Knowledge Services Librarian – Healthcare Library

NHS Scotland; Scotland; On-site; CLP 34,039,000 - 41,895,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS Pension

Salary progression

Paid sick leave

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a qualified librarian/information professional to support the Knowledge Services team and provide a proactive library and information service at the point of need.

The post involves day-to-day administration and supports the site operations with a 9am–5pm working pattern. This fixed-term post lasts 12 months, with a secondment option for current staff subject to line manager approval.

Qualifications

• Degree in librarianship and information studies or first degree and postgraduate diploma or equivalent professional qualification
• Experience in electronic information retrieval, with good level of competence in Internet/database searching
• Understanding of Copyright and Freedom of Information legislation
• At least one year’s post qualifying experience; preferably in a healthcare setting

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development of service strategies which complement those of partners in NHS Lanarkshire and feed into NHS Education Scotland's strategy Exploiting the power of knowledge in NHS Scotland
• Implements and contributes to local policies and systems to ensure efficient delivery of information services appropriate to users' clinical, educational, research and training needs
• Be a first point of contact for service users, including staff, patients and community users, providing an effective enquiry service with a high level of customer care
• Be the front-line representative of the knowledge services; receive and sort mail and assist with processing of new journal issues

Skills

Electronic information retrieval

Copyright knowledge

Freedom of Information knowledge

Post-qualifying experience

Education

Degree in librarianship and information studies

First degree and postgraduate diploma or equivalent

Job description

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a qualified librarian/information professional to support the Knowledge Services team and provide a proactive library and information service at the point of need.

The post involves day-to-day administration and supports the site operations with a 9am–5pm working pattern. This fixed-term post lasts 12 months, with a secondment option for current staff subject to line manager approval.