Hybrid Head of People & Performance bei Penrose Health
Penrose Health · London, Vereinigtes Königreich · Hybrid
- Professional
- Optionales Büro in London
This is a full-stack role. You’ll own hiring, manager capability, performance, people ops, and more — designing and executing robust, scalable systems that work in the real world. You’ll need to deliver from day one — and then grow into a strategic leader as you build a high-performing People function around you.
You’ll be working directly with our senior leadership and have the remit to make change — and the expectation to deliver it.
What you’ll do
- Build a high-performance People engine that supports real delivery — not just policy
- Lead hiring end to end across clinical, ops, and HQ — focused on quality at pace
- Reset how we do performance, feedback, and accountability — data-driven and scalable
- Train first-time managers and embed better leadership across teams
- Handle ER cleanly, keep us compliant, and reduce noise across the org
- Own our People strategy — org design, succession planning, reward, tools, and structure
- Be a stabilising force: bring order, velocity, and visible progress
What good looks like:
Who you are
- A builder, not a background operator — you’ve delivered real systems, not just advised from the sidelines
- Strong commercial instincts — you prioritise business outcomes, not process or policy, and you don’t confuse thoughtful risk-taking with playing it safe
- Hands-on and unafraid to get stuck in — an executor, not just a people manager or boardroom talker.
- Organised and detail-driven — your systems don’t drift, and your docs are audit-ready
- Emotionally intelligent, but not afraid of hard conversations - you don’t confuse being nice with getting business outcomes
- Strong HR knowledge (esp. ER, performance, UK law) — but flexible and pragmatic
- You bias to action, own problems, and never settle for “good enough”
- CIPD and NHS experience are welcome — but real-world delivery is what we hire for
What you’re not:
- A policy writer, a committee-seeker, or a defender of “how things are”
- A career HRBP who’s never had to fix messy systems or hold the line
- Someone who mistakes sentiment for strategy or comfort for care
Why Penrose
We run a group of GP surgeries serving over 80,000 patients across 8 sites, with a team of 200+ clinicians and operators. But we’re not just a standard NHS provider. We’re here to raise the bar — on care, on outcomes, and on how a modern healthcare organisation should run.
That means proper systems. High standards. Real accountability. And a culture that values pace, clarity, and getting the right things done. You’ll be joining a team that’s scrappy, smart, and serious about change — with leadership that backs ambition and rewards delivery.
- 💰 Competitive salary + bonus — built to reward performance, not just tenure
- 💡 Professional development — we’ll back your growth with funding and support
- 🩺 Vitality Health insurance — fast access to private care and real wellness perks
- 📅 Birthday day off — because cake > email
- 🚲 Cycle + tech schemes — stay active and get the gear you need
- 🏥 Company pension — competitive NOW pension arrangement
- 🛡️ Company sick pay — peace of mind built in
- 🎉 Regular team socials — from low-key hangs to all-company events
- 🍦 Summer surprises + festive extras — because small things matter
- 💥 A real mission — not just perks: your work here helps fix the system