Clinical Librarian
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 08/09/2026
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Role summary
The Library and Knowledge Services team at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Librarian. This role involves providing expert knowledge, evidence, and support to staff to enhance patient care. The successful candidate will conduct comprehensive literature searches, appraise information, and promote library services. This is an opportunity to contribute to the strategic aims of the service and help shape its future.
Essential criteria
- Library or information graduate qualification or Chartered member of Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
- Graduate
Desirable criteria
- Masters degree
- Skills and Experience
- Experience of working in library, information or research services
- Extensive knowledge of IT, web, healthcare databases and resources.
- Sound understanding of the concepts of evidence-based practice and clinical governance
- Expert-level literature searching skills
- Ability to review and critically appraise resources based on research methodology
- Ability to write reports and summaries of evidence
- Ability to record, analyse and present statistics
- Ability to plan strategically
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- NHS Library experience
- Knowledge of the NHS
- Experience of service development
- Governance
- Understanding of legislation with particular relevance to library work, such as copyright, intellectual property and data protection
- Awareness of current issues impacting on Library and Knowledge Services provision
- Personal / professional attributes
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of staff both internally and externally
- Excellent time management skills
- Self motivated and ability to motivate others
- Logical and methodical
- Innovative and proactive
- Flexibility to manage frequent interruptions
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Strong team leader and team player
- Ability to move between sites/ travel offsite
- Able to move books, journals and IT equipment
- Prepared to cover for other staff and undertake basic duties, including the lone staffing of the libraries at any site.
- Qualifications and training
- Library or information graduate qualification or Chartered member of Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
- Graduate
- Masters degree
- Skills and Experience
- Experience of working in library, information or research services
- Extensive knowledge of IT, web, healthcare databases and resources.
- Sound understanding of the concepts of evidence-based practice and clinical governance
- Expert-level literature searching skills
- Ability to review and critically appraise resources based on research methodology
- Ability to write reports and summaries of evidence
- Ability to record, analyse and present statistics
- Ability to plan strategically
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- NHS Library experience
- Knowledge of the NHS
- Experience of service development
- Governance
- Understanding of legislation with particular relevance to library work, such as copyright, intellectual property and data protection
- Awareness of current issues impacting on Library and Knowledge Services provision
- Personal / professional attributes
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of staff both internally and externally
- Excellent time management skills
- Self motivated and ability to motivate others
- Logical and methodical
- Innovative and proactive
- Flexibility to manage frequent interruptions
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Strong team leader and team player
- Ability to move between sites/ travel offsite
- Able to move books, journals and IT equipment
- Prepared to cover for other staff and undertake basic duties, including the lone staffing of the libraries at any site.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 5d ago · Closes in 2d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Librarian
The closing date is 08 September 2026
Job summary
The Library and Knowledge Services team are looking for a new Clinical Librarian to work with us across the Trust. The Library and Knowledge Services team provide expert knowledge, evidence and support to empower staff to provide the best care, treatment and services. The service has recently changed direction and we need new team members to join us on the journey. This is an opportunity to contribute to established work and help create a service to fit the future of EKHUFT.
PLEASE NOTE - WE CANNOT OFFER VISA SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. If you hold a Graduate/Post Study work visa, you will only be able to work this role fixed term until the expiry date of your visa.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
- To work alongside clinical staff to provide timely, highly specific evidence to inform patient care.
- To use expert skills in searching online databases to provide comprehensive literature searches to clinical teams.
- To use highly developed appraisal skills to select and evaluate relevant information, and present this as appropriate, including digests of evidence and literature reviews as required
- To promote the Library and Knowledge Services to all potential users.
- To undertake appropriate professional work across all T
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