People Partner

Portman Dental Care

People Partner developing people strategy and aligning with business objectives in a dental group. Collaborating with senior leaders and leveraging HR expertise to drive organizational performance.

Posted 7/1/2026contractRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Acts as the primary HR partner to senior leaders, providing strategic insight and people-focused solutions to deliver business objectives.
Leads the implementation of workforce strategies including organisational design, talent management, succession planning, engagement, and workforce planning.
Uses people data to identify trends (e.g. engagement, turnover, capability) and drives action that improves workforce effectiveness.
Coaches and equips leaders to manage their teams with confidence, providing support for performance conversations and leadership development.
Supports the development of a values-led, high-performance culture through accountability, continuous feedback, and effective people management.
Identifies skill gaps and capability risks, working with the Talent Development team to deliver targeted initiatives and build leadership capability.
Leads the people agenda for change programmes including restructures, integrations, divestments and organisational redesign.
Translates Your Voice results into clear, actionable plans, driving meaningful improvements in engagement.
Identifies critical roles and key talent, ensuring succession plans and talent development pathways are in place and actioned.
Partners with Talent Development and senior leaders to build cross department pipelines and future-fit capabilities.
Partners with the Colleague Relations (ER) team to ensure consistent, fair, and compliant handling of employee relations matters.
Works closely with CoE teams (e.g. Talent Development, People Operations, Colleague Relations) to shape and deliver tailored people solutions.
Acts as a conduit between the business and CoEs, providing business insight and championing the value of CoE teams.
Leverages people data and HR metrics to inform decision-making, monitor progress, and identifies opportunities for improvement.

Requirements

What you’ll need

An experienced HR Business Partner or similar strategic HR role in a multi-site organisation.
Strong commercial acumen and ability to link people priorities to business outcomes.
Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
Experience in change management, workforce planning, and organisational development.
Comfortable operating in a centre-led HR model with CoEs and CR support.
Experience of an employed and self-employed model
Sound understanding of UK&I employment law and people-related risks (with support from ER specialists).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Wellbeing Support: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and GP service plus an in-house Mental Health First Aider programme
Additional Reward: bonus scheme based on business performance
Extra Leave: Birthday off and option to buy 3 more days
Family Support: Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
Financial Security: Life assurance and pension scheme

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Hard Skills & Tools

Organisational DesignTalent ManagementSuccession PlanningPeople Data AnalysisPerformance Management

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsInfluencing SkillsCoaching SkillsLeadership Development