Are You a Strategic HR Leader Ready to Make an Impact Across Multiple Nursing Homes? Join Our Team as HR Manager!

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an experienced and proactive HR Manager to join our growing group of nursing homes across Ireland. This senior, hands-on role combines operational delivery with strategic input, supporting a high-quality, compliant, and engaged workforce that drives excellent resident care.

As HR Manager, you will act as a trusted partner to senior leadership and nursing home managers, providing expert guidance in employee relations, compliance, workforce planning, and organisational development. You will also play a key role in managing legal and organisational risk, ensuring all HR practices are robust, defensible, and aligned with best practice.

Key Responsibilities

HR Leadership & Business Partnering

• Act as a trusted HR partner to senior leadership and nursing home management teams.

• Provide expert guidance aligned with business objectives and organisational strategy.

• Support the delivery of HR strategy across multiple sites.

• Lead and mentor HR team members, influencing decision-making and fostering collaboration.

Employee Relations & Case Management

• Lead complex employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, investigation, and absence management processes.

• Ensure all processes comply with Irish employment law and best practice.

• Advise and coach managers in managing performance, conduct, and attendance issues.

• Mitigate organisational and legal risk through consistent policy application and documentation.

Compliance, Governance & Risk Management

• Ensure full compliance with employment legislation, HIQA standards, and HR best practice.

• Provide expert advice on employment law matters, supporting regulatory inspections and audits.

• Lead HR audits, maintain policies, and prepare documentation for Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) or Labour Court cases as required.

• Liaise with external legal advisors and ensure organisational risk is managed effectively.

Recruitment, Workforce Planning & Talent Management

• Lead recruitment across clinical and non-clinical roles, including high-volume and international hiring initiatives.

• Support workforce planning and succession strategies across all sites.

• Oversee onboarding and induction processes to ensure a positive employee experience.

Training, Development & Organisational Capability

• Deliver and support management training and development programmes.

• Coach managers to enhance people management capabilities.

• Ensure compliance with mandatory training requirements.

Performance, Engagement & Culture

• Drive performance management processes and employee engagement initiatives.

• Support the development of a positive, inclusive, and high-performance culture.

• Monitor and analyse retention, turnover, and engagement data, providing actionable recommendations.

HR Systems, Data & Reporting

• Ensure HR systems are accurate, secure, and effectively utilised.

• Provide reports, insights, and analysis to support evidence-based decision-making.

• Drive continuous improvement of HR systems, processes, and data reporting.

HR Projects, Change & Continuous Improvement

• Lead HR projects, organisational change initiatives, and process improvement programmes.

• Support acquisitions, TUPE transfers, and integration activities.

• Contribute to organisational design, transformation, and continuous improvement efforts.

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a senior HR role (HR Manager or HR Business Partner level).

• Proven experience in a multi-site environment, ideally in healthcare, nursing homes, or other regulated sectors.

• Strong background in employee relations, employment law, and HR risk management.

• Experience managing high-volume operational workforces and organisational change initiatives.

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.

• Strong analytical mindset and experience with HR systems, metrics, and reporting.

• Adaptable, resilient, and capable of operating both strategically and operationally across multiple sites.

Desirable Qualifications:

• CIPD Level 5 (or above) or Master’s in HR Management.

• Exposure to TUPE, acquisitions, and regulatory inspections such as HIQA.

Additional Information

• This role requires travel across multiple nursing home sites.

• Flexibility may be required in line with business needs.

• The role holder is expected to uphold the organisation’s values, policies, and commitment to high standards of care, compliance, and ethical practice.

If you are a senior HR professional who thrives in a dynamic, multi-site environment and is passionate about supporting people, culture, and compliance, do not wait—apply now!