People Business Partner

People Business Partner – covering Diagnostic Centres and supporting acquisitions / new business integration

Permanent, full time 37.5 hours

Salary: Up to £60,000

Location: London based, Hybrid (Some travel will be required to different London sites)

We are on the lookout for a HRBP with TUPE experience, is this you?

The role
Are you a dynamic HR professional with a proactive mindset and experience in mergers and acquisitions, TUPE, or new business integration? We are seeking a versatile HR generalist to join our team, someone who thrives in a standalone role. Seasoned business partner required with strong experience in transformation, project management, and strategic business partnering essential. Demonstrates Bupa values.

In this role, you will navigate the exciting challenges of new business mergers and acquisitions, overseeing comprehensive HR responsibilities, identifying risks, strategizing their mitigation, and ensuring compliance. Join us on a journey where your skills will foster growth and shape the future of our workforce.

This hands-on role involves diving into operational HR, tackling challenges head-on, and managing the end-to-end delivery of People-related change and integration programs. You will work closely with key stakeholders to deliver business outcomes aligned with our values.

How you’ll help to make health happen

• Review HR processes for new business exchanges, identifying improvements and potential risks.

• Assess and address project risks, escalating as needed.

• Create and implement HR risk mitigation strategies.

• Partner with management on HR matters like retention, engagement, and career development.

• Oversee payroll for accuracy and legal compliance.

• Ensure all employees complete learning and compliance standards.

• Advise on and manage compliance for self-employed individuals in the organization.

• Maintain HR compliance in collaboration with central teams.

• Provide Employee Relations support and act as a contact for People Manager escalations.

• Lead change management, including restructures and consultations.

• Connect local management with central experts and teams.

• Handle local reporting and support statutory reporting requirements.

• Collaborate with the People Change Team on implementing change programs related to the Cromwell Hospital.

What’s needed for this role

• CIPD or equivalent experience

• TUPE/new business and generalist HR experience essential

• Strong analytical and commercial skills and the ability to assimilate and analyse complex business issues.

• Experience of assessing HR systems, processes, ways of working

• Experience of people integration post-merger

• Flexibility of approach to contribute to all types of projects.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa as a people business partner you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell

• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind

• An enhanced pension plan

• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work

• Various other benefits and online discounts

• Free onsite massages as a recognition for your hard work

• Opportunity to participate in our annual awards ceremony

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve.  That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: [email protected]