Faculty Librarian: Queen's University Belfast

Faculty Librarian - Medical & Health & Social Care Library

Queen's University Belfast is seeking applications for the position of Faculty Librarian - Medical & Health & Social Care Library. The closing date for applications is 8th April, 2013.

The job purpose is to provide specialist professional support to University staff and students as well as HSC Library members and to manage the Medicine, Health & Life Sciences Subject Support Team.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Lead and manage the Medicine, Health & Life Sciences Subject Support Team.

2. Co-ordinate team activities in relation to resource development across the range of subject areas for which the team is responsible; co-ordinate ongoing stock management and relegation in designated areas.

3. Co-ordinate specialist training programmes for staff/students/HSC Library members in relevant subject areas.

4. Manage the team resource development budgets and manage monitoring procedures such as the annual journals review exercise to ensure budgets are not exceeded.

5. Deputise for the Medical and HSC Librarian as required.

6. Contribute to the overall management and development of the Library service by interpreting and assessing requirements, identifying trends, generating ideas and testing innovative solutions.

7. Report progress to senior management, University Committees and external monitoring agencies (e.g. DHSSPS Library Advisory Group) as required.

8. Contribute as a member of the Library Management Team to the development of strategy, policy and practice.

9. Identify additional service requirements or service shortfalls and co-ordinate and/or design the delivery of innovative solutions to maximize service quality, efficiency and continuity.

10. Ensure professional and quality service standards are maintained and applied within area of team activity.

11. Prepare, analyse and present reports, statistics and other data relating to the management and work of the team.

12. Provide specialist advice, information and assistance to users to resolve problems and to maximise uptake and exploitation of Library services and resources.

13. Carry out any other duties which are appropriate to the post as may be reasonably requested by senior management.

Full details of the position and candidate criteria are available on the Queen's University Belfast website. For further information, please contact Ms Angela Thompson, Senior Subject Librarian at a.m.thompson@qub.ac.uk.