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Do you have a genuine interest in psychiatry and want to help develop the inpatient psychiatric care with us? We are looking for someone who wants to make a difference for our patients and their relatives.

We are seeking new team members. Are you interested in working in a general psychiatric ward where the focus is on developing patient-safe care and working in a team with caregivers, nursing assistants, doctors, and social workers? Then you should apply to us. We place great emphasis on development work for both patients and staff. Our goal is to have a good working environment, high patient safety, and patient satisfaction. There will be opportunities for personal development in psychiatry based on competence and interest. The general psychiatric ward 2 has 18 general psychiatric beds and 2 beds designated for user-controlled admissions, and we work in care teams.

The inpatient psychiatric care is part of the general psychiatry area. Our wards are located adjacent to the university hospital in Örebro. In our wards, we have a special focus on developing the content of care according to the Safewards method. Access to peer support and user-controlled admission beds is available in some of our wards. Collaboration with our specialist psychiatric care teams (SPOT) is an important part of our work. Together we work with common processes and goals. We work in multidisciplinary teams based on a holistic view of the person and adapt our care interventions to the patient's needs and circumstances. We strive to promote the involvement of relatives in the care.

The psychiatry in Region Örebro County is a specialist operation divided into five areas, all with a strong focus on ethics, collaboration, and development, as well as a well-functioning education and research environment. Together, we are about 900 employees.

Region Örebro County is one of the largest employers in the region and an important growth engine. We work for people's health, safety, and well-being, and for the development of the county. With us, there are exciting and important jobs in areas such as health care, dental care, public transport, culture, and business development. Together we create a better life.

Nurse for General Psychiatric Ward 2 Region Örebro County

Job Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the nurse include care and patient work, medication management, and contact with relatives. As a nurse, you work to provide good and safe psychiatric and somatic care at all stages of life in collaboration with caregivers and doctors. The nurse leads and is responsible for the nursing work on the ward. You can identify and actively prevent health risks and, if necessary, motivate changes in lifestyle to promote, prevent, or restore health.

If this sounds interesting and you want to know more about how the work is practically carried out, you are welcome to shadow us on the ward.

Additional Information

As we in Psychiatry care for our patients and value patient safety highly, we will request extracts from the suspicion and criminal record register from the National Police Board during the recruitment process. More information about the suspicion and criminal record register can be found in SFS 1999:1135 and SFS 1999:1134.

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Qualifications

Specialist nurse with a focus on psychiatry or a licensed nurse who lacks a specialist nursing degree. In the event of employment, specialist training will be part of the individual competence development plan. We are looking for someone who enjoys working closely with patients and has the patient's best interests at heart. You should be confident in yourself and in your role as a nurse. You are interested in working with both care and treatment interventions for patients with severe psychiatric symptoms in the acute phase and working with the team to ensure good and safe care and treatment. Work in the operation is based on great commitment, responsiveness, a positive attitude, and good collegial community, which requires collaboration skills and social competence. You have an ethical and professional approach in all meetings. We place great emphasis on personal qualities.

Application

The application should include a CV and a cover letter. Certificates, grades, diplomas, etc., should be submitted at a possible interview.

If you are or have previously been employed by Region Örebro County, we will take internal references from your current or previous manager if you are considered for employment.

Checking of extracts from the Police Authority may occur according to current legislation.

We place our permanent employees in military service and, in some cases, also temporary employees. Read more about what it means. (https://www.regionorebrolan.se/sv/jobb-och-utbildning/sok-jobb-hos-oss/fragor-och-svar/?E-167071=167071#accordion-block-167071)

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