HR Head

Strong leadership and people management skills. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Job Description - Head of HR for a 300-bedded multi-speciality hospital in Chennai.

Location: Chennai

Organization: 300-Bedded Multi-Speciality Hospital

Position: Head – Human Resources (HR)

Reports to: Medical Director

Role Summary

The Head of HR will lead the hospital’s Human Resource strategy, policies, and operations to

ensure a motivated, skilled, and compliant workforce. This role involves overseeing talent

acquisition, employee engagement, statutory compliance, training & development,

performance management, and HR operations in alignment with the hospital’s mission to

deliver high-quality healthcare.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic HR Leadership

• Develop and implement HR strategies aligned with hospital goals.
• Advise leadership on workforce planning, organizational design, and talent
• management.
• Drive culture-building initiatives to foster patient-centricity, teamwork, and
• accountability.

2. Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning

• Ensure timely recruitment of doctors, nurses, paramedical staff, and support staff.
• Develop partnerships with medical/nursing colleges for talent pipelines.
• Oversee workforce planning based on bed occupancy, service expansion, and seasonal
• variations.

3. Employee Relations & Engagement

• Build strong employee engagement initiatives to improve retention, especially of
• critical clinical staff.
• Address employee grievances promptly while maintaining harmony.
• Drive recognition and reward programs tailored to healthcare professionals.

4. Compliance & Legal

• Ensure compliance with labor laws, Clinical Establishments Act, Biomedical Waste
• Management Rules, and other statutory requirements.
• Handle audits/inspections from PF, ESI, labour department, NABH accreditations.
• Maintain proper documentation of contracts, employee records, and HR policies.

5. Performance Management & Training

• Implement structured performance appraisal systems for clinical and non-clinical
• staff.
• Identify training needs for continuous medical education, nursing skill enhancement,
• and soft skills.
• Develop leadership programs for departmental heads and supervisors.

6. Compensation & Benefits

• Design competitive compensation structures in line with industry benchmarks.
• Oversee payroll, dearness allowance revisions, incentive schemes, and benefits administration.
• Ensure compliance with minimum wages and hospital wage board norms.

7. HR Operations

• Finetune digitized HR processes (attendance, leave, payroll, employee self-service
• portals).
• Maintain optimal staff-patient ratio across departments.
• Drive HR analytics (attrition rates, training ROI, manpower cost metrics).

Qualifications & Experience

• MBA/PGDM in Human Resource Management (preferred).
• 10-12 years of HR experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role in healthcare/hospital sector.
• Strong knowledge of Indian labor laws and healthcare HR practices.
• Exposure to NABH/JCI accreditation processes desirable.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Negotiation and conflict resolution ability.
• High degree of integrity, empathy, and resilience.
• Ability to balance clinical and non-clinical workforce requirements.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹960,000.00 - ₹1,874,023.86 per year

Benefits:

• Provident Fund

Work Location: In person