# Healthcare Librarian > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-librarian/5206df23-7713-43ee-860f-123a81385973 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/healthcare-librarian/5206df23-7713-43ee-860f-123a81385973.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Stepping Hill Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 1 year (1st November 2026 - 31st October 2027) - **Employment type:** Part time - 27 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-14T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-25T15:40:54.386Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Stockport/Stockport_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Healthcare_Libraries/Healthcare_Libraries-v8215675 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8215675?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stockport.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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 The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of current developments in health libraries. - Excellent IT skills and experience of using a wide variety of software. - Time management skills. **Desirable** - Knowledge of healthcare library resources. ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working in a library/knowledge-based environment. - Experience of literature searching. **Desirable** - Experience of NHS/Health libraries. - Experience of delivering training. - Experience of customer service. ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Exemplary communication skills. - Ability to produce qualitative and quantitative reports to a high standard. - Able to use initiative & work independently. - Ability to prioritise workload. - Attention to detail. - Enthusiastic team player. - Ability to work under pressure & prioritise workload. **Desirable** - Use of social media in a professional. Context. ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - Relevant qualification in library and information science. **Desirable** - Membership of CILIP or equivalent professional membership. ## Documents - [candidate pack (pdf, 310.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2576) - [applicant guide (pdf, 224.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1756) - [our behaviours - care (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1757) - [healthcare librarian. band 5. job description (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10554559) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.