Librarian


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£32,073 to £39,043 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Stafford, ST16 3SR
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	10 Sept 2026
Closing date:	24 Sept 2026

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Summary

This vacancy is only open at this stage to internal employees of the following organisations within the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System: Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust. University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, inclusive of Black Country Procurement Group and North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Service. Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board. The librarians work as a team, with different post-holders leading on and involved in different areas of work. Across the librarian team, the duties include: Provide search skills, critical appraisal and other library and information-related group or 1 to 1 training to library users, including development of user education and support materials, using technology where appropriate Manage library stock regardless of format (including both print and electronic), cataloguing, classifying, developing and weeding the collection according to the needs of the librarys users and the collection development policy Manage the book ordering and acquisition process within agreed budget limits Provide a comprehensive enquiry and evidence searching service, retrieving information from quality-assured sources and collating and organising results in a user-friendly format, with assessment of quality of evidence where appropriate. This may take the form of an evidence summary, and involves the use of both clinical and non-clinical information sources. Proactively market and promote availability and use of library services to current and potential library users using a range of communication channels (including written, face-to-face, displays, online) Contribute to the management of organisational knowledge through the use of knowledge management techniques and work closely with clinical and corporate areas to support or facilitate local knowledge management. Suggest suitable developments for inclusion in the annual library Delivery Plan and deliver any actions assigned within agreed timescales Lead on agreed areas of service delivery across the library services Deliver inductions, informal talks and presentations to raise awareness of the library services and knowledge resources available to staff Work with other librarians to deliver regular current awareness services according to the needs and interests of Trust staff Handle money received by the local library from charges and sales according to Trust procedures Help the Library and Knowledge Services Manager collect data and evidence and other activities to show that the library service meets internal and external standards and quality assessments Provide general library cover (including counter duties) at any library site in the absence of other staff as required Carry out other duties consistent with the post-holders skills and the needs of the library service as required Support any Trust projects that fall within the Library and Knowledge Services remit Systems and equipment Use a wide range of library systems and equipment, including computers and mobile devices, local and national library and information retrieval systems and Trust and NHS automated systems Liaise with local departments and external suppliers to ensure that library equipment and systems are maintained as required, investigating and troubleshooting problems that arise and proactively seeking solutions Decisions and judgements Manage library assistants based at same site, including carrying out staff appraisals, supervision and day to day management and communication and encouraging their professional development Supervise library staff across the service in areas of work that the post-holder leads on Act in accordance with relevant legislation and information governance requirements, advising Trust staff when required Take responsibility for own continuing personal development Work is managed rather than supervised, and works on own initiative, taking advice from manager if required Communication and relationships Liaise with Library and Knowledge Services Manager and Deputy Library and Knowledge Services Manager on service development issues and implementation Collaborate with other library team members to provide a high quality, user-centred library service and foster good working relationships within the team and with library users Provide library resources and information (but not advice) to service users and carers in line with Trust policy Actively take part in local and regional training or collaborative working with other health libraries or related organisations Physical demands of the job Standard keyboarding skills and use of office equipment, e.g. photocopier, laminator, binding machine Occasional physical effort, for example lifting and shelving books and journals, carrying equipment for training or displays, using kick-stools. Books and journals are shelved at a range of heights from just above floor level to above shoulder height. Occasional library work or reorganisation may involve more extended amounts of moving of library contents than occurs on a regular basis Frequent need to concentrate, with occasional interruptions Your job will not include everything above - some duties will be carried out by other team members. See attached job description for full details.

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