How to apply

A career with us is a chance to help protect our mums and dads, our brothers and sisters, our grandparents and friends. It’s a chance to stop heart and circulatory diseases killing 1 in 4 people in the UK. We want people who are not just brilliant in their field, but motivated by our cause and our values. If that sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

And if you haven’t found the perfect role for yourself today, please register for job alerts so we can send you opportunities that match your skills and experience. By creating a profile on our job site, you’ll be all set to apply when the right vacancy opens. Or, you can login using your LinkedIn, Google+ or Facebook profile.

Apply

When you’ve found a vacancy that’s right for you, complete our online application and submit it with your CV (in Word, PDF or rich text format) and a supporting statement.

For retail applications, as well as your CV, we ask you to complete a questionnaire designed to test how you would respond to a variety of day-to-day situations in the role. You’ll need to allow about 20 minutes to complete it, but it is not timed.

We’ll send you an email to let you know your application has arrived safely. If you haven’t received an email from us, check your junk or spam mailbox. If there’s still no email it means we haven’t received your application and you should send it again.

We’ll always let you know whether you’ve been shortlisted or not. We receive a lot of applications, so unfortunately we’re not able to give individual feedback if you’re not shortlisted.

If you’re having problems applying online, please contact us on 0300 330 5473 or email careers@bhf.org.uk

How to stand out

We have a sector-leading reputation, and receive a large number of applications for every vacancy. Use these hints and tips to make your application stand out.

Make it clear. Take the time to consider how your skills, experience and personality match the job description and person specification, and then tell us in your supporting statement.

Keep it concise. Too much information can make it difficult to see what’s really important. Limit your CV to two sides of A4 and leave out details of experience that isn’t relevant.
Read it again. Everyone makes mistakes, but they don’t look great on a job application. Ensure you re-read it to check for typos. Or even better, ask someone else to.

Interview

If you’ve been shortlisted, we’ll contact you by email or telephone to arrange an interview.

We’ll let you know the format of your interview. Depending on the type of role you’ve applied for, we may ask you to complete an unseen assessment or to prepare a presentation. For some roles, there may be an initial interview over the phone or via video. For candidates who progress through this first stage, we will invite you to an in-person interview.

The interview is your opportunity to get a feel for the BHF, the team you’d be working with and ask any questions you have about the role and about working here.

It’s our chance to get to know you and to hear more about the skills and experience that you’ve included in your application. We’ll also ask questions that require you to use your judgement, to demonstrate what you’ve found out about the BHF and to tell us why you want to join us.

We’re not able to pay for candidates’ travel expenses so please bear this in mind before booking your interview. You can find our office locations here.

We offer feedback to all interviewed candidates.

All candidates invited for interview will be asked to bring evidence of their right to work in the UK, i.e. passport and/or visa or other documentation that supports this, plus a clear copy. You will be notified of this at interview confirmation stage.

Hints & tips

We have a sector-leading reputation, and receive a large number of applications for every vacancy. Use these hints and tips to make your application stand out.

Read the role. Ensure you’ve had a thorough read through of the job description, your CV and your supporting statement (if applicable).
Get prepared. Think or make a note of examples from your work or personal experience that demonstrates the skills or competencies we’re looking for.
Practice. Go through your examples and practice how you would talk about them. By doing this you’ll get better at ordering your thoughts so you can clearly make all the points you want to.

Do your research. If you can tell us a bit about the charity it will help to demonstrate your enthusiasm and drive to join our fight. If you are being interviewed for a retail position you may want to visit one of our stores beforehand.
Value our values. Make sure you know the BHF values, and have spent time to understand what they mean and how you exemplify them.
Be comfortable. Not sure what to wear? You’ll never look out of place at an interview in smart office wear, but don’t feel you have to wear a suit if you are not comfortable doing so.

Join us

We are really proud of the work we do, which is why we can't wait to tell you about it right away.

Everyone joining the BHF starts learning from day one. You will receive an informative induction to understand the work of the BHF and how your role will help beat heartbreak forever.

Hopefully you'll be as proud as we are to work for the BHF.

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