Job summary
The role of Evidence Librarian will give you the opportunity to make a difference to patient care at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. You'll be working as part of a new dynamic team finding evidence to support clinical and corporate improvement across the Trust. You'll have responsibility to create new search formats, new training methods and identify innovative products and techniques to remove barriers to healthcare information. This is an ideal opportunity for newly qualified librarians or for established library colleagues looking to make a change.
Main duties of the job
Conducting literature searches and delivering training, the Evidence Librarian will work as part of a team headed by the Lead Evidence Librarian to develop the Evidence Service at ELHT. This post will provide tremendous experience in all aspects of modern healthcare library work as we develop new search products and plan for new library buildings. The role is varied and flexible with its main aim to help staff and students at the trust find, understand and use the best available evidence for patient care, professional development, service development and quality improvement.
About us
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work. We have libraries based at the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General Teaching Hospitals which the post-holder can work from.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to:
- Work with a wide range of individuals, specialist teams and departments to identify their information needs. Plan how to meet these needs with the latest relevant information to support patient care, policy/procedures review and service development.
- Support the information needs of teams through, e.g. Evidence searches conducted on behalf of or with members of the team
- Develop a variety of bespoke evidence products and alerting services, identifying gaps in the provision and promoting existing bulletins.
- Develop, plan and deliver induction and training, in association with the Lead Librarian, for individuals and groups in how to access, appraise and utilise a variety of print and online resources. Training will be delivered 1:1, in groups, online and via elearning resources.
- Identify emerging technology to aid service improvement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to:
- Work with a wide range of individuals, specialist teams and departments to identify their information needs. Plan how to meet these needs with the latest relevant information to support patient care, policy/procedures review and service development.
- Support the information needs of teams through, e.g. Evidence searches conducted on behalf of or with members of the team
- Develop a variety of bespoke evidence products and alerting services, identifying gaps in the provision and promoting existing bulletins.
- Develop, plan and deliver induction and training, in association with the Lead Librarian, for individuals and groups in how to access, appraise and utilise a variety of print and online resources. Training will be delivered 1:1, in groups, online and via elearning resources.
- Identify emerging technology to aid service improvement.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or postgraduate/professional qualification in librarianship or related discipline
Desirable
- Chartered Librarian or working towards chartership
- Teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Working in a library or information service
Desirable
- Working in an NHS library
Knowledge
Essential
- Literature search experience
- Delivering 1:1 and group training sessions and inductions
- Experience of using Microsoft office such as EXCEL, Outlook, Word and Powerpoint
- Marketing and promotion of library and information services
- Experience of using electronic resources such as ebooks, ejournals
- Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. copyright and data protection
Desirable
- Undertaking complex health care database searching -CINAHL, MEDLINE etc
- Critical appraisal skills and experience of journal club facilitation
- Planning and designing training materials
- Developing elearning materials
- Using Sharepoint and various applications of Microsoft 365
- Delivering a current awareness service
Personal attributes
Essential
- Self motivated and a team player
- Professional and flexible manner
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Willingness to learn and develop new skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or postgraduate/professional qualification in librarianship or related discipline
Desirable
- Chartered Librarian or working towards chartership
- Teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Working in a library or information service
Desirable
- Working in an NHS library
Knowledge
Essential
- Literature search experience
- Delivering 1:1 and group training sessions and inductions
- Experience of using Microsoft office such as EXCEL, Outlook, Word and Powerpoint
- Marketing and promotion of library and information services
- Experience of using electronic resources such as ebooks, ejournals
- Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. copyright and data protection
Desirable
- Undertaking complex health care database searching -CINAHL, MEDLINE etc
- Critical appraisal skills and experience of journal club facilitation
- Planning and designing training materials
- Developing elearning materials
- Using Sharepoint and various applications of Microsoft 365
- Delivering a current awareness service
Personal attributes
Essential
- Self motivated and a team player
- Professional and flexible manner
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Willingness to learn and develop new skills.
Additional information
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).
