The following post is available at the Westmorland General Hospital, Kendal,
Cumbria
Post Title: Site Library Manager (Kendal)
Department: Morecambe Bay Library and Information Service
Site: Westmorland General Hospital
Accountable to: Clinical Education Manager
Grade: A & C Grade 5
Hours: 37
The Morecambe Bay Library and Information Service is based at three acute
hospital sites in the Bay area; Lancaster Royal Infirmary, Furness General
and Westmorland General Hospital. A librarian is required to manage and
develop the activities of the Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) site
library.
Recent experience in a Health care Library environment is desirable,
together with a sound awareness of issues within the NHS which impact on the
development of Library and Information Services.
The appointee will provide a comprehensive library and information service
at the WGH site in support of multi-disciplinary education, research and
patient care. The user base includes employees of the Trust and other local
health organisations, GPs and students on attachments from universities and
colleges.
Working with the Clinical Education Manager and the other Site Library
Managers the postholder will be involved in the strategic management and
development of the Trust Library and Information Services.
The postholder must be educated to degree level in Librarianship or hold a
degree in a specialist subject with a postgraduate diploma in Librarianship.
Chartered status is highly desirable, working towards attaining the Charter
is acceptable. A high degree of expertise in information technology, strong
interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills and an ability to
manage work with initiative, discretion and responsibility is essential.
Experience of staff management would be an advantage.
Interviews will be held on Friday 4 August at Westmorland General Hospital.
For an application form, please contact the Personnel department at
Westmorland General Hospital, 01539 795238
For further details or an informal discussion, please contact Peter Benning,
Clinical Education Manager on 01524 583949. Professional information is also
from Paul Longbottom, Site Library Manager (Lancaster) (currently overseeing
WGH) on 01524 583951.
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