Job summary
- Main area
- Subject Librarian
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 156-7884172
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cornwall Health Library, Knowledge Spa, Treliske
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Information Specialist
Band 6
Job overview
This role has been approved for advertising; however, it is being assessed as a suitable alternative employment opportunity. As a result, the vacancy may be withdrawn or there may be a delay before shortlisting can begin.
This role is open to all applicants. However in line with Cornwall first principles, initial shortlisting will prioritise applicants from Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and the Integrated Care Board for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Cornwall Health Library provides high‑quality information services and resources to healthcare staff and students across Cornwall. We are proud to contribute to excellent patient care by delivering robust evidence, training, and support to a diverse range of users, including NHS staff across all roles, general practitioners, hospice teams, paramedics, and medical, dental, nursing and midwifery students.
Our main library, located in the Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site, offers an inclusive, welcoming space that supports learning, professional development, and wellbeing.
We are a friendly, professional, and supportive team, and we are seeking a new colleague—qualified in librarianship or with relevant experience—to help us continue delivering an outstanding service.
Main duties of the job
As Information Specialist, you will play a key role in:
Delivering a pro‑active, responsive, and high‑quality library service to staff and students of the University of Exeter Medical School.
Providing library inductions and teaching effective search skills to university staff and students.
Supporting wider NHS organisations and the University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery across Cornwall by retrieving high‑quality evidence from a range of information sources to inform patient care, service improvement and research.
We are looking for a skilled, confident, compassionate, and forward‑thinking individual to join our team.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop both your professional library expertise and your leadership skills, supported by an experienced and caring team.
This post will be based in Cornwall Health Library on the Treliske site in Truro.
The post commences from or after May 2026.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.
It’s established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
Identity Checks
Professional registration and qualification checks
Employment history and reference checks
Occupational Health clearance
Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
Right to work in the UK
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First degree in library/information studies or graduate with postgraduate qualification in library/information studies (or equivalent qualification) or equivalent experience at an appropriate level
Desirable criteria
- Chartership of cilip or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in a relevant library or information science role
- Literature searching
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a relevant role in higher education or the NHS
- Budget management
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Katy Oak
- Job title
- Library Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872256444
- Additional information
For an informal conversation please contact Katy Oak. Telephone 01872 25444 or Email [email protected]
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