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Hi everyone
Please bring this vacancy to the attention of any potential candidates.
Job Title: Library Assistant
Post Ref No: Jun 12/35
Hours: 18.75 per week to be worked as follows –
Monday to Thursday – 1:15pm – 5:00pm, Friday - 12.15pm – 4pm
Contract Length: Fixed term until 12 July 2013
Grade/Salary Scale: Band 3 - £16,110 - £19,077 per annum pro rata
Details:
The Francis Costello Library is seeking a capable, efficient and highly motivated library assistant to be
responsible for the delivery of frontline library services. The successful candidate will be expected to
undertake a large volume of work to a high standard in a busy library environment.
The Library is committed to providing excellent customer service, and you will work flexibly and as part of a
small team to provide an effective and responsive service. Based within the Francis Costello Library, you
will provide the first line of contact in the provision and promotion of high quality library and information
services for all Trust staff and library users in order to support the highest standards of clinical care,
education, training and research. Duties will include: working on the library enquiry desk handling enquiries,
registration of new users and library induction, locating and requesting relevant documents, photocopying
articles, processing new books and journal issues, administering library computer systems. This is not an
exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to communicate with other team members on a daily basis
and to effectively manage your own workload.
There is an expectation that the successful candidate will actively engage in a culture of continuous
improvement by achieving personal and service targets and supporting the library’s aim to become fully
compliant with the NHS Library Quality and Assurance Framework.
Further information about the Francis Costello Library can be found at http://www.rjah.nhs.uk/library/
Qualifications/Experience:
Good general IT skills (word processing, use of the Internet and email). The European Computer Driving
Licence or similar qualification is desirable.
A highly motivated individual, you will require organisational and time-management skills, in particular the
ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
Experience of working as a team, excellent communication skills and the confidence to run the library alone
are also essential requirements for this post.
Contact: To discuss the post informally please contact Amanda Gerrard,
Deputy Library Services Manager on (01691) 404681/4388 or email [log in to unmask]
To Apply: To apply or view the job description for the above post, please visit
Closing Date: 31 July 2012
(Interviews are scheduled for 10 August 2012)
We operate a No Smoking Policy, in line with government legislation and Healthcare Commission standards and do not allow smoking
on Trust’s premises or grounds.
We are committed to Equal Opportunities and welcome applications regardless of age, gender, race, disability or sexual orientation. We
are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the post.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received. The Trust does not offer interview
expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
Many thanks,
Scott Rosenberg
Library Services Manager
Francis Costello Library
Institute of Orthopaedics
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Oswestry
Shropshire
SY10 7AG
t: (01691) 404287 (direct) 404388 (library desk)
f: (01691) 404071
w: www.rjah.nhs.uk
blog: http://franciscostellolibrary.blogspot.com/