Medical Lead School Nurse (MLA) at Värmdö Municipality

Värmdö is the meeting place of the archipelago with a unique combination of the serene beauty of nature and a more urban lifestyle. Our mission is not one but many: schools, real estate, social services, harbors, healthcare, libraries, care, and many more. We strive to ensure that all residents of Värmdö can live a rich and free life. We want to be the ones who enable the dream of a vibrant and secure environment for homes, families, and businesses.

To succeed fully, we must have many and extensive competencies and work together for a common and trusting work culture, built on brave, responsible employees who understand the needs and wishes of the residents.

Your Mission

Do you want to lead and develop the medical efforts of the student health services? We are looking for a Medical Lead School Nurse (MLA) who wants to make a difference in students' health and learning.

In Värmdö Municipality, there are 12 primary schools, two high schools, an adapted primary and high school, and a resource school. You will be the medical lead for a competent team with a good working climate, consisting of 13 school nurses and a school doctor. The school nurses report to the principals in their daily work, while the MLA has an overarching leadership responsibility for the medical efforts. With us, you will primarily work on health promotion and prevention, but also take action when needed – with the goal that all students achieve educational goals and gain increased life opportunities.

The position is located at Värmdö municipal office with good communication – the bus runs every ten minutes from Slussen and takes about 30 minutes. You will be employed within the central student health services at the Department of Governance and Quality. The central student health services consist of five school psychologists, a school doctor, an administrator, and a manager. The MLA and PLA work together with a special educator and a counselor in a cross-professional team that meets regularly with the operations manager and works on municipality-wide issues.

You will be part of an engaged team where safety and respect are central. As the operations manager, I care about your well-being at work – working hours are a significant part of life. I strive for participation and support and help solve challenges through open, reflective conversations. Here, you can fully utilize your skills and contribute to the development of student health services.

We are currently engaged in extensive development work within student health services. We drive municipality-wide initiatives that strengthen health promotion and preventive work – including positive behavior support, violence prevention, professional networks for all roles in student health, and a school social team that provides extra support to schools. Together, we create structures and working methods that make a real difference for students' health and learning.

Job Description

As MLA, you have a strategic and operational responsibility for leading and ensuring the quality of the medical efforts of the student health services (EMI). Your main tasks are to:

• Ensure quality and patient safety, including incident management and Lex Maria reports.
• Develop and follow up on patient safety reports, operational plans, and method books.
• Be responsible for routines regarding medication management, referral flows, and record-keeping according to applicable laws.
• Assess the need for medical technology and manage delegations of general medication orders.
• Introduce newly hired school nurses and school doctors and provide support in medical matters.
• Be available for medical questions from the principal and provide support in complex cases.
• Coordinate and lead professional meetings for school nurses.
• Be the contact person for external actors in medical matters.
• Participate in regional and national networks for medical leads and contribute to the development of EMI.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who combines medical competence with the ability to lead and develop.

• Licensed nurse with specialist training as a school nurse, district nurse, or in child and adolescent care.
• Several years of experience as a school nurse, preferably within municipal student health.
• Good knowledge of healthcare legislation, patient safety work, and quality development. Experience with management systems, routines, and incident management.
• Familiarity with journal systems (preferably Prorenata) and documentation according to law.
• Very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish.
• Driver's license (category B)

Meritorious

• Experience as a Medical Lead School Nurse
• Experience as a coordinator for EMI

Personal Qualities

To succeed in this role, we see that you have the following qualities:

• You are structured and meticulous, with the ability to translate laws and guidelines into practice. You have an analytical and solution-oriented approach and enjoy driving development issues.
• You are communicative and collaborative, with the ability to create good relationships in cross-professional teams.
• You are secure and attentive and promote participation and job satisfaction.
• You are committed to creating a sustainable work environment where employees can thrive and fully utilize their skills.

Värmdö Municipality offers a wellness allowance, SL card against net salary deduction, vacation exchange for extra days off, and much more. We also actively work to create health-promoting workplaces with a good work environment and apply smoke-free working hours. For this position, presenting a valid extract from the police criminal record is a prerequisite for employment.

We value the qualities that diversity brings to the organization and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds, life experiences, and gender identities for the position.

The employment is for 50% working hours and is a permanent position.

If you want to know more, please feel free to contact us, see the contact person below.

Contact information for employee organizations can be found at https://www.varmdo.se/fackligaorganisationer (https://www.varmdo.se/fackligaorganisationer) or via Service Center, 08-570 470 00. We kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.

We look forward to your application. Warm welcome to us!