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Job overview

Clinical Librarian

Full time clinical librarian post available in Brighton

Band 6, 37.5 hours

Use your information skills to make a difference to the quality of care at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust. You will work closely with selected clinical teams to identify gaps in knowledge and find the best evidence to inform practice, increase research activity and promote innovation. 

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified information professional with expert information search skills and the ability to teach colleagues how to find and evaluate healthcare research.

You will make an impact by providing proactive, analytical and tailored support to staff in a variety of professions, and will be backed up by an enthusiastic and highly regarded team.

Main duties of the job

Use your information skills to make a difference to the quality of care at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust. You will work closely with selected clinical teams to identify gaps in knowledge and find the best evidence to inform practice, increase research activity and promote innovation. 

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified information professional with expert information search skills and the ability to teach colleagues how to find and evaluate healthcare research.

You will make an impact by providing proactive, analytical and tailored support to staff in a variety of professions, and will be backed up by an enthusiastic and highly regarded team.

Working for our organisation

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our 
Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community 
where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a 
buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when 
they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which 
is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after 
ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best 
that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope 
that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make 
and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will work with University Hospitals Sussex staff of all grades and professions to promote and support evidence-based decision-making. They will work as a member of selected UHSussex teams to provide highly specific, quality-filtered evidence to both teams and individuals in response to information needs. This will involve working alongside managerial and clinical staff in their place of work, including attending multi-disciplinary meetings, journal clubs and the clinical environment where appropriate.

The post holder will use expert knowledge of online searching to provide comprehensive evidence searches. They will provide evidence updates and other alerting services for staff, and will teach and train groups and individuals in evidence-based information skills, including critical appraisal skills.

They will promote the service, liaise with key members of the teams, evaluate the service, and make recommendations for the future.

Key Working Relationships

Internal: NHS staff of all professions and grades. These can include managerial roles, senior and junior clinicians, nurses and allied health professions.

External: NHS KLS staff within the Kent, Surrey and Sussex area and beyond.

Person specification

Shortlisting

Essential criteria

Degree or postgraduate qualification in librarianship or equivalent

Desirable criteria

Experience in a health care library or information unit Experience with current awareness servivces

Shortlisting

Essential criteria

Experience in a library or information unit

Desirable criteria

Experience in a health care library or information unit

Skills

Essential criteria

Specialist-level literature searching skills

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Essential criteria

Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role) Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

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