Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
13 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of current developments in health libraries.
- Knowledge
Excellent IT skills and experience of using a wide variety of software.
- Knowledge
Time management skills.
- Experience
Experience of working in a library/knowledge-based environment.
- Experience
Experience of literature searching.
- Skills & Abilities
Exemplary communication skills.
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to produce qualitative and quantitative reports to a high standard.
- Skills & Abilities
Able to use initiative & work independently.
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to prioritise workload.
- Skills & Abilities
Attention to detail.
- Skills & Abilities
Enthusiastic team player.
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to work under pressure & prioritise workload.
- Education and Qualifications
Relevant qualification in library and information science.
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of healthcare library resources.
- Experience
Experience of NHS/Health libraries.
- Experience
Experience of delivering training.
- Experience
Experience of customer service.
- Skills & Abilities
Use of social media in a professional. Context.
- Education and Qualifications
Membership of CILIP or equivalent professional membership.
Job overview
Healthcare Librarian - 27 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Knowledge and Library Services team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust as an Assistant Librarian. This post is a fixed term, 1 year maternity leave cover. You will be a qualified librarian, with excellent communication and customer care skills who is experienced in using online information databases, Microsoft Office applications and social media.
This post offers the opportunity for an experienced librarian to develop existing, and gain new, skills including taking advantage of the excellent links and collaborative opportunities offered. You will be a compassionate, accountable individual who treats all colleagues, patients and service users with respect and seeks to deliver excellence in their role. You will share the Trust values and be committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. The role will support the library to develop services to meet the need of all staff groups, reaching beyond the traditional library users of doctors and nursing staff.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- Evidence searching and synthesis.
- Critical appraisal of health literature.
- Design and delivery of user education training sessions.
- Management of e-resources in the library environment.
- Utilisation of Content-Management Systems to deliver effective Intranet/Internet pages.
- Marketing and Promotion of Library Services.
- Cataloguing of documents and electronic resources.
- Document delivery and retrieval from a variety of sources.
- Delivery of Current Awareness Services.
- Analysis of service data such as usage statistics.
- Attend and share learning experience from Library Network, National Network CPD opportunities.
- Work in partnership with other health libraries across the CLIKS group in Cheshire and the LIHNN Networks
- Attend Trust wide forums as appropriate, to share updates relating to KLS.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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This advert is for Healthcare Librarian with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in Stockport, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 1 year (1st November 2026 - 31st October 2027). The application deadline is 14 Sep 2026.
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