Clinical Librarian, Alx

**Job Purpose**: The post will play a vital role in the provision of quality filtered and evaluated research evidence directly to health professionals to support decision making and will support evidence-based practice, teaching, learning, continuing professional development and research. This is a shared role with the Deputy and Clinical Librarian and negotiation is expected in the role of clinical librarian services. The post holder will be jointly responsible for the development of a Clinical Librarian Service and the delivery of expert searches, targeted current awareness and critical appraisal services. Similar services will be developed for senior managerial, procurement and commissioning staff.

The post holder will work closely with other Clinical Librarian based at the same site The post holder will utilise highly developed appraisal skills to select and evaluate relevant information for users The post holder will work closely with the aims and objectives of the Research Faculity The role will involve the development of training programmes in evidence-based information seeking and the delivery of these programmes. The role will also involve the procurement of books and e-books for the whole service ensuring relevant and up to date stock The post holder will oversee and manage the site and staff at Redditch Health Library, currently consisting of two paraprofessional staff in the absence of the Deputy Clinical Librarian Key Duties: Clinical Librarian services Responsible for the development and management of a clinical librarian service including the delivery of expert searches, targeted current awareness and critical appraisal services for clinical, senior managerial and commissioning staff. This involves: oWorking as a member of selected multi-disciplinary trust-wide clinical teams to provide highly specific, patient centred and evaluated information at the time and place of need; oWorking with Research Faculity oUsing critical appraisal skills to select and evaluate relevant information, and expert knowledge of searching online databases to perform mediated literature searches; oExamining how the information provided is disseminated within departments and auditing how the clinical team acts upon the information. Develop proactive anticipatory alerting and professional updating services such as production of electronic current awareness bulletins and supply of contents tables to maintain users awareness of current developments in their field.

Effectively market and promote services to users, undertaking research into service development as required, monitoring the effectiveness of initiatives using both qualitative and qualitative measuring techniques, e.g. audits, surveys, focus group meetings, and producing reports. Establish and maintain internet and intranet pages to publicise and provide access to training services provided. In conjunction with colleagues, investigate the possibilities of using new technology in enhancing access to the knowledge base.

Develop other specialist services with business partners e.g. Procurement, commissioning groups and operational procedures. Conduct surveys to determine user needs according to policies and procedures. Demonstrate the impact of the clinical librarian service in order to secure ongoing funding for the role.

This will involve identifying a varied and effective selection of performance indicators, in consultation with clinical staff, and collecting the relevant data. Provide quarterly statistics and progress reports on the clinical librarian service to the Library Services & Knowledge Manager and relevant stakeholders. Ensure that the Worcestershire Health Libraries intranet pages are maintained and developed over all participating Trust intranets. Provision of User Training and other Evidence-based Services Provide evidence-based literature searches accompanied by : oA summary of the results listing the databases searched and highlighting the evidence found oFull text articles when appropriate.

Develop, promote and deliver user training programmes in evidence based information seeking, literature searching and critical appraisal; Develop, promote and deliver induction programmes to all staff and students, to complement Trust induction programmes. Assist in organising print and electronic knowledge resources using nationally recognised professional cataloguing and indexing techniques to ensure effective information retrieval. This includes developing taxonomies for electronic document management. Assist with the NCRS Registration Authority for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

In the registration and issuing of smartcards. Staff Management Manage the workload of the paraprofessional staff, delegating and overseeing tasks according to agreed measures. Contribute to the Departments training and development programme. Ensure all Knowledge Management staff are appropriately trained in literature searching, current awareness, critical appra