Job summary
This is an exciting post for a qualified, outgoing, and creative librarian / information specialist. As part of a small team the post holder with assist the Library and Knowledge Services Manager in the provision of services to support Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust staff and students in using evidence-based practice in decision-making. Through developing, promoting and delivering proactive and innovative library and knowledge services, readily accessed at the point of need, this will enhance the quality of patient care and management decision making.
Main duties of the job
- To be proactive and flexible in finding opportunities to promote the library services and alert users to the relevant services and resources by all possible means
- To be responsible for developing innovative strategies for engaging staff in their workplaces, promoting the relevance of evidence in planning and decision making in clinical, management and service redesign scenarios
- To promote national, regional and local library and knowledge services and resources, to Trust staff by a variety of means, identifying the need for, and delivering, further training and support for those resources as needed.
- To create, procure and use a variety of promotional material in various formats and in various settings.
- To develop and maintain Stenhouse Library's presence on social media platforms and work with other members of the Library Team to utilise and develop emerging and available technology to support the delivery and promotion of all Library Services.
- Publicise and promote the Clinical librarian service using a targeted marketing strategy for the Clinical librarian service that could include producing and delivering presentations to local conferences and study days to specific individual teams and particular professional group.
For full details of the role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specifications.
About us
Trust Values
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:
Caring- Design and deliver care around each individual patient's needs and wants.Safe - Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first.Responsible - All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation.Value Each Other - Value each other's contribution.Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to degree level
- Professional qualification in librarianship, information studies or information science related disciplines.
Desirable
- CILIP - working towards chartership
- ECDL or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Practical experience of working in a library or information service
- Experience of undertaking literature searches using online databases and Internet resources
- Ability to actively demonstrate a high level of understanding about web 2.0 technologies and how they can be used in library services
Desirable
- Experience of working in a healthcare or academic library
- Experience of marketing and promoting a service and its resources within an organisation
- Experience of training staff -1:1 or groups in a variety of formats including online
Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Excellent written/oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders and service users
- Excellent presentation skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and collaboratively as part of a team
- Effective time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines
- Excellent IT literacy using IT application systems, database and the internet
- Ability to work under pressure
- Excellent organisational, interpersonal and customer care skills
Desirable
- Ability and experience of creating guides and course materials
Knowledge
Essential
- Familiarity with library management systems
Desirable
- Knowledge of marketing principles
- Understanding of relevant legislation e.g. Copyright, Data protection, Freedom of Information
- An understanding of the NHS and the information needs of its staff
- Knowledge of the principles of evidence-based practice in health care & healthcare bibliographic databases
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to degree level
- Professional qualification in librarianship, information studies or information science related disciplines.
Desirable
- CILIP - working towards chartership
- ECDL or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Practical experience of working in a library or information service
- Experience of undertaking literature searches using online databases and Internet resources
- Ability to actively demonstrate a high level of understanding about web 2.0 technologies and how they can be used in library services
Desirable
- Experience of working in a healthcare or academic library
- Experience of marketing and promoting a service and its resources within an organisation
- Experience of training staff -1:1 or groups in a variety of formats including online
Skills / Abilities
Essential
- Excellent written/oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders and service users
- Excellent presentation skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and collaboratively as part of a team
- Effective time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines
- Excellent IT literacy using IT application systems, database and the internet
- Ability to work under pressure
- Excellent organisational, interpersonal and customer care skills
Desirable
- Ability and experience of creating guides and course materials
Knowledge
Essential
- Familiarity with library management systems
Desirable
- Knowledge of marketing principles
- Understanding of relevant legislation e.g. Copyright, Data protection, Freedom of Information
- An understanding of the NHS and the information needs of its staff
- Knowledge of the principles of evidence-based practice in health care & healthcare bibliographic databases
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.
