Public Health and Commissioning Knowledge Specialist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note: This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants.

If you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application.

For full details, please see the attached job description.

We are looking for someone who will:

Provide professional enquiry and evidence search services to K&L

members, supporting them to undertake study, service improvement, audit

and research.

Identify the training needs of the multi-disciplinary teams covered by the service.

Provide teaching and training to individuals and groups of staff on effective use of information services,

critical appraisal of research and other information skills, using face-to-face delivery, remote teaching

tools and blended learning where appropriate.

Work alongside multi-professional teams in their environment, e.g. attending meetings, journal clubs,

ward rounds (where appropriate), and other events, to establish the best methods of supporting their

information needs.

Develop expert knowledge in specialist areas in order to understand and fulfil the needs of the assigned

teams and departments.

Proactively offer evidence reports, information skills teaching, information resources, and evidence

updates as needed, generating additional work for Knowledge and Libraries.

Assist in running of Knowledge and Libraries by supporting and influencing service developments and

planning.

Person Specification

Experience, Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Degree or postgraduate qualification in library and information science.
• Experience in a health or academic library / information unit.
• Awareness of current trends in health care and NHS policies.
• Understanding of the concepts of clinical governance and evidence-based health care.
• Experience of training users to search online information resources, face-to-face and online.
• Experience of planning and implementing service development.
• Excellent written skills.
• Experience with MS Products
• Thorough understanding of knowledge-based information services, e-learning and evidence-based research
• Ability to produce and analyse statistics on service usage and feedback.

Desirable

• Possessing or working towards professional registration.
• Teaching qualification
• Knowledge of the research process
• Experience in creating or maintaining databases
• Experience with CSS and other web design tools

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Essential

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

RSCH - Audrey Emerton Building

Eastern Road

Brighton

BN2 5BE

Employer's website

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)