PortmanDentex

Role Description As an Employee Relations Advisor at PortmanDentex, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting managers and colleagues through a wide range of Employee Relations matters, providing expert, pragmatic advice that ensures fair, consistent and legally compliant outcomes. You'll manage a varied caseload, building trusted relationships with stakeholders while helping to resolve complex people issues with confidence, empathy and professionalism. Working as part of our close-knit People Business Partnering Team, you'll partner with People colleagues, Operations and leaders across the business to deliver high-quality Employee Relations support, helping managers navigate sensitive situations while balancing commercial needs with a positive colleague experience. This role has a strong focus on Employee Relations case management and offers the opportunity to support our mergers and acquisitions activity, including organisational change and TUPE transfers. It is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys managing complex ER cases, influencing stakeholders and delivering practical people solutions in a dynamic environment. Qualifications - Significant experience managing a broad range of Employee Relations cases from start to finish, including disciplinary, grievance, absence management, performance, capability, flexible working and other complex employee matters. - Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and confidence providing commercially focused, risk-based advice that ensures fair, consistent and legally compliant decision-making. - Experience leading or supporting TUPE transfers, organisational change programmes and consultation processes, providing clear guidance to managers and colleagues throughout periods of change. - Comfortable managing a busy Employee Relations caseload, prioritising effectively while maintaining high levels of accuracy, professionalism and attention to detail. - Experience working collaboratively with external stakeholders, including ACAS, employment solicitors and employee representatives, to achieve positive outcomes. - CIPD Level 5 qualification (or equivalent practical HR experience) with a strong Employee Relations background. - Excellent coaching, influencing and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to support and challenge managers to achieve the right outcomes. - Experience working in a fast-paced, multi-site environment, ideally supporting organisations through periods of growth, organisational change or mergers and acquisitions. Benefits - 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 practice 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.

Role Description The People Business Partner develops and aligns people strategy with business objectives across designated areas of our business. Operating as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, this role drives organisational performance, workforce planning, and culture change while leveraging specialist support from Centres of Expertise (CoEs) and a dedicated Colleague Relations (ER) team. As a key member of the People team, the People Business Partner supports strategic initiatives and helps shape people policy and practice that aligns with our values-led performance culture and our business goals. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Strategic Partnership: - 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. - Leadership Coaching & Capability Building: - 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. - Organisational Change: - Leads the people agenda for change programmes including restructures, integrations, divestments and organisational redesign. - Engagement: - Translates Your Voice results into clear, actionable plans, driving meaningful improvements in engagement. - Talent & Succession Management: - 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. - People Team Interface: - 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. - People Analytics & Insight: - Leverages people data and HR metrics to inform decision-making, monitor progress, and identifies opportunities for improvement. - Works in partnership with CoEs to report on and respond to KPIs related to engagement, attrition, diversity, and performance. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: - Workforce planning deliverables - Manager capability - Engagement action plan delivery - Talent/succession strength Qualifications - 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). Competencies - Ability to see the bigger picture and align people strategies to business goals. - Builds trust and credibility with senior leaders and people team stakeholders. - Works across boundaries to achieve shared goals. - Change agility and continuous improvement mindset. - Takes initiative and delivers. - Acts ethically and maintains confidentiality at all times. Benefits - 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. Application Process When you click apply, we’ll need your CV and contact details, along with the answer to four quick questions and your application will be complete! You’ll get a response as quickly as we can, whatever the outcome of your application. Ready to join us? Click apply to take the next step in your career. Additional Information We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect and are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, disability, age, or nationality.

Role Description The People Business Partner develops and aligns people strategy with business objectives across designated areas of our business. Operating as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, this role drives organisational performance, workforce planning, and culture change while leveraging specialist support from Centres of Expertise (CoEs) and a dedicated Colleague Relations (ER) team. As a key member of the People team, the People Business Partner supports strategic initiatives and helps shape people policy and practice that aligns with our values-led performance culture and our business goals. (12 MONTH FTC) KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Strategic Partnership: - 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. - Leadership Coaching & Capability Building: - 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. - Organisational Change: - Leads the people agenda for change programmes including restructures, integrations, divestments, and organisational redesign. - Engagement: - Translates Your Voice results into clear, actionable plans, driving meaningful improvements in engagement. - Talent & Succession Management: - 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. - People Team Interface: - 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. - People Analytics & Insight: - Leverages people data and HR metrics to inform decision-making, monitor progress, and identifies opportunities for improvement. - Works in partnership with CoEs to report on and respond to KPIs related to engagement, attrition, diversity, and performance. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: - Workforce planning deliverables - Manager capability - Engagement action plan delivery - Talent/succession strength Qualifications - 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). Competencies - Ability to see the bigger picture and align people strategies to business goals. - Builds trust and credibility with senior leaders and people team stakeholders. - Works across boundaries to achieve shared goals. - Change agility and continuous improvement mindset. - Takes initiative and delivers. - Acts ethically and maintains confidentiality at all times. Benefits - 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. Application Process When you click apply, we’ll need your CV and contact details, along with the answer to four quick questions and your application will be complete! You’ll get a response as quickly as we can, whatever the outcome of your application. Ready to join us? Click apply to take the next step in your career. Additional Information We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect and are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, disability, age, or nationality. Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract / Temporary PortmanDentex Location: UK Remote Vacancy Type: Central Functions Department: People

Role Description The People Business Partner develops and aligns people strategy with business objectives across designated areas of our business. Operating as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, this role drives organisational performance, workforce planning, and culture change while leveraging specialist support from Centres of Expertise (CoEs) and a dedicated Colleague Relations (ER) team. As a key member of the People team, the People Business Partner supports strategic initiatives and helps shape people policy and practice that aligns with our values-led performance culture and our business goals. (12 MONTH FTC) KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Strategic Partnership: - 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. - Leadership Coaching & Capability Building: - 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. - Organisational Change: - Leads the people agenda for change programmes including restructures, integrations, divestments and organisational redesign. - Engagement: - Translates Your Voice results into clear, actionable plans, driving meaningful improvements in engagement. - Talent & Succession Management: - 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. - People Team Interface: - 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. - People Analytics & Insight: - Leverages people data and HR metrics to inform decision-making, monitor progress, and identifies opportunities for improvement. - Works in partnership with CoEs to report on and respond to KPIs related to engagement, attrition, diversity, and performance. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: - Workforce planning deliverables - Manager capability - Engagement action plan delivery - Talent/succession strength Qualifications - 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). Competencies - Ability to see the bigger picture and align people strategies to business goals. - Builds trust and credibility with senior leaders and people team stakeholders. - Works across boundaries to achieve shared goals. - Change agility and continuous improvement mindset. - Takes initiative and delivers. - Acts ethically and maintains confidentiality at all times. Benefits - 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. Application Process When you click apply, we’ll need your CV and contact details, along with the answer to four quick questions and your application will be complete! You’ll get a response as quickly as we can, whatever the outcome of your application. Ready to join us? Click apply to take the next step in your career. Additional Information We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect and are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, disability, age, or nationality. Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract / Temporary PortmanDentex Location: UK Remote Vacancy Type: Central Functions Department: People

Role Description The Self-Employed Contracts Advisor is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of self-employed clinician contracts. This includes: - Drafting and issuing contracts - Onboarding new clinicians - Supporting an excellent candidate journey - Acting as the central point of expertise and governance for all self-employment contract matters - Ensuring compliance, consistency, and a smooth experience from offer through to contract variations and leaver processing *9 Month FTC* Key Accountabilities - Contract Management - Draft, issue, and manage self-employed clinician contracts in line with organisational policies and legal requirements - Manage contract queries with support from the Senior Contracts advisor and Legal team where required - Issue contract variations accurately and in a timely manner, ensuring changes are clearly communicated and documented - Maintain up-to-date contract templates and ensure consistency across all self-employed agreements - Act as the gatekeeper for all self-employment matters, ensuring appropriate use and adherence to self-employed status - Clinician Onboarding - Manage the onboarding process for new self-employed clinicians from contract issue through to day one in practice - Coordinate with internal teams to ensure all onboarding requirements are completed (e.g. documentation, compliance checks, systems access) - Manage the DBS processing for new Clinicians, providing support to the candidates and updates to the hiring manager - Provide clear guidance and support to clinicians throughout the onboarding journey - Manage document upload into compliance system (RADAR) - Ensure CEST assessments are carried out - Ensure any onboarding issues are flagged with the Practice Manager and Operations Manager to prevent delays - Candidate Journey & Experience - Champion a positive, professional, and seamless candidate experience throughout the contracting and onboarding process - Act as a key point of contact for clinicians, responding to queries clearly, accurately, and promptly - Identify opportunities to improve processes and communication to enhance the candidate journey - Leavers & Offboarding - Process clinician leavers efficiently, ensuring contractual obligations are met and documentation is completed - Coordinate offboarding activities with relevant stakeholders to ensure a smooth and compliant exit - Provide advice and guidance to stakeholders on self-employment arrangements and related processes - Ensure records are accurate, auditable, and stored in line with data protection requirements - Support audits or reviews relating to self-employed contracts and clinician engagement Qualifications - Essential - Experience drafting, issuing, or managing contracts, ideally within a self-employed or contractor environment - Strong attention to detail and high levels of accuracy - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Desirable - Experience working with clinicians or within healthcare, professional services, or regulated environments - Knowledge of self-employment principles and IR35 considerations - Experience in onboarding, HR operations, or contract administration - Ability to manage multiple priorities and work to deadlines - Strong customer-focused mindset with a commitment to candidate experience Benefits - 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 Application process When you click apply, we’ll need your CV and contact details, along with the answer to four quick questions and your application will be complete! You’ll get a response as quickly as we can, whatever the outcome of your application. Ready to join us? Click apply to take the next step in your career.

Role Description The Self-Employed Contracts Advisor is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of self-employed clinician contracts. This includes: - Drafting and issuing contracts - Onboarding new clinicians - Supporting an excellent candidate journey - Acting as the central point of expertise and governance for all self-employment contract matters The role ensures compliance, consistency, and a smooth experience from offer through to contract variations and leaver processing. Qualifications - Experience drafting, issuing, or managing contracts, ideally within a self-employed or contractor environment - Strong attention to detail and high levels of accuracy - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Desirable: Experience working with clinicians or within healthcare, professional services, or regulated environments - Knowledge of self-employment principles and IR35 considerations - Experience in onboarding, HR operations, or contract administration - Ability to manage multiple priorities and work to deadlines - Strong customer-focused mindset with a commitment to candidate experience Requirements - Contract Management - Draft, issue, and manage self-employed clinician contracts in line with organisational policies and legal requirements - Manage contract queries with support from the Senior Contracts advisor and Legal team where required - Issue contract variations accurately and in a timely manner, ensuring changes are clearly communicated and documented - Maintain up-to-date contract templates and ensure consistency across all self-employed agreements - Act as the gatekeeper for all self-employment matters, ensuring appropriate use and adherence to self-employed status - Clinician Onboarding - Manage the onboarding process for new self-employed clinicians from contract issue through to day one in practice - Coordinate with internal teams to ensure all onboarding requirements are completed (e.g. documentation, compliance checks, systems access) - Manage the DBS processing for new Clinicians, providing support to the candidates and updates to the hiring manager - Provide clear guidance and support to clinicians throughout the onboarding journey - Managing document upload in to compliance system (RADAR) - Ensure CEST assessments are carried out - Ensure any onboarding issues are flagged with the Practice Manager and Operations Manager to prevent delays - Candidate Journey & Experience - Champion a positive, professional, and seamless candidate experience throughout the contracting and onboarding process - Act as a key point of contact for clinicians, responding to queries clearly, accurately, and promptly - Identify opportunities to improve processes and communication to enhance the candidate journey - Leavers & Offboarding - Process clinician leavers efficiently, ensuring contractual obligations are met and documentation is completed - Coordinate offboarding activities with relevant stakeholders to ensure a smooth and compliant exit - Provide advice and guidance to stakeholders on self-employment arrangements and related processes - Ensure records are accurate, auditable, and stored in line with data protection requirements - Support audits or reviews relating to self-employed contracts and clinician engagement Benefits - 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

Role Description In our newly created Head of Leadership, Learning and Experience role, you'll develop and mobilise a plan to enhance the capability and culture of our business, driving the engagement, performance and contribution of our workforce. - Priority focus on leadership capability, skills development and people experience initiatives such as equality, diversity and inclusion, wellbeing, induction and recognition and appreciation. - Lead a small and expert team to deliver against our strategic and operational priorities. - Pivotal leadership role influencing and impacting the capability and commitment of our employed and self-employed teams to maximise business success. Qualifications - Proven experience in leading, designing, and delivering leadership and skills development programmes across operational, multi-site, or field-based environments. - Strong understanding of learning principles, blended learning design, digital learning, and behavioural development. - Demonstrated ability to assess organisational capability needs and develop scalable learning solutions that deliver proven performance outcomes. - Worked at a senior level, shaping leadership interventions which have delivered proven leadership capability shifts. - Experience working to a governance framework, overseeing regulatory and mandatory compliance. - Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, commercially driven environment with multiple priorities. Experience of working with a clinical workforce is desirable. - Experience building sustainable learning ecosystems, including train-the-trainer models, communities of practice, and learning pathways. Benefits - 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.

Company Description *12 Month FTC* PortmanDentex is a leading dental group where your skills and ambitions make a real difference. We support over 370 practices across the UK and Ireland. We’re united by a passion for great dentistry, putting patients first and helping each other grow both at work and beyond. Job Description As a People Advisor at PortmanDentex, you’ll be a friendly and trusted guide to colleagues across the group—offering thoughtful, practical support that helps teams flourish. You’ll bring empathy and expertise to every interaction, making sure our approach to people is consistent, fair and grounded in our values. You’ll be a key part of our close-knit People Business Partnering Team and work hand in hand with our wider People teams and Operations. Together, you’ll help build workplaces where everyone feels they belong, can grow, and are celebrated for who they are and what they do. This role offers the chance to work closely with our mergers and acquisitions team, with a strong focus on TUPE and consultation activity. Experience in these areas would be a real advantage and is highly valued. Qualifications We welcome your application to our People Advisor vacancy if you have the following qualifications and skills: - Confident in leading TUPE processes and consultation activity, offering steady guidance and clarity during periods of organisational change. - Experienced in handling a wide range of employee relations cases with care, confidence, and compassion. - A CIPD qualification or meaningful real-world HR experience that reflects deep commitment to people and culture. - Comfortable working alongside external partners like ACAS, union reps, and employment lawyers to find balanced, respectful resolutions. - A natural relationship-builder who becomes a trusted voice for colleagues and leaders alike. - Well-versed in the employee journey and HR processes, with hands-on experience in fast-paced, change-rich settings—especially those shaped by mergers and acquisitions. Additional Information In addition to a competitive basic salary, our benefits also include: - 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 practice 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 Application process When you click apply, we’ll just need your CV and contact details, along with the answer to four quick questions and your application will be complete! You’ll get a response as quickly as we can, whatever the outcome of your application. Ready to join us? Click apply to take the next step in your career. IND003 #LI-EW1 #LI-Remote We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect and are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, disability, age, or nationality. - Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract / Temporary - PortmanDentex Location: UK Remote - Vacancy Type: Central Functions - Department: People