HR Business Partner (Medical)

Job summary

Were seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to join our HR Business Partnering team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is an exciting opportunity for an HR professional with strong medical workforce experience to play a leading role in supporting our medical service review. Working closely with senior managers and clinical leaders, you will provide proactive, expert guidance with a strong focus on transformation and change.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will lead the workforce aspects of the medical review programme, shaping transformation and organisational change plans from design through to implementation. Youll work closely with senior leaders, clinicians, and key stakeholders to manage workforce risks, provide expert advice, and ensure change is delivered safely, legally, and compassionately.

Were looking for an experienced HR Business Partner with a strong background in medical workforce, deep knowledge of doctors terms and conditions, and proven experience supporting transformation or service redesign. Youll need excellent stakeholder management, communication, and analytical skills, along with the confidence to influence and challenge at senior level.

About us

Marie Curie is the UKs leading end-of-life charity and the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care, supporting people across all four nations. Through community nursing, hospice care, expert information, groundbreaking research, and national campaigning, Marie Curie works to ensure everyone living with a terminal illness has the best possible quality of life.

Details

• Date posted: 15 June 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £45,000 to £50,000 a year depending on experience
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: MC030103
• Job locations: One, Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gdns, Nine Elms, London, England, SW11 7BW, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a dedicated HR Business Partner to join our HR Business Partnering team on a 12 month FTC basis. This is a great opportunity for an HRBP with significant experience of working with medical workforce to take a lead role in supporting our medical service review so we can best achieve our organisational goals. You will partner with senior managers and clinical leaders to provide proactive, professional guidance to with a key focus on transformation change.

Your Impact:

• Lead workforce elements of the medical review programme, as a senior representative of the People directorate, at working groups, programme boards, and governance forums.
• Lead the development of end-to-end medical workforce transformation and organisational change plans, including milestones, dependencies, deliverables and assurance arrangements.
• Influence, advise and constructively challenge senior leaders, and clinicians to ensure that workforce risks are understood, mitigated and actively managed.
• Support the medical workforce review through implementation, ensuring transitions are managed safely, legally and compassionately.

Key Criteria:

• Significant experience in an HR Business Partnering role working with medical workforce and a thorough understanding of medical and dental terms and conditions of service.
• Experience of working with senior managers and directors and managing complex cases pertaining to doctors terms and conditions.
• Proven experience of leading workforce aspects of transformation or service redesign programmes.
• Evidence of building working relationships across various stakeholder groups e.g. the BMA.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to advise, challenge and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to systematically analyse information and cut through complexity to bring clear and relevant recommendations.
• Ability to occasionally travel within the UK and work unsociable hours.

Application & Interview Process

• As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and supplementary details. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
• NHS employees interested in a secondment are encouraged to apply. Any secondment arrangements will be subject to agreement from your current employer.
• Close date for applications: Monday 29 June. We encourage early applications as we may close the job advert sooner after receiving a sufficient number of applications.

Salary:c. £45,000-50,000 depending on experience

Contract:12 month FTC

Based:UK Remote. Occasional travel may be required.

At Marie Curie, our values are central to everything we do. They guide how we care for people, how we work together, and how we make decisions every day. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe for everyone staff and volunteers alike supportive, inclusive and rewarding. We take stringent steps to ensure that anyone who joins our organisation are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. We actively consider our impact on the planet, embedding sustainability into everyday decisions to create a lasting, positive difference for the individuals we care for and the world we share.

We believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive and fulfill their potential. Marie Curie is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, recognising both the social justice imperative and the strength a diverse workforce brings. We actively encourage applications from people of all cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you require any support, please contact us at recruitment@mariecurie.org.uk.

Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team, and in return, we ask that your application authentically reflects you your experience, perspective and voice.