Library Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 35
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
“Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role isunfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £41,700 per annum and/or the requiredskill level set by UK Visas and Im”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role involves working as a Library Assistant across two NHS organisations, Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will be the first point of contact for library users, providing customer service and administrative support. Key responsibilities include promoting library services and resources to NHS colleagues to support evidence-based decision-making and improve patient care. This is an opportunity to develop a career in library services.
Essential criteria
- 5 GSCEs including Maths and English at grade 4 or equivalent.
- Demonstrably high standard of literacy and numeracy.
Desirable criteria
- Degree level education in any subject.
- ECDL or similar IT qualification.
- Experience of delivering customer care.
- Ability to work effectively both alone and as part of a team.
- Experience of administration duties.
- Experience of working in a library/information environment.
- Marketing or communications experience.
- Use of online databases and administrative systems.
- Knowledge and Skills
- Ability to prioritise own workload and work to deadlines.
- Excellent IT skills. Confident using the internet and Microsoft Office. Willingness to learn new IT applications.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to communicate effective both verbally and in writing.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work well under pressure and with frequent interruptions from users.
- Good team worker, willingness to contribute to team objectives.
- Understand the role of healthcare/NHS libraries.
- Creative approach to marketing and displays.
- Experience of promoting services or events via social media channels.
- Other
- Flexible approach to work.
- Pleasant, reassuring manner.
- Calm and approachable.
- Physically able to shelve large books and move boxes of books.
- A positive attitude to change.
- Excellent attendance and punctuality.
- Adherence to the trust values and behaviours.
- Evidence of own professional development
- Enthusiastic desire to provide a first-class service.
- 5 GSCEs including Maths and English at grade 4 or equivalent.
- Demonstrably high standard of literacy and numeracy.
- Degree level education in any subject.
- ECDL or similar IT qualification.
- Experience of delivering customer care.
- Ability to work effectively both alone and as part of a team.
- Experience of administration duties.
- Experience of working in a library/information environment.
- Marketing or communications experience.
- Use of online databases and administrative systems.
- Knowledge and Skills
- Ability to prioritise own workload and work to deadlines.
- Excellent IT skills. Confident using the internet and Microsoft Office. Willingness to learn new IT applications.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to communicate effective both verbally and in writing.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work well under pressure and with frequent interruptions from users.
- Good team worker, willingness to contribute to team objectives.
- Understand the role of healthcare/NHS libraries.
- Creative approach to marketing and displays.
- Experience of promoting services or events via social media channels.
- Other
- Flexible approach to work.
- Pleasant, reassuring manner.
- Calm and approachable.
- Physically able to shelve large books and move boxes of books.
- A positive attitude to change.
- Excellent attendance and punctuality.
- Adherence to the trust values and behaviours.
- Evidence of own professional development
- Enthusiastic desire to provide a first-class service.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Library Assistant
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
Library Assistant - 35 hours per week
This role will work across two NHS organisations - Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. The role will be hosted by Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and therefore, whilst working across two sites for both organisations, your employment contract will be with Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. The duties will be the same at each Trust.
Knowledge and Library Services (KLS) facilitate access to the most up-to-date and relevant healthcare information. This enables high quality, evidence-based decision-making in patient care, personal development for our colleagues and research innovation activity across our trusts. This role is based in the library at each hospital site and involves all aspects of working on a library enquiry desk.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be the first point of contact for library users, both in-person and online. You will work with a small, highly motivated KLS team to provide exceptional customer service to NHS colleagues ensuring they can access the information they need. You will play a key role in promoting the library service and resources, raising awareness wi
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