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To support the smooth and efficient day-to-day running of the Library and Knowledge Service.

This is a cross-site post working between Birmingham Women’s Hospital (B15 2TG) and Birmingham Children’s Hospital (B4 6NH), with your home library being Birmingham Children’s.

Promoting a professional service with a kind and helpful team ethos, and excellent performance standards and employment practice. Supporting the Operational Team with day-to-day running of the Library and Knowledge Service and with delivery of the Quality and Improvement Outcomes Framework for NHS-Funded Knowledge and Library Services in England, Second edition 2022. Reflecting on practice and being self-aware of performance.

Supervising / supporting work of the Band 3 Senior Library Assistant and Band 2 Library Assistant including allocating work and providing advice. Working alongside of the Band 4 Senior Library Assistant and Band 5 Evidence Specialist.

• Supervising / supporting the work of the operational team including allocating work and providing advice whilst ensuring quality and understanding of library priorities identified throughthe Quality and Improvement Outcomes Framework for NHS-Funded Knowledge and Library Services in England, Trust Initiatives and stakeholders engagement
• Supporting library-users to locate and access print and online resources for patient care, research or professional development
• Supporting library inductions, and promotional events
• Supporting training and information events including needs analysis
• Supporting NHS Procurement including ordering and receipting goods and services
• Providing administrative support to the Evidence Specialist and Library Manager
• Supporting the enquiry desk, in the absence of, Band 2 and Band 3 staff

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.