workforce transformation projects.
  • Lead workforce planning activities.
  • Develop succession planning and talent management frameworks.
  • Identify and manage workforce risks.
  • Lead organisational wellbeing programmes.
  • Oversee employee engagement initiatives and action plans.
  • Use workforce data to improve retention and employee experience.
  • Lead HR aspects of restructures, TUPE transfers, and service redesign.
  • Support contract mobilisation and business growth.

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks

 

About us

As the Head of HR Business Partnering your responsibilities will vary. You will:

  • Lead the HR Business Partnering function across Health in Justice.
  • Develop and implement the People Plan.
  • Partner with senior leaders on workforce strategy and planning.
  • Provide coaching, challenge, and support to senior management teams.
  • Lead the Employee Relations strategy and governance framework.
  • Oversee complex employee relations cases.
  • Manage employment tribunal claims, ACAS matters, and legal risks.
  • Drive proactive workforce risk management and employee retention initiatives.
  • Promote inclusive leadership behaviours and organisational culture.
  • Support succession planning and leadership talent development.
  • Lead the Learning & Development team.
  • Drive organisational culture, effectiveness, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Lead organisational design and workforce transformation projects.
  • Lead workforce planning activities.
  • Develop succession planning and talent management frameworks.
  • Identify and manage workforce risks.
  • Lead organisational wellbeing programmes.
  • Oversee employee engagement initiatives and action plans.
  • Use workforce data to improve retention and employee experience.
  • Lead HR aspects of restructures, TUPE transfers, and service redesign.
  • Support contract mobilisation and business growth.
 

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Job responsibilities

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of HR Business Partnering to join the Health in Justice service at Practice Plus Group.

This role is predominantly home based, however there will be occasional travel to sites and London or Theale for meetings.

This is a senior strategic HR leadership role, with management responsibility for a team of 7. You will lead HR Business Partnering, Employee Relations, Organisational Development, Leadership Development, Wellbeing, and Workforce Planning activities across Health in Justice.

This role will give you the opportunity to work closely with the National Leadership Team and Senior Leaders to develop a high-performing workforce, improve employee engagement and wellbeing, and ensure organisational effectiveness and legal compliance.

Salary & Hours

This position is full time, working 37.5 hours per week and you will receive an annual salary of £80,000 - £85,000 per annum, plus £4,000 car allowance. You will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus of 10%.

How will we support you?

  • Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
  • Competency framework
  • Regional and national career development opportunities
  • Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
  • Support from the wider team

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