The Clinical Outreach Librarian assists the Library and Knowledge Services Manager at Kingston Hospital, in a small team that helps staff and students use evidence in clinical and management decisions. The work centres on promoting library and knowledge services across the Trust, running staff training and building outreach through presentations, targeted marketing and social media. The post is based on site at Kingston Hospital, Monday to Friday. Applicants need a degree and a professional librarianship or information qualification.
What the job involves
- Promote library services and resources to users by all available means, alerting them to relevant services
- Develop innovative strategies to engage staff and promote evidence in planning, decisions and service redesign
- Promote national, regional and local library and knowledge resources to Trust staff, identifying and delivering further training and support
- Create, procure and use promotional material in various formats and settings
- Develop and maintain the library's social media presence and use emerging technology to support library services
- Publicise the clinical librarian service through a targeted marketing strategy, including presentations at conferences and study days
Qualifications
- Educated to degree level
- Professional qualification in librarianship, information studies or information science related disciplines
Experience
- Practical experience of working in a library or information service
- Experience of literature searches using online databases and internet resources
- Demonstrable high level of understanding of web 2.0 technologies and their use in library services
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent written and oral communication with a wide range of stakeholders and service users
- Excellent presentation skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Effective time management and meeting deadlines
- Excellent IT literacy with application systems, databases and the internet
- Excellent organisational, interpersonal and customer care skills
Other
- Ability to work under pressure
- Familiarity with library management systems
Nice to have
- CILIP, working towards chartership
- ECDL or equivalent
- Experience of working in a healthcare or academic library
- Experience of marketing and promoting a service within an organisation, and knowledge of marketing principles
- Experience of training staff one-to-one or in groups, including online
- Ability and experience of creating guides and course materials
- Understanding of copyright, data protection and FOI legislation, and of NHS staff information needs
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice and healthcare bibliographic databases
What’s offered
- High cost area supplement (outer)
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
