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[Fulltime] Associate People Business Partner- Sydenham at St Christopher's Hospice

Fri, 13 Nov 2026 11:00:02 +0000

St Christopher’s Hospice is seeking an experienced HR professional to provide expert advice and support across our organisation. You will manage complex employee relations cases, coach managers through people-related challenges and contribute to the delivery of our People Strategy, helping to ensure fair, consistent and effective people management practices across the hospice.

Associate People Business Partner

Location: Sydenham | Hours: 36 hours per week (Hybrid/Remote) | Salary: £48,168 per annum

Founded in 1967, St Christopher’s is a leading hospice supporting more than 7,500 people each year across five London boroughs. This is an opportunity to use your project expertise to make a meaningful difference within a values-led organisation.

What you’ll do:

Manage a complex employee relations caseload, covering disciplinary, grievance, capability, sickness absence, flexible working and organisational change matters.
Provide timely, expert HR advice and guidance to managers across the hospice, supporting effective decision-making in line with employment legislation and organisational policies.
Coach and support managers through formal HR processes, including meetings, investigations and the preparation of management cases and outcome letters.
Maintain accurate employee relations records and reporting, working with the People Business Partner ER Lead to identify emerging risks, patterns and trends.
Review and contribute to HR policies, procedures and ways of working, ensuring they reflect current employment law and HR best practice.
Support organisational change and wider People Strategy initiatives, including employee engagement, equality, diversity and inclusion, and health and wellbeing.

About you:

A Level 5 CIPD qualification or equivalent experience, with a commitment to ongoing professional development.
Significant experience managing complex employee relations cases and advising managers on a range of HR matters.
Experience supporting formal HR processes, organisational change and transformation initiatives, including restructures and TUPE transfers.
Sound knowledge of employment law, HR best practice, equality, diversity and inclusion, and data protection requirements.
Strong communication, organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
A proactive, professional and collaborative approach, with excellent written communication and report-writing skills.
You will have a professional and approachable demeanour, and be able to excel working on your own and as part of a team.
You will have excellent literacy skills and the ability to write reports and other HR correspondences.

What we offer:

A rewarding opportunity to influence and make a difference in the community.
Training and development opportunities.
Season ticket loans and cycle-to-work scheme.
Health and wellbeing initiatives.
Competitive contributory pension, life assurance and a generous beneficiary plan.
Free local street parking and some home-working opportunities.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact The Recruitment Team on 0208 768 4566 or by email recruitment@stchristophers.org.uk.

Please have a look at our website for further information on all aspects of St Christopher’s atwww.stchristophers.org.uk and to apply for this position, please click the ‘Apply Online’ button below.

Closing Date: 18th November 2026

Interview Date: TBC

In the event we receive a high amount of applications, we reserve the right to close the job earlier than the initial closing date.

St Christopher’s is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and identities and actively encourage applications from candidates from underrepresented groups. Reasonable adjustments are available at any stage of the recruitment process.

CV Submissions from agencies will not be accepted.

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[Parttime] Shift Leader at Friends of the Elderly

Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:54:45 +0000

Contract: Part Time (24 hours per week)

Working Pattern: Days and Weekends

Friends of the Elderly (FotE) is a not-for-profit charity dedicated to providing excellent care with a family feel, we have been supporting older people for over 120 years. The charity provides care home and day care services for older people, as well as grants for older people in financial difficulty.

New Copford Place is a residential care home set in Copford in the outskirts of Colchester, Essex. It is one of nine care homes run by the not-for-profit charity Friends of the Elderly. Our focus is to give older people in our care the chance to live fulfilled lives, whether they stay with us for a longer residential stay, or a short-term respite break.

Joining our dedicated team as a Shift Leader, you will be responsible for delivering person-centred care, unique to each individual, supporting and enabling our residents to maintain key skills, personal interests, independence, choice, and dignity, so that they can lead fulfilled lives.

You will make sure our residents are safe and comfortable.
You will act as a champion for their safety and dignity.
You will lead the team in providing quality, individualised care for our residents in line with procedures and policies.
You will make sure that clear, accurate records are kept.
You will follow our procedures for ordering, administering and dispensing medication.
You will conduct supervisions and appraisals with the staff and promote their development.
You will maintain a safe, clean workplace and follow infection control protocols.

To ensure we can achieve this, our shift patterns include evenings, weekends, and some unsociable hours.

To succeed in this role, you will need at least 2 years’ experience working in a similar role. It is essential that you have a Level 3 diploma in Health and Social Care (or working towards it).

You will need great communication and interpersonal skills, so that you can form great relationships with your residents and effectively handover information to colleagues. Number and digital skills are also required along with the ability to problem solve and adapt to situations, and to recognise and report situations where there might be a need for safeguarding.

Working as a Shift Leader means no two days are the same.

With a compassionate nature and a positive can-do attitude, you will be able to supervise your peers and take the initiative.

We will provide you with all the outstanding training and tools that you need; all we ask is a willingness to learn and a genuine enthusiasm to encourage others to live their lives to the full.

This isn’t just a job; it’s about making a difference to older people’s lives every day.

Rewards and Recognition

We really value the hard work and commitment of all of our staff, and offer:

Learning, development, and career progression.
Wellbeing support through various initiatives including an employee assistance programme offering up to 10 counselling, 4 life, 4 leadership, 3 financial coaching sessions per person, per issue, per year.
Retail discount schemes to make your salary go further.
Monthly prize draw, with 3 prizes to be won.
Access to loans at affordable rates, saving directly from salary and advance pay already earnt.
Health cash plans for you and your family.
Cycle to work scheme.
Long service awards, that increase with length of service.
Refer a friend to work for us and receive a £200 bonus.
Group Pension Plan, with a 6% contribution from us.
Evening, weekend, and bank holiday enhancements to pay, as well as overtime premiums for care staff.
Paid breaks in our day care services for care staff.
Free DBS checks.

Safeguarding:

Keeping everyone safe is one of the charity’s core values, and is central to everything we do at Friends of the Elderly. All staff follow our Safeguarding Policy & Procedures and, if they see or suspect abuse, we expect staff to report it straight away.

Criminal record checks:

As this role involves a regulated activity, successful applicants will undertake an enhanced DBS check, with barred lists check, and any offer of employment will be dependent on a satisfactory outcome.

Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar a person from working for us, this will depend on the circumstances and background of any record.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:

Friends of the Elderly strives to treat all staff equally and be a diverse and inclusive workplace, where everyone can be themselves and everyone accepts each other’s differences. A charity where everyone is equal but definitely not the same.

Our ambition is to ensure equality and celebrate diversity, all working together to create an inclusive workplace, which attracts and retains the best people. People that care and can make a difference.

We currently do not provide sponsorship but we welcome applications from those who have a right work in the UK.

Don’t delay in sending your application as we may need to close the vacancy early if we manage to appoint before the advertising closing date. We interview applicants as they apply.

Please refer to the job description upon submitting your application.

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[Fulltime] Head of Global Communities and Networks at Royal College of Physicians

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:00:02 +0000

Head of Global Communities and Networks
London or Liverpool
Liverpool - £47,956 ¦ London - £50,956.
Contract type: Permanent

Working arrangements: 35 hours a week. Standard working hours between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. The RCP is committed to a hybrid working model that enables flexible working. Currently staff are expected to attend the office for a minimum of 6 days per month; however, some months may require more frequent office attendance to support effective delivery of responsibilities.

Are you passionate about connecting and supporting members?
We are looking for an experienced engagement and relationship-building professional with a strong track record in membership, stakeholder, network or international engagement. As Head of global communities and networks, you will connect and support our growing global membership, working with international advisers, associate global directors, the Global Vice President and partners worldwide to strengthen relationships, member value, participation and international partnerships.

The successful candidate will be:

A strategic thinker who can turn organisational priorities into impactful engagement plans.
An exceptional relationship manager, confident working with senior clinicians, international partners and volunteers.

Experienced in developing and supporting communities, networks, advisory groups or representative bodies.
Skilled at using insight, data and feedback to improve performance and member experience.
Organised and adaptable, able to manage multiple priorities, stakeholders and projects across different countries and time zones.

Committed to inclusion, collaboration and ensuring diverse voices are represented and heard.
This is a unique opportunity to join the RCP at a pivotal moment as we deliver our new strategy, strengthen our global presence and create more opportunities for physicians worldwide to connect, contribute and benefit from being part of the RCP community.

Closing date: 11 November 2026
Shortlisted candidates will be notified between: 11 and 18 November 2026
Interview date: 04 December 2026

The RCP positively encourages applications for suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

The RCP is all about our people - our members, our staff, our volunteers and leaders. We educate, influence and collaborate to improve health and healthcare for everyone and know we can only do this by being inclusive, encouraging and celebrating diverse perspectives. that's why welcoming and having people who represent the 21st century medical workforce and the diverse population of patients we serve is so important to us.

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