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Main area: Library and Knowledge Services
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday)
Job ref: 820-6888810-COR
Site: Moseley Hall Hospital
Town: Birmingham
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/03/2025 23:59
Interview date: 07/04/2025
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful Library Services team at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC). The post holder will support the provision of Knowledge and Library services at BCHC, including raising the profile of the library service by supporting outreach activities as well as marketing and promoting the service. The post holder will also carry out complex literature searches to support both clinical and non-clinical services and provide library users with information skills training. Additionally, the post holder will assist with stock management, cataloguing, and updating online databases with accurate information.
The post holder will work closely with other library colleagues and Trust colleagues to support and promote evidence-based health care and Knowledge Management. The post is based at Moseley Hall Hospital in Moseley in Birmingham.
The post holder will bring enthusiasm and a keen interest in helping library users achieve the best patient care possible.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this post are to provide an effective and efficient library and knowledge service to the staff of BCHC as well as students on placement and volunteers at the Trust.
1. You will be instrumental in providing a literature search service to support safe and effective evidence-based care using clinical and other databases and your professional judgement to select the most appropriate results.
2. The post holder will promote the service to all colleagues by way of outreach at events within the Trust or wider community, engaging with Library Champion to increase engagement with the service, as well as virtually via email and other promotion activities such as special events for Health Information Week and Health Literacy Month.
3. You will carry our information skills training for colleagues on searching the Knowledge and Library Hub, clinical databases, return to study, reflective writing and critical appraisal, as well as supporting Critically Appraised Topics group.
4. You will gather feedback and evaluate aspects of the library service to contribute to reports and the national statistical return.
Working for our organisation
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics, and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre, and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. To undertake complex literature searches as requested by library members relating to both clinical and non-clinical information. Use professional expertise in devising clinical questions and identifying appropriate search terms to provide the best results possible. Use professional knowledge and skills to identify appropriate databases and other resources to search. Ensure that searches are completed within the timeframe specified. Supplement this service by providing a summarising and synthesising service to specific staff groups.
2. To contribute to our current awareness service, using KnowledgeShare to categorise members according to their professional interests and ensure that they receive regular updates.
3. Engage in outreach activities to promote the library service within the hospital and the broader community, fostering relationships and increasing library engagement.
4. Develop and deliver training sessions to meet the specific needs of different library members on a range of topics, ensuring that all users can effectively use library resources.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSEs in English and Maths or equivalent
* CILIP Chartership or working towards this
Experience
* Relevant experience or working in a health care, special or academic library setting
* Good knowledge of copyright and data protection legislation as it applied to knowledge and library services
* Experience of searching specialist databases
* Experience in delivering training sessions and/or presentations
* Experience of managing small scale projects or planning and implementing service improvements
Skills/Knowledge
* An excellent working knowledge of library management systems, MS Office and the internet
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentations
* Competent at searching online resources
* Knowledge of electronic resources used in NHS libraries
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long-term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC is an advocate of diversity and strives to mirror the community we serve as much as possible.
We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage/civil partnerships.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible.
Benefits of working for us:
* Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
* Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
* Discounts for local and national retailers
* Dedicated well-being services for all employees
* Flexible working where possible
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