Library and Knowledge Services Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level

Desirable criteria

• First degree or postgraduate qualification in librarianship or information science

Experience

Essential criteria

• Staff supervision and management
• Budget management

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in a healthcare or academic library
• NHS experience
• Experience of strategic and operational thinking, service development and business planning
• Experience of working across organisational boundaries
• Experience of delivering presentations in person and via MS Teams
• Knowledge of healthcare information resources and infrastructure.
• Understanding of the library Quality Improvement Outcomes Framework

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and confidence to interact with staff at all levels
• Ability to work independently and organize a varied workload, meeting competing demands
• Well-developed IT skills

Desirable criteria

• Effective negotiation skills
• Project management skills

Important Information

Applications will be transferred to the TRAC system, by completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.

Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 414.5KB)
• Benefits (PDF, 570.7KB)