Job Description

Job number

ACA00445

Faculties

Academic Services

Departments

Library

Salary or Salary range

57,785 - 69,365 per annum

Location/campus

South Kensington Campus - Hybrid

Contract type work pattern

Full time - Open ended

Posting End Date

20 Nov 2025

About the role

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Would you like to lead a friendly, knowledgeable and experienced NHS Library Team? If so, you could be our next NHS Liaison and Evidence Services Manager. Working as part of the broader Medicine and NHS Liaison Team, the NHS Liaison and Evidence Services Manager will lead on strategic and operational management of our NHS Library services, delivered to five local NHS Trusts. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future development of our services as we build on our strong results in the recent Quality and Improvement Outcomes Framework.



The Mission of our NHS Library Services is: To deliver innovative and proactive, user focused library and evidence services, in the right place at the right time to our partner NHS Trusts. Supporting them to deliver excellent patient centred care through mobilising the evidence base and empowering them with information and expertise to make better decisions and inform best practice in clinical care, education, research, and organisational development.

What you would be doing

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The successful applicant will use their professional expertise and strong management skills to drive improvements in our NHS library services with the aim of making them business critical and integrated into our partner organisations decision making processes.



The NHS Liaison and Evidence Services Manager will be a key point of contact for senior level liaison with stakeholders in our partner trusts and will use those relationships and the networks that they develop to understand the knowledge and evidence needs of our partner organisations.



You will oversee the delivery of the full range of NHS library and evidence services including the development of a programme of health and information literacy training; evidence search services, current awareness and knowledge mobilisation services. They will use user feedback and a diverse range of evidence gathering techniques to understand our userbase and actively develop and continuously improve services to support them.

What we are looking for

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We are looking for an experienced healthcare librarian with good management experience and a positive attitude to drive innovation and growth in our service. You will be a great communicator, able to build relationships and engage with stakeholders to understand the needs of our partner organisation and shape services to meet their requirements.



Education to degree level, or equivalent qualifications or experience.

A relevant professional qualification, such as Library and Information Science/ Information Management or equivalent experience.

Substantial experience in delivering health library services within a higher education or healthcare environment.

Substantial experience of planning and delivering programmes of information and health literacy training.

Proven competence and experience of successfully managing staff in a service orientated environment, including staff training and development and performance management.

Demonstratable experience of delivering innovative service development and improvement initiatives based on user and organisational needs.

A working knowledge of healthcare policy, its aims and its implications for public sector health library provision in England.

Understanding and awareness of current and emerging teaching and learning practices.

Evidence of proven strong advocacy and influencing skills and an ability to interact and build working relationships with a wide range of people in order to promote and champion Library Services.

Excellent team management skills with evidence of the ability to manage and motivate a team to delivery multiple work streams to agreed deadlines and quality standards.

Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including the ability to write articulate and persuasive business emails, reports and proposals, create engaging presentations and speak confidently with a varied audience of library and external stakeholders.

Strong IT skills including the use of Microsoft Office applications including a working knowledge of Excel (charts/formulas/data manipulation); Virtual Learning Environments and cloud storage platforms for online dissemination of content


Please see the job description for the full personal specification.

What we can offer you

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The opportunity to shape and manage a service which delivers vital knowledge and evidence to the healthcare community, making a real impact on patients and services. The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to use science for humanity. Benefit from a sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 41 days' annual leave and generous pension schemes). Access to a range of workplace benefits including a flexible working policy from day one, generous family leave packages, on-site leisure facilities and cycle-to-work scheme. Interest-free season ticket loan schemes for travel. Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources to support your personal and professional wellbeing.

Further information

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This is a full-time post (35 hours per week) on a permanent contract.



This role is based in the Abdus Salam Library, South Kensington campus (hybrid role). Frequent travel to other medical campuses is required.



If you require any further details about the role, please contact: Simon Hall s.hall@imperial.ac.uk.

Available documents

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Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities mentioned above.

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