Librarian

2 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Librarian to join our team at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust. As a key member of our library services team, you will be responsible for providing information and library services to our staff and students, contributing to the delivery and development of knowledge and library services to support evidence-based practice.

Main Duties
  • Contribute to the delivery of library services, including training, user support, and enquiry services to staff across the Trust.
  • Develop and run training courses, design training materials, and presentations to increase library awareness and train users in search skills necessary to find relevant, quality evidence-based information.
  • Contribute to the development, delivery, and evaluation of current awareness services to keep staff abreast of developments in their fields of interest.
  • Support the Knowledge and Library Services Manager in the stock selection process, identifying stock gaps, new editions of core texts, and other items for acquisition and withdrawal.
  • Contribute to the library resources collection, including acquisitions, cataloguing, and classification of stock, weeding, and withdrawal.
  • Responsible for raising requisitions, receipting, and processing invoices and ordering consumables.
  • Responsible for administering journal and library service renewals, including assisting with the ordering process of new resources and liaising with suppliers.
  • Participate in library marketing activities, contributing to planning, creating materials, presenting at inductions, manning marketplace stands, visiting departments, and raising the library's profile.
  • Monitor IT equipment, identify problems, and rectify them where possible, or refer them to the IT department if required.
  • Provide user support on the use of MS Office applications, intranet, and e-Learning (Phoenix).
  • Assist the Knowledge and Library Services Manager in improving and developing the IT facilities within the library and work with the IT department to widen the library's reach and accessibility of library resources on Trust IT systems.
  • Responsible for ensuring general day-to-day site procedures, including opening and closing the library.
  • Independently and collaboratively build cross-functional working relationships with staff and departments from across the organisation to proactively promote and advocate knowledge library services.
  • Participate in the day-to-day management of library processes, including document-delivery, loans, shelving, stocktaking, photocopying, and inter-library loans.
  • Contribute to the development of the specialist librarian service within the Trust, promoting the service to staff on all Trust sites.
  • Assist the Knowledge and Library Services Manager in attending clinical and other departmental meetings to provide evidence to support patient care as required.
  • Liaise with the wider education team to proactively promote and educate nursing, medical students, and junior doctors on library resources available and appropriate to their needs.
  • Contribute to the creation and updating of a library procedures manual, ensuring all library staff are aware of any procedural changes.
  • Responsible for receiving money for charged-for services and ensuring that sales are correctly recorded and receipts issued where required.
  • To be the Open Athens administrator for the Trust, resolving access issues, promoting its use, and providing user support.
  • Manage the issue, renew, and return of books using the Library Management System (LMS) and ensure that all data held on the LMS is accurate and current.
  • Participate in the management of the enquiry and issue desk, and maintenance of essential routines, including operation of inter-library loan request service, sending out overdue, reservation, and recall notices on the LMS (Koha).
  • Ensure that copyright, Data Protection, Trust IT policies, and other areas of legislation impacting on library users are adhered to by both library staff and library users.
  • Active involvement within the network of health libraries in NHS London and participate in special interest groups where relevant.
  • Ensure own continuing personal and professional development by attending training sessions, study days, and courses run by professional organisations such as CILIP and NHSE.
  • Assist the Knowledge and Library Services Manager in implementing the Knowledge Mobilisation Framework, including participating in organising events such as Randomised Coffee Trials and supporting future Communities of Practice.
  • Deputise for the Knowledge and Library Services Manager in their absence, including representing the service at meetings and supervising junior library staff, as required.
  • Assist the Knowledge and Library Services Manager in the collation of complex information for the National Annual Statistical Return and the Quality and Improvement Outcomes Framework to ensure the library is compliant with national quality standards.
  • Participate and take ownership of agreed tasks and milestones, as part of the Quality and Improvement Outcomes Framework, Implementation Plan, and library strategy, under the guidance of the Knowledge and Library Services Manager.
  • Assist in the administration, maintenance, and collection of statistics, including activity data and detailed site-specific information, including impact statements.
Person Specification
  • Essential:
    • Degree or Postgraduate qualification or equivalent in librarianship or related discipline.
    • Excellent IT skills, including word processing, databases, Outlook, and use of web-based resources.
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
    • Strong time management and organisational skills, and able to manage your own workload.
    • Ability to work at speed, methodically, and consistently, with accuracy and a high level of attention to detail, unsupervised, with periods of lone working.
  • Desirable:
    • Chartered Member of CILIP the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals.
    • Knowledge of the principles involved in evidence-based healthcare, clinical governance, and research.
    • Cash handling skills.
    • Understanding of Higher Education and the information needs of students.

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