Specialist Nurse at the Infection Clinic/Venhälsan

Are you a specialist nurse interested in combining your clinical work with development, improvement work, patient safety, and research? Then this could be the job for you!

The Infection Clinic/Venhälsan is part of the Infection Clinic at Södersjukhuset.

Here we handle individuals living with HIV regardless of gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation. In our preventive work, we test, treat, and follow up on sexually transmitted infections (STIs), with our target group being men who have sex with men and transgender individuals. We offer pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV (PrEP) and vaccinate against Mpox. The clinic operates in a transprofessional manner, with doctors, nurses, midwives, and nursing assistants working together. There is also a psychosocial team consisting of social workers and a psychiatrist.

Research has always been an important part of Venhälsan's operations. The clinic has conducted studies on HIV, STIs, and sexual health for a long time. Even today, research is an integral part of clinical everyday life, with current areas such as PrEP, digitalization, sexual health, and HIV. By combining practice and research, Venhälsan contributes to a more knowledge-based care for our target groups.

Here you can find more information about Venhälsan's history.

Job Description

Clinical Reception Work (50%) In your daily work as a specialist nurse, you will be responsible for following up on patients living with HIV. You will also work with counseling and testing for patients seeking help for sexually transmitted infections, where contact tracing is part of the job.

Clinical Nursing Development (20%) You will have delegated responsibility for the development of the clinical nursing area of patient safety and collaboration with the unit manager and interprofessional teams both within and outside the area of operation. As a nursing leader at Venhälsan, you will also be responsible for leading the clinic's patient safety group together with a business developer. This means that you have an in-depth responsibility to independently lead, coordinate, and develop care. In daily operations, you will be a role model and support for the entire care team with a focus on quality assurance and patient flow. You will also contribute to the introduction, supervision, and training of nursing staff. You will have a developing role as a nursing leader with the opportunity to contribute your knowledge for the benefit of the patient, both strategically and operationally.

Research Support Work (30%) In your research support work, you will play a central role in coordinating and conducting clinical studies. You will be an important link between researchers, study participants, healthcare staff, and external actors. The work is based on good clinical practice (GCP) and usually involves participating in planning and developing study documentation, identifying and including participants, informing about studies, and obtaining consent. Tasks and allocated time will vary depending on which studies are ongoing at the clinic.

Qualifications

Being a nursing leader means that you have real and formal competence according to step 5 in the competence ladder for nurses/specialist nurses/midwives within Region Stockholm. Formal competence means that you meet one of the following:

• Licensed nurse with a master's degree
• Specialist nurse
• Licensed midwife with a master's degree

And:

• Clinical experience in a relevant specialty (at least 5 years)
• Healthcare pedagogy/Supervisor training in health and medical care (7.5 higher education credits)

Meritorious:

• Clinical experience in HIV, sexual health, research, and development work

Offer

Our employees are our most important resource, and therefore we care about ensuring that you have a developing, safe, and sustainable working life. We offer many different benefits and advantages regardless of where you are in life and your career.

Read more about our offer here

Other

Södersjukhuset applies a background check before a hiring decision is made. In this recruitment, we work with ongoing selection and interviews.

We warmly welcome your application, which should include:

• CV
• Service certificate (clinical experience)
• Degree certificate as a licensed nurse/midwife with a master's or specialist nurse
• Proof of license from the National Board of Health and Welfare
• Course certificate in Healthcare Pedagogy/Supervisor Training (7.5 credits)

Read more here about what it is like to work within Region Stockholm.

Södersjukhuset is one of the largest acute hospitals in the Nordic countries, located in the heart of the community, day and night for our patients. Emergency care is at the center of our operations and, together with the major public diseases, constitutes our specialty. We conduct extensive clinical research and education; for us, it is important to combine the opportunities of a large hospital with close and personal patient contact. At Södersjukhuset, everyone is part of a larger whole where we together create the care of tomorrow.

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