Vacant job

We are an inpatient department providing oncological and pulmonary care in pleasant facilities in O-house, close to outpatient care, radiation therapy, and radiology.

The unit is part of the Southeastern healthcare region's competence center for cancer treatment and pulmonary medicine. The oncology section performs specific treatments and oncological nursing for adult patients with tumor diseases.

We are looking for someone who wants to help develop our care department and gain both broad and in-depth competence in oncological nursing – apply to us!

Our Offer

For life ahead. Region Östergötland has high ambitions and a responsible mission. It is about health and care, about the development of our region, and about those who live and stay here. We want to continue to be at the forefront, with care, research, and education. This means daring to think anew – and having the best employees. Therefore, we offer unique opportunities for further learning and invest in modern environments with effective systems and tools. Many of us meet patients and relatives, while others create the conditions for life-saving interventions. With us, fantastic people work towards the same goal – to make a real difference, and for life ahead.

The Oncology Section offers:

• Introduction planned based on your previous experiences, approximately 4-6 weeks.
• You will be offered a mentor during your first year.
• Training in safe handling of cytostatics, provided by an experienced nurse in the department.
• Individual schedule planning in the digital scheduling tool Tessa.
• Internal training occurs continuously to strengthen you in your role.
• Career development program within the Center for Surgery, Orthopedics, and Cancer Care (CKOC) with the opportunity to specialize in one of our core areas.

Here you can read about our career ladder for nurses.

Please read about your benefits with us.

Job Description

As a nurse, you work in a team with different professions. You are responsible for and lead the team in specific and basic nursing during your shift. One of our greatest strengths is communication, which ensures that the work flows smoothly during the shift.

The oncology section conducts both planned and emergency operations and cares for patients in curative and palliative stages. Oncological nursing is a central part of your work, including cytostatic treatment, radiation therapy, side effects, and various complications that may arise during treatment, pain management, and palliative care. We place great importance on a good approach characterized by respect and ethics in the team and patient meetings. The team cares for adult patients with various cancer diagnoses, which means that your work will be varied and include many different tasks. These tasks include, among others, cytostatic handling, antibiotic administration, and transfusions, which are often given via central venous access.

Work Group

We are a cheerful team that enjoys working together and supports each other in daily tasks. We use reflection after each shift to highlight the positive and negative aspects of the day. In the department, there is a reception nurse who provides daily support for each team, as well as a coordinator who manages much of the administrative work. Furthermore, there are four lead nurses who have extra responsibility for you as a newcomer. There is an oncology on-call service available at all hours, which is also responsible for rounds during weekends. A pharmacist replenishes the medication cart, medication dispenser, and basic stock of medications. We also have a service host who manages ordering and replenishing supplies. In the unit, there is also a meal host.

About You

You are a licensed nurse or a licensed specialist nurse in oncology or medical care. At the Cancer and Lung Care Unit (CoL), there is an opportunity to develop both as a new, experienced, and specialist nurse.

You enjoy being part of a multidisciplinary team with the patient in focus, where all professional categories learn from each other. You have a good empathetic ability to understand someone else's perspective or situation without taking over the person's feelings.

We are looking for someone who finds it easy to work independently and collaborates well with others. You create engagement and participation. You also have the ability to plan, organize, and prioritize your work effectively.

As you work in constant dialogue with inpatients, relatives, colleagues, and other services, it is a requirement that you have good knowledge of the Swedish language in both spoken and written form. You also need to be able to handle various IT systems.

Application and Employment

We offer 2 temporary positions during the following period from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026. We work with ongoing selection, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Before employment in a patient-facing role within Region Östergötland, you will need to fill out a form (https://ledsys.lio.se/Document/Document?DocumentNumber=54500).

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