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Job Title: Assistant Librarian RCSI Library, Beaumont Hospital
Reports to: Chief Librarian, RCSI or nominee
Location: Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9
Contract: Short Term Contract (6 months)
Objective: To be responsible for the day to day management of the RCSI Library in
Beaumont hospital including, supervising a team of dedicated paraprofessional staff, and
interacting with a wide range of departments within the hospital and college.
Responsibilities include:
Day to day management of RCSI Library Beaumont Hospital, overseeing the management of the Service Desk, and co-ordinating activities with the main RCSI library.
Supervising and training library paraprofessional staff.
Providing a consultation service to staff and students, including comprehensive reference, literature and systematic review searching assistance in health sciences disciplines.
Providing information skills training for hospital library users, and participating in the main RCSI Library information skills training and Beaumont Hospital Staff Learning and Development programmes.
Providing information and outreach services in a clinical setting including but not limited to: library resources and services, literature searching, document delivery services.
Managing hospital library collections in collaboration with the Information Resources Librarian, including evaluating and selecting resources to meet the dynamic needs of campus research, clinical and teaching activities.
Developing supporting documents for information skills training, library staff training, hospital library policies and procedures, and content for the hospital library website.
Library administration including but not limited to: rotas, accounts, monitoring library space and facilities, compiling and analysing statistical and management information as required.
Maintaining working relationships with hospital and college departments to ascertain and meet user requirements, and collaborating with the library team to deliver timely, effective and relevant services.
Monitoring and evaluating trends in hospital library management, services and new technologies and making recommendations appropriate to the hospital library.
Representing the library on internal or external committees as required.
Ensuring that all RCSI policies and procedures including RCSI Health and Safety regulations are adhered to.
Undergoing programmes of training and development (CPD) as may be required from time to time.
Representing the best interests of the Library/RCSI at all times.
Performing such other appropriate duties as may be required from time to time.
Person Specification:
Required
A Primary Degree and a recognised postgraduate qualification in Library and Information Science.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, problem solving, management and organizational skills.
Ability to take the initiative, work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
Recent supervisory experience in a library setting.
Demonstrated ability to develop and present instructional material.
Demonstrated ability to provide reference, literature and systematic review searching assistance in specialised subject areas.
Desirable
Previous experience in a hospital or academic or health sciences library.
Strong customer service focus.
IT skills appropriate to the position.
An innovative approach to hospital/health library services.
Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development (CPD).
Contact: Judy Walsh – HR
Closing date for applications – 5pm December 7th