Nursing Assistant for Ward 2 at Kungälv Hospital Summer 2025

The hospitals in the west are a management within the Västra Götaland Region and consist of four hospitals – Alingsås Hospital, Angered Local Hospital, Högsbo Local Hospital, and Kungälv Hospital. Approximately 3000 employees work with us every day to provide good and safe specialist healthcare of the highest quality.

About the Department

The Surgery and Orthopedics Department at Kungälv Hospital includes two wards, an outpatient clinic, a day care unit, and a gynecological clinic.

We have about 230 employees. The department handles both acute and planned patients in outpatient and inpatient care within surgery, urology, and orthopedics. A significant part of the operations is of an acute nature, but part of the operations also consists of caring for patients at the end of life.

Are you a nursing assistant who wants to work with us in Ward 2 in the summer of 2025?

With us, every workday is meaningful, and everyone's contributions together provide crucial value for our patients.

We offer a fun, stimulating, responsible, and exciting job where you have the opportunity to develop your skills together with new colleagues. If you have preferences or experience from any specific area, please indicate that in your application, and we will try to accommodate your wishes, but it is primarily the needs of the department that will determine where you are placed. To help you quickly get into the work, you will receive a tailored introduction based on your experience and skills.

Qualifications

You are a trained nursing assistant; experience in surgery, emergency care, or hospital experience through previous employment or internships is an advantage.

If you are a nursing student, you need to have completed semester 3 or semester 4 depending on your educational program.

If you are a medical student, you need to have completed semester 5 or semester 6 depending on your educational program.

Protected Professional Title for Nursing Assistants

As of July 1, 2023, the title of nursing assistant is a protected professional title. This means that you will need a certificate from the National Board of Health and Welfare to use the title of nursing assistant within healthcare and social services. You can read more about the protected professional title for nursing assistants on the National Board of Health and Welfare's website, which also outlines the transitional rules that apply: Nursing Assistant Protected Title from July 1, 2023 (https://www.socialstyrelsen.se/underskoterska-skyddad-yrkestitel-fran-1-juli-2023)

Other Information

Interviews and appointments will take place continuously during the application period, so please submit your application as soon as possible. Recruitment will continue until the summer, and therefore, notifications about appointments may be delayed until then.

About the Västra Götaland Region

The Västra Götaland Region exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good healthcare for everyone. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communication throughout Västra Götaland.

The Västra Götaland Region actively works to digitize more working methods. To be part of the digital transformation, you should have basic skills and be able to use digital tools and services. You can search for information, communicate, interact digitally, are risk-aware, and are motivated to participate in the development to learn new things.

The Västra Götaland Region places all permanent employees in crisis situations.

If you want to know more about the Västra Götaland Region, you can visit our introduction for new employees at the link introduction (https://www.vgregion.se/introduktion). You can also read more in the presentation at presentation (https://mellanarkiv-offentlig.vgregion.se/alfresco/s/archive/stream/public/v1/source/available/sofia/rs4011-467070786-672/surrogate).

Application

The Västra Götaland Region prefers that you register your application via the recruitment system. If you, as an applicant, have questions about the advertised position or for specific reasons cannot register your information in a public system - please contact the contact person for the respective advertisement.

To staffing, placement, and recruitment companies and to you as a seller:

We kindly but firmly decline direct contact with staffing, placement, and recruitment companies as well as other external actors and sellers of additional job advertisements. The Västra Götaland Region has contracted agreements.