Assistant Librarian Full Time

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated librarian to join our small friendly team in providing a range of quality library and knowledge services to the staff and students at a large busy acute teaching hospital in South Manchester.

The post of Assistant Librarian is AFC Band 5, 37.5 hours (Monday to Friday) and is a permanent contract.

Based in the Academy Library within the Education and Research Centre at Wythenshawe Hospital, the post-holder will assist the Deputy Library Manager in providing a range of library services and resources to all disciplines of staff and students across the Trust and stakeholder organisations. They will contribute directly to the quality, operation, development and promotion of these services and resources. They will support the day-to-day operation of the library services, provide resources and deliver training within the library’s policies and procedures and be responsible for the supervision and provision of the library Inter-Lending & Document Supply Service. The post holder will be required to take responsibility for the service in the absence of the Deputy Library Manager and the Library Manager.

The successful candidate will possess a degree or equivalent in a library or information-related discipline and will have experience of working in a library setting.

The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. You will need to have experience in literature searching and have knowledge of relevant electronic resources as well as have the ability to work effectively in small team and manage and prioritise your own workload. You will also need to be flexible and be willing to travel between other sites as required and possess a commitment to your own continuing professional development.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Stephen Woods

Tel: 0161 291 5779

E-mail: stephen.woods@manchester.ac.uk

PLEASE NOTE: UHSM is committed to supporting its current employees move into new roles as a result of organisational change or other circumstances. We therefore reserve the right to prioritise current staff who may need to be redeployed into this role.

UHSM has five core PEOPLE values . These values bring together our very talented team and they guide us in the way we work.

P atient first – we put our patients and customers first. We aim to exceed their expectations every time to earn their trust and loyalty.

E xcellence – we are dedicated to developing excellence. We strive to continuously improve the quality of care we give to our patients.

O ne team – we aim to attract, excite, develop and retain exceptional people. We work as one team, delivering our best to our patients by supporting each other.

o P en – we embrace innovation and learn from our mistakes. We measure everything we do and we openly share information.

Le adership – we believe in leadership at all levels. We demonstrate personal courage and role model the behaviour we expect from others.

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