Assistant Librarian

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 306500**Salary**:

- £29,160 - £35,612- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- Science**Type of role**:

- Science**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Porton Down, SalisburyAbout the job

**Job summary**:
**Assistant Librarian**

**National HEO - £29,160 - £35,612**

**Porton Down - Hybrid**

**Permanent Contract**

The Assistant Librarian will be based at our Porton site to provide a range of services, including document delivery, enquiries, acquisitions, administrative tasks, information skills training, and literature searching.

The post holder will be required to implement and adjust operational plans when the situation requires, particularly in response to urgent user requirements, in order to balance needs against available resources and to make recommendations to the senior team.

The post will provide a unique opportunity for a qualified professional or someone with equivalent level information and library knowledge and skills to gain experience in public health librarianship and information science at an exciting time in the development of Knowledge and Library Services (KLS) in UKHSA.

Porton Down office - Hybrid - minimum 3 days per week on site

*Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available.*

**Job description**:
**Working Pattern - Full Time, Hybrid Working**

**Responsibilities section**:
As the Assistant Librarian your main responsibilities will include:

- Provide a document delivery service to both UKHSA staff and wider health library consortiums. Ensure UKHSA document delivery quality standards and requirements are met.
- Contribute to, and implement, KLS marketing and publicity strategies and activities, including leading on implementing marketing and promotion to specific user groups.
- Undertake literature searches using a wide range of public health information resources.
- Daily management of the library site and physical stock, including issuing books, shelving, undertaking renewals and managing overdue loans.
- Assist with the management and maintenance of the Library Management System, including data entry, reports, and library administration, managing loans and renewals, and the collection and maintenance of usage statistics relating to daily library activity.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.

**Person specification**:
**Essential Criteria**:
We are looking for an exceptional Assistant Librarian

**Essential**
- Experience in a health, research, or academic library or information service
- Knowledge of a range of health care resources, including experience in document delivery processes
- Experience of using library management systems, including a range of specific activity-based modules
- Understanding of copyright and other legislation relating to libraries
- Experience of working with a wide range of library users, at all levels
- Able to deliver user education in using information and evidence resources, including teaching and presentation skills

**Desirable**
- Skills in information retrieval from relevant sources including bibliographic databases, and online resources from a variety of platforms

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £29,160, UK Health Security Agency contributes £7,830 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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**Selection process details**:
**STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT**:
Your Statement of Suitability should outline your skills, experience, and achievements, providing evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria (outlined in the person specification section).

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview.

**STAGE 2 - INTERVIEW**:
The interview will be held at the UKHSA Porton site.

**Behaviours**
- Efficient
- Precise
- Relationship Builder
- Responsible
- Service Focused
- Team Player

**Strengths**:

- Managing a quality service
- Delivering at pace
- Working together
- Communicating and influencing

**Expected Timeline**:
**Shortlist**: 23rd August 2023

**Interviews**: w/c 4th September 2023

**Eligibility Criteria**

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside t