Engagement and Development Librarian, Band 6

Job description

Job responsibilities

Overview

The Engagement and Development Librarian is a new role which is instrumental to the improvement and expansion of the knowledge mobilisation and evidence services we currently provide, as well as developing new tailored services for our staff to enable their work and support their educational needs.

Job purpose

To proactively and independently engage and connect with Trust staff at all levels, initiating new relationships, expanding our current services, discovering staff information and knowledge requirements and either tailoring or co-designing new services to meet these needs; plus evaluating services to ensure they are impactful and valued

To work with the manager and deputy manager regarding the strategic direction of the evidence and knowledge mobilisation services and taking the lead on implementing improvements that will involve the whole team. Also to provide core evidence services to enable the work of our Trust and contribute to the LKS knowledge base

Key Result Areas

Proactively develop new relationships with Trust staff to understand their knowledge needs

Enhance our current service offer and implement new tailored knowledge services, working with the whole LKS team to ensure successful delivery.

Actively align/embed LKS services within clinical and non-clinical teams.

Lead LKS development projects.

Lead, develop and manage the Literature Search Service delivered by the team, including impact collection and evaluation/audit to ensure consistency of the quality of the service.

Work with the Library Management Team regarding the strategic direction of knowledge/evidence services in our Trust.

Undertake complex summarised literature searches.

Share knowledge, informally and formally, within our profession and wider healthcare teams.

Provide support to the general running of the library services as appropriate, including enquiry desk, training and delivery of inductions when required.

Communications and working relationships

Proactively engage and take the initiative to develop relationships with key stakeholders and library users.

Report to the Library & Knowledge Services Manager.

Library & Knowledge Services colleagues including delegation of work to appropriate staff.

Other external higher education, local healthcare provider and Library & Knowledge professionals as required.

Education and Training

Opportunity to develop new practical skills and knowledge on the job.

CPD as appropriate and relevant to the role and career progression, as agreed with the Library & Knowledge Services Manager.

Undertake a yearly appraisal.

Working Conditions

Working at all locations as required in our Trust including Cheltenham General Hospital, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and home working.

Working with computers for long periods of time.

Ability to complete multiple tasks requiring considerable intellectual ability, frequent prolonged concentration and tight deadlines.

Unpredictable workloads.

Indirect exposure to distressing information through print and electronic resources.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• First degree or postgraduate qualification in Librarianship / Information Science

Desirable

• CILIP Chartership

Experience

Essential

• Has successfully undertaken outreach / engagement work
• Has successfully implemented new LKS services or made improvements to services
• Provision of summarised/synthesised complex evidence searches using NHS/healthcare information and evidence resources

Desirable

• Has previously worked in an NHS Library & Knowledge Service or in another health related library service.
• Has experience of teaching/training on conducting literature reviews

Knowledge/ Skills

Essential

• Able to initiate and nurture positive working relationships with colleagues at all levels and from a variety of professions
• Publicity, promotion and marketing
• Excellent, presentational, communication and interpersonal skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide (Cheltenham General/ Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and homeworking)

Gloucestershire

GL1 3NN

Employer's website

https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)