People & Culture Manager / HR Business Partner

Lead the people function of a growing Australian healthcare group.

Scope Healthcare is an expanding healthcare group delivering cardiac, sleep and respiratory diagnostics, radiology and accredited healthcare education. With a growing workforce and multiple clinical locations, we are looking for an experienced People & Culture Manager to lead our HR function and support the next stage of our growth.

This is an prospect for a capable HR professional who enjoys combining strategic business partnering with hands-on people management.

Working directly with our Managing Director, Directors and senior managers, you will play an important role in shaping our workforce, strengthening leadership capability and ensuring our people practices support a growing, multi-site healthcare organisation.

We are looking for someone who can provide strategic HR advice while confidently managing the operational responsibilities of the role - from recruitment and employee relations through to contracts, compliance and HR systems.

The Opportunity

As our People & Culture Manager, you will take ownership of the people function across Scope Healthcare, working closely with clinical, operational and administrative teams.

Your key responsibilities will include:

People Strategy & Business Partnering

- Partner with Directors and senior managers to develop and implement practical people and workforce strategies.

- Support organisational growth through workforce planning, succession planning and leadership development.

- Coach and guide managers in effective people management, performance conversations and employee engagement.





- Identify opportunities to improve workplace culture, retention and operational effectiveness.

Recruitment & Talent Management

- Personally manage end-to-end recruitment, including advertising, sourcing, screening, interviewing and reference checks.

- Prepare employment offers, contracts, variations and onboarding documentation.

- Build effective recruitment processes to support workforce expansion across multiple locations.

- Develop strategies to attract, develop and retain quality clinical and non-clinical employees.

Employee Relations & HR Compliance

- Take ownership of employee relations matters, including performance management, grievances, disciplinary processes and workplace investigations.

- Provide practical advice to managers on Australian employment legislation, modern awards and the National Employment Standards.

- Develop, review and implement employment contracts, HR policies and workplace procedures.

- Work closely with Finance to ensure accurate employment classifications, remuneration changes and payroll-related HR processes.

- Support workplace health and safety, employee wellbeing and return-to-work matters.

HR Systems & Process Improvement





- Take responsibility for the ongoing administration and optimisation of Rippling, including employee records, onboarding, offboarding, workflows and reporting.

- Develop efficient HR processes that improve compliance, consistency and the employee experience.

- Maintain accurate employment records, staff credentials, mandatory checks and training requirements.

- Prepare workforce reporting and provide meaningful insights to management.

- Identify opportunities to introduce automation and improve the efficiency of our people operations.

About You

You are an experienced, commercially minded HR professional who can operate confidently at both a strategic and operational level.

You enjoy working closely with business owners and senior leaders, understand the challenges of managing teams across multiple locations and are comfortable taking personal ownership of HR matters from beginning to end.

To succeed in this role, you will bring:

- Demonstrated experience as a People & Culture Manager, HR Business Partner or senior HR generalist.

- Strong hands-on experience managing recruitment, employee relations and HR administration.

- Proven ability to advise and influence Directors, managers and other business leaders.

- Sound knowledge of Australian employment legislation, modern awards and contemporary HR practices.

- Experience drafting employment contracts, policies, procedures and employee correspondence.

- Confidence managing complex employee relations matters, including performance management, grievances and investigations.

- Experience implementing practical improvements to H

📌 People & Culture Manager / HR Business Partner (Melbourne)
🏢 Scope Healthcare
📍 Melbourne