Training and Clinical Support Librarian

Salary: £22.72 – £29.8 per hour

We are looking for an experienced librarian with up to date knowledge and experience working in a health or medical library. The roles is based in this national centre of excellence, which provides a comprehensive training and resources surrounding a range of health care services.

You will be responsible for promoting and facilitating the use of a range of specialist medical library resources, managing specialist enquiries, and leading on outreach services across the institution. They also coordinate mediated literature searching services and lead on designing and delivering a comprehensive portfolio of information skills activities, including systematic review support.

Duties and responsibilities

* To line manage the Senior Library Assistant, working closely with them on a range of services including the information skills training programme and the mediated literature searching service.

* To lead on planning and delivering a diverse programme of orientation and information skills sessions, including training in using the library resources, reference management and systematic review support.

* To lead on outreach and clinical support librarian initiatives with the aim of providing specialist clinical information support across the Trust.

* To collate and maintain library documentation relating to the England-wide NHS Quality and Improvement Outcomes Framework (QIOF), and to contribute to annual QIOF returns.

* To participate in promotion of library services and resources including social media channels, web sites, and the library presence on the Trust intranet.

Qualifications, experience and knowledge

* Education to degree level or equivalent

* A recognised qualification in Librarianship or Information Studies (or working towards one)

Essential Skills:

* Up to date knowledge and experience working in a health or medical library

* Significant experience of enquiry / advisory work

* Experience of providing training in the use of healthcare knowledge resources, including designing and delivering training courses

* Experience of conducting literature searches

* Experience of supervising staff

* Experience of using and providing training in personal reference management software, especially EndNote and Mendeley

Gray & Associates is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity