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Fixed term for 12 months Full Time, 37.5 hours per week Band 6, £25,528 - £34,189 Cardiff The National Collaborating Centre for Cancer (NCC-C) is a leading research centre producing evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the NHS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland aimed at improving patient care. The NCC-C, which is based in Cardiff city centre, is funded by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and hosted by Velindre NHS Trust and works in partnership with Cardiff University and other key organisations, representing relevant health professions and patient groups. NICE clinical guidelines are their most frequently accessed products and have an international reputation for excellence. This is an exciting opportunity to join a multi-professional team of experienced and enthusiastic specialists working at a national level and make a leading contribution to the research programme in support of NICE clinical guidelines. You will support the work of the Centre by designing comprehensive literature search strategies and identifying, retrieving and storing relevant information from a variety of sources including the biomedical and social science research literature and routine NHS data. You will be responsible for the administration of inter-library loans and the maintenance of appropriate reference databases. You should have a post graduate qualification in library management or information science with proven experience of searching health databases and the internet, and of working within a multi-disciplinary setting. With excellent communication skills, you will be able to work on your own initiative and with other project collaborators, and adhere to tight deadlines. The role provides opportunities for continuing professional and personal development. The successful candidate will also be eligible to apply for an honorary research fellowship at Cardiff University and on-going academic advice and support will be provided. The posts are fixed term for 12 months (secondment will also be considered). For further details on the above post, please contact Dr Andrew Champion, Centre Manager on 029 2040 2929. Closing date: 25th January 2013. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/5476/