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About The Organisation
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
The Role
The post holder supports the Knowledge Services Manager and/or Assistant Knowledge Services Manage/s working as part of NHS Lanarkshire Knowledge Services team, in providing a proactive and comprehensive library and information service at point of need. The post also provides general administrative support and supports the day-to-day running of the site in which they are based.
The working pattern for this role is 9am - 5pm.
Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.
In this key role, you will:
Participate in the development of service strategies which complement those of partners in NHS Lanarkshire and feed into the NHS Education Scotland's strategy 'Exploiting the power of knowledge in NHS Scotland’
Implements and contributes to local policies and systems to ensure efficient delivery of information services appropriate to users' clinical, educational, research and training needs
Be a first point of contact for service users, which includes staff, patients and community users, providing an effective and timely enquiry service with a high level of customer care. Users may contact the library service in person, via the telephone, by email or FAX.
Be the front-line representative of the knowledge services. Post-holder will receive and sort incoming mail and assist with the processing of new journal issues in print and electronically.
What You'll Bring:
- Post requires degree in librarianship and information studies or first degree and postgraduate diploma or equivalent professional qualification
- Experienced in electronic information retrieval, with good level of competence in Internet/database searching
- Understanding of Copyright and Freedom of Information legislation
- At least one year’s post qualifying experience; preferably (but not essentially) in a healthcare setting
What we Offer
As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
- Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Annual incremental salary progression
- Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
- NHS discounts and more.
NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
For informal discussion, please contact Amanda Minns, Head of Evidence via AM@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Nicole Hetherington, Recruitment Administrator on nicole.hetherington@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
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Interested?
Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application
You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack
Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.
This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.