Librarian Team Leader

Thank you for your interest for the North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT), it is an exciting time to join us and being part of our journey to improve mental health care across North London and deliver excellent services to our local people. We will achieve this through the North London Way, as we:

• Collaborate at every level by living our Values to create the right conditions for us all to work together.
• Develop our new Trust culture, to help make our new Trust a great place to work and to receive great care.
• Empower our teams to lead the planned improvements in our services, by skilling them and giving them the tools to make the changes.
• Focus on delivering excellence at every level to improve our performance and ensure consistently high-quality care across all our services.
• Ensure that research, Quality Improvement, and technology lead the way and are embedded in our services.
• Take a trauma informed approach to everything we do

We proactively welcome diversity in our workforce and pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer. We aim to recruit from our local communities and provide opportunities to all including apprenticeships, veterans, care leavers and more.

The North London Way to deliver, Better Mental Health, Better Lives, Better Communities.

Our trust website is: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/

Job overview

JOB SUMMARY

The library provides a multidisciplinary library and information service to staff of North London NHS Foundation Trust & Medical students from UCL Medical School & St George’s Medical School, Grenada. We are looking for a motivated Librarian professional to manage the delivery of NLFT's library services across the Trust.

The post holder will work closely with other services and trust colleagues to support and promote evidence-based health care and Knowledge Management.

Main duties of the job

PURPOSE OF POST

Accountable to the Head of Medical Education, the post holder will:

• Be responsible for the daily management and development of the St Ann’s Library and outreach services delivered across the Trust.
• Play a major role in developing a high quality, Library, and Information service in line with the Trust’s vision and values and in accordance with the vision laid out in the Knowledge for Healthcare Framework supporting evidence-based practice and life-long learning by delivering the right information at the time and place of need.
• To be responsible for the compliance of the Quality Improvement Outcomes Framework, related reports, and developmental plans.
• Lead in the marketing and promotion of Library and information resources and services to all existing and potential users
• Line manage Library staff.

Working for our organisation

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Manage the day to day running of the library premises and facilities. Deal with staff and user concerns and complaints, problem solving as required. Ensure any faults regarding premises, equipment or software are dealt with effectively.
• Manage the daily workload of Library staff to ensure the provision of circulation, inter-library loans, journals, and registration services.
• Manage, appraise, train and update library staff in using existing and new electronic resources to provide an efficient and effective service.
• Support the development of Library staff in line with service objectives and delivery through annual appraisals, personal development plans and reviews.
• Following discussion with other staff, develop work practices and policies to ensure smooth/efficient running of Library service.
• Plan and organise complex activities to develop the service. For example, the postholder will have the ability to project manage a library relocation within agreed timescales.
• The workload is largely autonomous requiring the postholder to set own priorities to complete weekly, monthly, or quarterly work cycles and to meet deadlines.
• Participate in the recruitment and training of new staff, following Trust protocol and procedures.

This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person specification

Essential & Desirable

• Graduate or postgraduate qualification in librarianship or information science
• Chartered member or working towards chartered status of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
• Experience of working in a library or information unit  Wide experience of using information technology in a library or information context  Knowledge of current trends and NHS initiatives  Experience of developing web based materials  Staff Management  Budget Management
• Good staff management skills  Extensive knowledge of IT web, healthcare databases and literature searching skills including critical appraisal  Excellent information technology skills  Experience of cataloguing preferably within an NHS or related library environment  Competent and confident in the use of general software applications including email, Internet and Microsoft Office applications  Willingness to continue to improve their knowledge of computers  Skilled in use of new technologies including RSS feeds, wikis, blogs and other web 2.0 technologies  Skilled in the use of a Library Management System  Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. copyright Act, Equality and Diversity and Data Protection  Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills including influencing and relationship building  Presentation and public speaking skills
• Plan and design training programmes  Plan and design publicity campaigns for library services  Able to sell the service to non users often cold calling

• An adult teaching or training qualification
• Previous experience of professional library/information work, preferably in a healthcare and/ or business or university service
• Proven experience of teaching individuals and groups, producing training aids and evaluating training
• Proven experience of presenting to large groups and/or senior stakeholders
• Proven experience in marketing library services
• Previous experience of providing library service to users working at a distance from a physical library service
• Budget management in an NHS context  Project management and organisational skills  Good use of MS Access  Knowledge of using eLearning software to develop training modules  Knowledge of Mental Health subject area  Sound working knowledge of printed and electronic health information resources  Knowledge of the principles involved in evidence-based healthcare, clinical governance and research

Essential & Desirable

• Experience of working in a library or information unit  Wide experience of using information technology in a library or information context  Knowledge of current trends and NHS initiatives  Experience of developing web based materials  Staff Management  Budget Management

• An adult teaching or training qualification

Essential & Desirable

• Good staff management skills  Extensive knowledge of IT web, healthcare databases and literature searching skills including critical appraisal  Excellent information technology skills  Experience of cataloguing preferably within an NHS or related library environment  Competent and confident in the use of general software applications including email, Internet and Microsoft Office applications  Willingness to continue to improve their knowledge of computers  Skilled in use of new technologies including RSS feeds, wikis, blogs and other web 2.0 technologies  Skilled in the use of a Library Management System  Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. copyright Act, Equality and Diversity and Data Protection  Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills including influencing and relationship building  Presentation and public speaking skills

• Previous experience of professional library/information work, preferably in a healthcare and/ or business or university service
• Proven experience of teaching individuals and groups, producing training aids and evaluating training
• Proven experience of presenting to large groups and/or senior stakeholders
• Proven experience in marketing library services