Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery

We are Uppsala University Hospital – one of Sweden's leading university hospitals. As a regional hospital and provider of highly specialized care, we offer services to two million people in Central Sweden. Something is always happening here – a new life is born, a grandmother is operated on, a colleague is celebrated as a hero. With us, you will experience both tough challenges and fantastic events, in a strong community with colleagues. See parts of our reality in our photo exhibition; akademiskafotoutstallning.se (http://akademiskafotoutstallning.se). Welcome with your application!

Our Operations

Ear, nose, throat (ENT), oto and plastic surgery is a shared operating department for the areas of ear, nose and throat diseases as well as plastic surgery. The staff consists of operating room nurses and nursing assistants who work closely with the maxillofacial surgeon and the anesthesia department. Examples of procedures performed include surgery for cleft lip, jaw, and palate, breast reconstruction, skin transplantation for severe burns, and facial injury surgery. We perform advanced rhinology, laser surgery, and bronchoscopy, cochlear implants, and myringoplasty as well as basic surgery such as tonsillectomy and outpatient procedures under local anesthesia. Our patients are both children and adults from all over the country, but primarily patients from Central Sweden. The department has a total of seven operating rooms. Burn patients are operated on in the operating room located in the burn intensive care unit.

Your Mission

We are looking for a nursing assistant for ear, nose, and throat and plastic surgery who wants to help develop our exciting, varied, and innovative operations. We are a positive group working closely together to provide the best care and first-class service to our patients. We are attentive to your wishes and your needs for competence.

Your Qualifications

We are looking for someone who is a trained nursing assistant. Experience in surgery is an advantage. You should be a responsive person who always puts the patient's best interests first and is positive about collaboration in all its forms. We place great importance on personal suitability and your personal qualities.

We Offer

A permanent full-time position starting by agreement. The working hours are Monday to Friday, with possible on-call duty during the day on weekends every 10th week for burns. The weekly working time is 36.33 hours. Working hours are negotiable, and we are flexible according to different wishes. The orientation is tailored to your needs. With us, you will receive benefits that make a difference, read about the benefits here (https://regionuppsala.se/jobba-hos-oss/bli-var-nya-kollega/formaner/).

Want to Know More?

Department Manager Christina Kicki Nilsson 018-611 8713
Union can be reached via the switchboard 018-611 00 00

Want to Work with Us?

Welcome with your application via the link below. Selection and appointment may occur continuously.

Region Uppsala values the qualities that gender balance and diversity bring to the organization and welcomes applicants of all genders and with different backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences.

Region Uppsala places all permanent staff based on the needs of the total defense. This means that for the individual employee, there are no obligations in peacetime but is solely a planning measure.

Before a hiring decision, a check of suspicion and criminal records will be conducted for all applicants who may work in psychiatric care, habilitation, care of children and adolescents, or compulsory care of substance abusers.

This recruitment is conducted entirely by Region Uppsala, and we kindly ask recruitment companies and advertisement sellers not to call.