Further information to help you complete the application

About Pharmacist Support

Pharmacist Support is an independent charity for pharmacists and their families, former pharmacists, pre-registration trainees and pharmacy students. Our free and confidential support includes financial assistance, an information and enquiry service, a stress helpline, debt, benefits and employment advice, addiction support and a new wellbeing service.

The Charity has provided a lifeline to those who, through circumstances often beyond their control – personal illness, disability or other life changing events - have required help and assistance. This has been provided in many formats, on a short or long-term basis and is specifically tailored to the individual’s circumstances.

Pharmacist Support values diversity and promotes equality. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

The job role

The charity has recently researched, piloted and launched a new wellbeing service, consisting of a series of wellbeing workshops and an online support tool. These services address the signs and symptoms of stress and anxiety and equip service users with tools and techniques to help with feelings of pressure. We are now looking to recruit a Wellbeing Manager responsible for the overall management and development of the charity’s wellbeing initiatives.

The charity is seeking a highly organised and proactive individual to join its existing team in Manchester. The post requires an experienced project manager, competent in planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation as well as staff and supplier/contract management. The successful applicant will have the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of people using a range of communications channels, initiate and manage a range of collaborative working relationships and meet challenging milestones. Experience in the design and delivery of new initiatives is essential.

An organogram showing the charity’s staffing structure is enclosed.

Application form

Please complete the application form and return it by e-mail to or by post to:

Recruitment

Pharmacist Support

5th Floor

196 Deansgate

Manchester

M3 3WF

Applications should be received no later than 5pm Friday 3rd July 2015.

If you return your application by e-mail there is no requirement to send a hard copy in the post. Please do not include a CV with your application as CVs will not be considered.

We will use the information you provide on the application form to decide whether or not to invite you for an interview. It is therefore important that you complete the application form as fully and accurately as possible, ensuring that you give specific examples which demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role for which you are applying.

Job description

Please read the enclosed job description document which gives details of the role and responsibilities of the post and lists the skills, knowledge and experience required.

Skills, knowledge and experience

This is a key section of the application form that allows you to provide evidence of your skills, knowledge and experience that are relevant to the role. We will use this evidence in our shortlisting process so it is important that you demonstrate clearly how you meet each requirement. No assumptions will be made about your achievements and abilities.

Please choose examples of past experience that clearly demonstrate what we are looking for, and give a succinct account of what you did, how you did it and the outcome or result of your actions.

Please provide recent work examples wherever possible. However, relevant examples from other aspects of your life, for example, voluntary or unpaid work, school or college work, family or home responsibilities, can also be given.

Diversity monitoring

To help us ensure we are adhering to our diversity policy we ask that you complete the equal opportunities monitoring form. This enables us to monitor the diversity profile of people who apply for Pharmacist Support posts. This information is given in confidence for monitoring purposes only and is not seen by anyone responsible for making recruitment decisions. However, if you would prefer not to answer any of the questions we ask, please leave them blank.

Shortlisting

We will invite shortlisted candidates for interview. These successful applicants will be notified by July 16th.

We regret that we will not be able to notify unsuccessful applicants of the outcome of the shortlisting.

Interviews

Interviews will take place in Manchester on Thursday 23rd July 2015.

Entitlement to work in the UK

A job offer will be subject to confirmation that you are permitted to work in the UK. You will be asked to provide evidence of your entitlement to work in the UK if you are successful and an offer of employment is made.

References

All job offers are subject to the receipt of two satisfactory references. One should be from your current or most recent employer. The other should be someone who knows you in a work related, voluntary or academic capacity. Both referees should be able to comment on your suitability for the role.

Questions

If you have any questions, please email: and we will get back to you.