Job summary
Would you like to support excellent evidence-based patient care? We are looking for an enthusiastic librarian to join our Library and Knowledge Service (LKS) Team at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.The postholder will be responsible for the promotion and marketing of the service to ensure effective use of the full suite of NHS resources, purchased locally and nationally. This will involve using existing channels and developing new ones, including social media. Although based in the libraries, the role will involve a significant amount of time in active outreach work and collaboration with other departments across the organisation, This will include promoting access to evidence and resources which support decision-making and evidence-based practice. The postholder will also be involved in evidence searching, information skills training and current awareness provision. This will be an agile role, enabling the postholder to work onsite and remotely to meet the needs of users. A varied and exciting role, this post will also lead on the collation of evidence (statistics, feedback, case studies, and activity data) to demonstrate impact and to support the completion and submission of NHS England annual statistical returns and the Quality Improvement Outcomes Framework (QIOF).
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for a creative, innovative person with excellent communication skills to provide a proactive outreach library service.
You will devise marketing materials and facilitate marketing events and activities throughout the hospital sites ensuring the value and importance of the Library and Knowledge Service in supporting clinical practice is promoted at every available opportunity to all staff and students on clinical placement. This could be by visiting Hospital departments, attending Hospital inductions, emailing new starters and by utilising social media.
You will produce monthly targeted current awareness bulletins helping to keep staff up to date by disseminating the best evidence in a timely manner.
You will produce evidence for and contribute to NHS England Quality and Improvement Outcomes Framework ensuring that the services and resources meet user requirements including demonstrating impact on patient care via a range of techniques - questionnaires and surveys, hosting focus groups, interviews and case studies.
You should have a degree in a relevant subject (Library & Information Management/Information Technology) or equivalent qualification in a related discipline.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide professional assistance and support to the Library Service Manager in the delivery of the full range of Library services.
Responsibility for the day to day provision of service including supervision of Library Assistants.
Perform complex literature searches using high quality healthcare databases on behalf of library users.
Assist with the planning and delivery of information skills training to groups and individuals enabling them to effectively undertake literature searches and access electronic resources. Evaluate the training.
Provide and promote a range of services including targeted current awareness and e-TOCs to keep staff up to date by disseminating the best evidence in a timely manner.
Provide a proactive outreach library service across LUHFT and its partners to include marketing and promoting the library service and e-resources, using a variety of means including at Trust inductions, the use of social media, the intranet and the library website.
Devise marketing materials and other marketing events and activities throughout the hospital sites.
Undertake evaluation of potential new resources or service developments in collaboration with the Library Service Manager.
Ensure that the collections reflect the user base by consulting with appropriate specialists and users in the selection of suitable resources in appropriate formats.
Evaluate, monitor and audit the usage and quality of the services electronic resource provision to inform future subscription and promotion decisions.
Develop, monitor, analyse and report on key performance indicators and service standards to ensure the service is quality driven and meeting customer current and future demands. This includes devising effective systems and methods to record statistics and qualitative data regarding the use of all e-resources.
Use a range of techniques e.g. designing questionnaires and surveys, hosting focus groups and conducting interviews and case studies to collect data to not only demonstrate the impact of the Library and Knowledge Services upon patient care etc. but to understand information use and highlight gaps in provision in order that services can be realigned to meet actual need.
Contribute to the implementation of library strategies, annual reports and marketing plans by working towards agreed objectives.
Produce evidence for and contribute to NHS England Quality and Improvement Outcomes Framework.
The post holder will be expected to work across sites as and when required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide professional assistance and support to the Library Service Manager in the delivery of the full range of Library services.
Responsibility for the day to day provision of service including supervision of Library Assistants.
Perform complex literature searches using high quality healthcare databases on behalf of library users.
Assist with the planning and delivery of information skills training to groups and individuals enabling them to effectively undertake literature searches and access electronic resources. Evaluate the training.
Provide and promote a range of services including targeted current awareness and e-TOCs to keep staff up to date by disseminating the best evidence in a timely manner.
Provide a proactive outreach library service across LUHFT and its partners to include marketing and promoting the library service and e-resources, using a variety of means including at Trust inductions, the use of social media, the intranet and the library website.
Devise marketing materials and other marketing events and activities throughout the hospital sites.
Undertake evaluation of potential new resources or service developments in collaboration with the Library Service Manager.
Ensure that the collections reflect the user base by consulting with appropriate specialists and users in the selection of suitable resources in appropriate formats.
Evaluate, monitor and audit the usage and quality of the services electronic resource provision to inform future subscription and promotion decisions.
Develop, monitor, analyse and report on key performance indicators and service standards to ensure the service is quality driven and meeting customer current and future demands. This includes devising effective systems and methods to record statistics and qualitative data regarding the use of all e-resources.
Use a range of techniques e.g. designing questionnaires and surveys, hosting focus groups and conducting interviews and case studies to collect data to not only demonstrate the impact of the Library and Knowledge Services upon patient care etc. but to understand information use and highlight gaps in provision in order that services can be realigned to meet actual need.
Contribute to the implementation of library strategies, annual reports and marketing plans by working towards agreed objectives.
Produce evidence for and contribute to NHS England Quality and Improvement Outcomes Framework.
The post holder will be expected to work across sites as and when required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in a relevant subject (Library & Information Management/Information Technology) or equivalent proven experience in a related discipline.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing high quality mediated searches
- Experience of using online information systems and databases to retrieve and manage information
- Previous experience of designing and delivering training and presentations to end users and evaluation of training provision
- Previous experience of generating statistical reports and running statistical analyses.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a health-related or NHS information service.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of a wide range of Information resources (e.g. bibliographic databases, e-journals, etc.) available to support evidence-based practice in the NHS.
- Knowledge of copyright & data protection legislation
Skills
Essential
- Excellent IT skills (including Microsoft office applications, Library Management Systems, and online resources)
- Confident in building new relationships and dealing with users at all levels of the Organisation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Confidence in using medical terminology.
- Enthusiasm to develop and promote library services
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills and the ability to produce work with a high level of accuracy.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to work without direct supervision using own initiative
- Ability to lead the team in the absence of the Manager.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload to meet deadlines.
- Flexible attitude to service delivery in a changing environment
- Willing to develop new skills and ways of working
- Ability to travel across sites and to other locations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in a relevant subject (Library & Information Management/Information Technology) or equivalent proven experience in a related discipline.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing high quality mediated searches
- Experience of using online information systems and databases to retrieve and manage information
- Previous experience of designing and delivering training and presentations to end users and evaluation of training provision
- Previous experience of generating statistical reports and running statistical analyses.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a health-related or NHS information service.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of a wide range of Information resources (e.g. bibliographic databases, e-journals, etc.) available to support evidence-based practice in the NHS.
- Knowledge of copyright & data protection legislation
Skills
Essential
- Excellent IT skills (including Microsoft office applications, Library Management Systems, and online resources)
- Confident in building new relationships and dealing with users at all levels of the Organisation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Confidence in using medical terminology.
- Enthusiasm to develop and promote library services
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills and the ability to produce work with a high level of accuracy.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to work without direct supervision using own initiative
- Ability to lead the team in the absence of the Manager.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload to meet deadlines.
- Flexible attitude to service delivery in a changing environment
- Willing to develop new skills and ways of working
- Ability to travel across sites and to other locations
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
