People Business Partner

People Business Partner

Merrifield Consultants are delighted to be partnering with a healthcare and research charity to recruit a talented People Business Partner. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a values-driven organisation making a real difference, whilst helping to shape an inclusive and high-performing workplace culture.

Summary of the role
As a People Business Partner, you’ll work closely with senior leaders to provide expert HR advice, drive organisational change, and deliver people-centred solutions. You’ll play a key role in supporting managers, embedding best practice, and ensuring the people agenda is aligned with organisational strategy.

Details of the role

• Salary: £40,295 per annum

• Contract: Permanent, full-time (35 hours per week)

• Location: Hybrid, based in Chesterfield (with potential relocation to central Sheffield in 2026)

• Travel: Occasional travel to offices across the UK (London, Sheffield, Cardiff, Belfast, Glasgow)

• Benefits: Flexible working, 34 days annual leave, including bank holidays, wellbeing support, pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution), life assurance, LinkedIn Learning membership, employee networks and more.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with senior leaders and managers to provide trusted people management advice across the employee lifecycle.

• Lead on complex employee relations cases and organisational change programmes.

• Drive and embed a positive, inclusive, and high-performance workplace culture.

• Coach, influence, and support managers to foster best practice in people management.

• Contribute to workforce planning, resourcing and organisational design.

• Support the development of policies, initiatives and learning interventions that reflect organisational values.

• Use workforce data and insights to shape effective people strategies and decision-making.

Person specification:

• CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent).

• Strong background as an HR Generalist with business partnering experience.

• Proven ability to handle complex employee relations and change management.

• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and coaching skills.

• Strong understanding of employment law and EDI principles.

• Flexible, solutions-focused, and able to adapt in a changing environment.

• A collaborative relationship-builder with excellent communication skills.

Conclusion
If you’re passionate about people and culture, and want to make a tangible impact within a healthcare and research charity, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply by sending your CV to Merrifield Consultants today.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.