HR Business Partner

Reading, Oxfordshire
Aurem Care Shared Services Limited

About Us:

At Aurem Care, we’re passionate about delivering outstanding care and creating a supportive and enriching environment for both our residents and staff. With a growing portfolio of care homes across the region, we are seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to join our team and drive people-focused strategies that enhance performance, compliance, and staff wellbeing.

The Role:

As HR Business Partner, you will be a trusted advisor to Home Managers and Regional Leaders, providing expert guidance. You’ll play a key role in shaping culture, driving engagement, and ensuring we deliver high standards of care through effective people management.

This role does require travelling across all of our Aurem Homes based in the South covering Surrey, Finchley, Southampton, Sevenoaks, Colchester.

Reading is the location of our Head Office and ideally we are looking for a candidate based around the M3/M4/M25.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure all HR matters are handled fairly and consistently in line with legal and company
• Support and advise Home Managers and Team Leaders on all matters to do with recruitment, grievance, disciplinary and capability investigations and hearings, taking note of advice from our insurers on indemnity and case management
• Support and advise managers on performance management, employee relations, and general employee management.
• Support, advise and upskill all managers and team leaders on attendance/absence management, specifically in the use of the Bradford Factor system
• Promote equality and diversity as part of the culture of the
• To ensure that more complex employee relation issues are referred to the HR Director and to actively support the HR Director in the resolution of such matters.
• To contribute to the production of statistics and management reports as required and provide the senior management team with accurate and timely information.
• To proactively lead on recruitment campaigns for key roles, using the existing recruitment channels and preferred suppliers
• To work closely with the HR Director and others on all matters relating to the implementation of new systems and process eg Recruitment Toolkit, DBS referrals, Recruitment Trackers etc
• To contribute to the continuous improvement of HR systems and practices in the
• To undertake regular HR colleague file audits at the homes to ensure compliance as required for each colleague.
• To deliver training on HR related subject matter as required
• To advise applicants and colleagues on right to work documentation, sponsorship and visas
• To ensure confidentiality is maintained at all
• To be able to work with confidence in a matrix organisation, building networks within the business in order to achieve relevant timescales
• Manage priorities given the role will be remotely based and will involve regular daily and weekly travelling to homes and services throughout the specified geographical region.

About You:

You must be a people-focused HR professional with a passion for supporting others and making a difference. With a strong understanding of HR best practices, you’re confident advising managers, leading on employee relations, and implementing initiatives that support a high-performing and compassionate workforce.

Essential Skills & Qualifications:

• Proven experience in a generalist HR role, ideally within the care sector or a similarly regulated environment
• Strong knowledge of HR best practice
• CIPD Level 5 (or working towards) or equivalent experience
• Confident dealing with complex ER cases and advising senior leaders
• Proactive, approachable, and solutions-focused
• Exceptional people management, and communication skills.
• Ability to travel regularly within the assigned regions.
• Able to work out of hours for urgent queries and demands of the business

There are many great reasons to join our team and what we can offer:

• Salary: £50k – £55k per annum (depending on experience and qualifications), plus a 3k car allowance
• Full time, 40 hours per week
• Monday – Friday – Occasional requirement to work on call, based on the demands of the role
• Role requires travelling, including overnight stays
• 25 Days Annual Leave including bank holidays (pro rata for part time contracts)
• Free DBS (T & C’s apply)
• Life insurance
• Company pension
• Our employee assist programme – healthcare and mental health support
• Free in house training via our elearning platform, your Hippo, in addition to our fully funded apprenticeship courses
• Yearly salary review
• Being part of an organisation where empowering and valuing our people is fundamental to everything we do

Please visit our website for the location of our homes

Why join us?

This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and experienced HR professional to make a significant impact within our nursing home group within HR, if you have the experience we would love to hear from you!