Job Description

About Anna Medicinals

Anna Medicinals is a leading medical cannabis clinic dedicated to providing safe, high-quality treatment options to patients with complex and unmet medical needs. We operate within a highly regulated environment and are committed to upholding the highest standards of patient care, compliance, and clinical excellence.

About the Role

The HR Manager is responsible for developing and sustaining the people, culture and compliance infrastructure necessary for safe clinical and operational delivery. Working within a regulated healthcare environment, this role ensures that Anna has a resilient, values-led workforce supported by robust systems across recruitment, engagement, wellbeing, governance, performance and capability.

The HR Manager partners closely with the CEO, RM (Head of Clinical Governance), Patient Support Manager and senior leadership to build culture, reduce turnover, manage absence, embed behavioural expectations and uphold compliance standards aligned to CQC requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

People Culture & Engagement

Design and embed a values-led culture that supports patient safety, operational excellence and clinical governance.

Lead the staff engagement framework, including surveys, pulse checks, recognition programmes and internal communication.

Develop wellbeing initiatives and support mental resilience within a high-demand environment.

Champion DEI across policy, recruitment, behaviour expectations and culture.

Workforce Stability, Retention & Absence

Monitor, report and manage absence trends; ensure timely interventions.

Develop retention strategies that address early warning indicators of turnover.

Conduct exit reviews and present insights to reduce preventable attrition.

Support managers with return-to-work processes, reasonable adjustments, and wellbeing plans.

Employee Relations & Governance

Lead ER casework including performance, capability, conduct, grievance and sickness.

Maintain and update all HR policies; ensure alignment to employment law and CQC standards.

Oversee DBS, Right to Work, professional registration compliance and clinical onboarding documentation.

Provide guidance to managers on resolving issues early, fairly and consistently.

Recruitment & Onboarding

Lead recruitment for clinical and non-clinical roles including sourcing, interviewing, selection and onboarding.

Ensure onboarding reinforces compliance, culture and performance expectations.

Build talent pipelines for future workforce planning.

Performance & Capability

Design and manage the performance cycle including objectives, reviews and capability processes.

Provide coaching and guidance to managers on handling underperformance.

Support development planning and ensure staff have access to growth opportunities.

People Systems & Reporting

Own SenseHR workflows, compliance tasks and data accuracy.

Produce monthly people analytics including turnover, absence, ER patterns and training compliance.

Processing payroll accurately and on time.

Ensure safeguarding responsibilities are understood and escalated appropriately.

Person Specification

Education & Training:

CIPD Level 5 (minimum) or equivalent experience.

Experience (Essential):

HR leadership in a regulated or healthcare environment.

Proven ER case management experience.

Experience embedding culture and engagement initiatives.

Strong understanding of compliance frameworks and documentation.

Proven experience with payroll and pension systems (specifically, Xero & Peoples Pension)

Experience (Desirable):

Start-up or scale-up environment.

Coaching or leadership development training.

Skills & Attributes:

Calm, compassionate and commercially aware.

Excellent judgment with strong emotional intelligence.

Organised, structured and highly detail-oriented.

Able to work independently and at pace.

Confident communicator with the ability to influence.

Other Requirements:

Commitment to the vision and values of Anna Medicinals Drive and ambition to contribute to the organisation's transition from start-up to industry leader Enhanced DBS. Commitment to confidentiality and safeguarding. Eligibility to work in the UK.

Why Join Anna Medicinals?

Opportunity to work in a cutting-edge medical sector with a growing patient base.

Flexible working arrangements and a supportive team environment.

Enhanced Maternity Leave

Enhanced Paternity Leave

Enhance Sick Leave

Career development and ongoing professional training.

Make a meaningful impact by improving access to innovative treatments for patients with complex conditions.

Anna Medicinals is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK and meet the required professional standards.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 40,000.00-45,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 24 per week

Benefits:

Additional leave Enhanced maternity leave Enhanced paternity leave Flexitime Sick pay Work from home
Work Location: Remote