Address An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Apprentice Library Services Assistant
Within the Library Services department at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust.
Our Library Services apprenticeship offers you the chance to earn a salary, gain valuable experience and new skills, whilst supported to achieve a professional qualification.
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust is looking for individuals who are:
Pro-active
Enthusiastic
Self-motivated
Caring and Respectful
Individuals will also be keen to learn and develop new skills and willing to be flexible to meet the changing demands of the service.
Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust’s library service plays an important role in supporting clinical governance, evidence-based healthcare, lifelong learning, and research within the Trust as well as supporting undergraduate and postgraduate education.
This role involves:
Providing technical assistance and training to users and answering a range of enquiries
Working without close supervision and within a team supporting the Library Manager.
Staffing the library issue desk.
Carrying out administrative and clerical operations.
Taking specific responsibility for the following areas of Library service:
Document supply
Receiving stock and resources
Reports and statistics
To enable the apprentice to work within the Library team to gain confidence, experience and build a portfolio of evidence for apprenticeship accreditation.
As a member of the Library team, you will assist in the day-to-day operational work of the service. This will involve liaising with members of staff across the team, locality and organisation and external organisations as required.
Apprenticeship Programme details:
Apprenticeship standard - Library, Information and Archive Services Assistant, Level 3.
Training provider will be SCCU uk.com
The programme will be on a fixed term contract for 18 months.
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of 'excellent health care, improved health for all'. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
We are committed to become a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.
Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD department. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values, plus much more. For those in a Management/Leadership role, there are additional programmes to support you to develop the skills you need. These include our Managers Essentials Programme and a Leadership Programme that all managers will attend as part of your Dudley Managers Induction. Our Learning Prospectus is a great way to discover the details behind what’s available for you here at The Dudley Group.
We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake
