Assistant Information Librarian

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated individual who is looking to expand their knowledge

Working as part of the Knowledge & Library Services team, the Assistant Information Librarian will assist in the development and delivery of efficient and effective knowledge & library services. The post will have specific responsibility for the delivery of the evidence searching service and library and information skills training programme

• To deliver of an effective enquiry service by undertaking evidence searches and providing customers with high quality, reliable and relevant information
• To plan, promote and deliver a programme of library & information skills (LIS) training to individuals / groups to help them develop the skills needed to identify and appraise appropriate sources of information to inform best practice and improve patient care. This will include Library Induction sessions to staff and students.
• To deliver KLS outreach services at the point of need e.g. community, clinical & acute settings (onsite & virtually)

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.

More than 3,000 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role and responsibilities.