Surgery and Urology, Inpatient Care

Welcome to a fun, educational, and varied workplace with a fantastic team! We are looking for nurses who want to work in a surgical and urological inpatient department.

Here, we provide acute and elective care within urology and surgical specialties, including breast, ear-nose-throat, and eye care. We also function as Gotland's trauma department.

We work in various ways to strengthen surgical nursing care to create an attractive workplace and safer care for patients.

We give you the opportunity to deepen your knowledge in different areas and encourage new ideas. We offer regular continuing education on the ward as well as various relevant training sessions elsewhere. All nurses are offered training in trauma care in the form of TNCC, as well as the opportunity to attend training and conferences relevant to the operation.

If you do not live in Gotland but are interested in coming here to work, we can offer assistance with housing initially through our housing service.

Your Responsibilities

As a nurse in the surgical and urology department, you will collaborate closely with the nursing assistants as well as with your team consisting of doctors, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and social workers. Together, you will work with a focus on the patient and based on their needs.

You are a key person in the department and have nursing responsibility for the patient as well as an educational responsibility for junior colleagues. The tasks vary greatly and are often medically technical. The position will include day and evening shifts with a certain proportion of night shifts. It also includes working every other weekend.

Who Are You?

You are a licensed nurse with at least 15 years of experience in surgical care.

We see that you have good collaboration skills, contribute to and utilize the team's collective competence in collaboration with other professions. You are communicative and convey information clearly and simply, both verbally and in writing. You are proactive and foresee problems, develop alternative plans and activities, and see development opportunities for both the operation and your own growth. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.

Before a hiring decision is made, a background check will be conducted through an extract from the criminal record.

About the Health and Medical Care Administration

As part of Region Gotland, the Health and Medical Care Administration is responsible for providing health-promoting medical and dental care on equal terms to those who live and stay in Gotland. We improve people's everyday lives, every day. Together, we develop healthcare close to the patient. We create security through respect, integrity, and accessibility.

About Region Gotland

Region Gotland is not only Gotland's largest employer, but we are also the only region in Sweden that has municipal, health, and medical care responsibilities and regional development responsibilities within the same organization. This, along with our island location, creates conditions for good cooperation across our operational areas.

We have over 7,000 employees. Together, we work for a sustainable, inclusive, and thriving community for everyone who visits, lives, and works in Gotland. We are driving the creation of a safe and sustainable development across the entire island.

Gotland is a fantastic place to live, with a rich cultural life, untouched nature, and a creative entrepreneurial spirit. Over 61,000 people have chosen to live here year-round, and we would love to have more! If you want information about Gotland as a place to live and work, read more at gotland.com (https://gotland.com/leva-bo/flytta-hit/).

Through the Instagram account @viarregiongotland (https://instagram.com/viarregiongotland), we showcase the breadth of our professions and the significance of our work for society. Each week, a new employee shares their workday.

Other

Region Gotland works according to a competence-based recruitment method aimed at recognizing each person's competence and thereby counteracting discrimination. We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, welcoming applicants from different backgrounds and genders.

The position is advertised under the condition that it does not need to be claimed by employees with preferential rights and that the position remains vacant.

As the world changes, Region Gotland is increasingly working with quality and safety in the recruitment process. This means that you as a candidate may be subject to certain checks before employment. You will receive information about which checks the position you are applying for may be subject to before or during the interview.

Before all employments, you as a candidate need to present ID and a certificate of personal status.

We kindly decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance.