Assistant Librarian

at  University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as Assistant Librarian at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. Come and join our team in this brand-new role, providing high quality library and knowledge services that effectively supports clinical care, education, research, personal development, and well being.
In this varied role you will join an experienced and supportive team who are specialists in their areas of library and knowledge work. Your responsibilities will include maintaining key library operations, facilitating knowledge skills training, delivering promotional and engagement activities and , as well as working on specific projects.
You will support professional colleagues in your role, but we are also focussed on supporting you. Your development as a library and information professional is important to us and will be a focus of our continual support in a busy environment that provides many opportunities to learn and grow.
There is guaranteed flexibility to work from home one day a week, apart from Mondays when you are required onsite. We are happy to discuss reducing this to a part time 30 hrs per week contract for the successful candidate; however, 30 hours is the minimum due the scope and responsibilities of the role.
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about promoting and delivering effective library and knowledge services. You will have experience working in a library or information service setting, with evident skills in using information resources effectively, high quality customer service, and proven attention to detail. You will have shown in previous roles that you are someone who is confident and creative when it comes to promotion and engagement activities. We want someone who is enthusiastic about bringing these skills to our team and making a positive impact.
A proven dedication to continuous personal development is also essential for the successful candidate. Fundamental to this is an ongoing commitment to your personal digital literacy, driven by natural enthusiasm for using technology. What’s important to us is your track record of learning and adaptability when using new technology in your work.
Successful candidates will be joining a welcoming and supportive team. That means it is very important that you are a proven team player as this is essential to the effectiveness of our work.
We strongly encourage you to visit us to find out more about the service. If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Andrew Doyle using the contact details provided.
Interviews for this post are due to take place 25th March 2024
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence ® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation’s core values.

• Take specific responsibility for proactively marketing and promoting library and knowledgeservices to UHCW staff, students and applicable stakeholders, with guidance from senior staffwhen required.
• Identify and act upon opportunities to promote user awareness and engagement with library and knowledge services, using a range of communication methods and assisting senior staff with planning and co-ordination of activities.
• Assist with the management and provision of the Library and Knowledge Services physical and online resource collection, including usage reporting, evaluation, suggestions for improvement and removal of resources.
• Assist with the management and delivery of the Library and Knowledge Services document supply service, including usage reporting, evaluation, suggestions for improvement and removal of resources.
• Assist with the management of Library and Knowledge Services facilities, supporting the Library Operations Manager with the co-ordination of tasks that ensure the provision of a safe environment that consistently works within local policies and procedures.
• Assist the management of specific budget lines, such as stationery, book purchasing and inter library loan costs, with guidance from Library Operations Manager.
• Provide library front desk and enquiry duties as required, following procedures to support the information needs of UHCW staff, placement students and relevant stakeholders.
• Promote and deliver inductions for new library members, individually or in groups.
• Assist the planning, promotion, and delivery of individual and group knowledge skills training.
• Provide training and ad hoc support in the use of available electronic resources and user systems such as the catalogue, databases, journals and point of care tools.

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