Field of Activity: Orthopedics and Hand Surgery

We are Akademiska sjukhuset – one of Sweden's leading university hospitals. As a regional hospital and provider of highly specialized care, we offer care 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 hard trials 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

Within the field of orthopedics and hand surgery, we examine, care for, and operate on patients with diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system. We provide both highly specialized care and basic surgery, both urgent and planned, in hand surgery, fracture surgery, prosthetic surgery, shoulder, knee, foot, and spine surgery, as well as pediatric orthopedics. The majority of our surgeries are performed in orthopedic surgery where we carry out both day surgery and inpatient surgery. In addition, a large number of surgeries are also performed in the outpatient clinics' own pol-op unit.

The field includes a large care department and two outpatient clinics. The orthopedic department 70AB is located on the top two floors of the 70-building. Here we care for patients from about 15 years old with all types of orthopedic and hand surgical injuries. Most patients are from our region, but we also have national intake for hand, spine, and prosthetic surgery, as well as advanced trauma orthopedics such as pelvic injuries. The length of stay with us is usually 2–5 days, but varies from one day to several weeks. We work person-centered in multiprofessional teams consisting of nurses, nursing assistants, pharmacists, junior doctors, and specialist doctors. We also have invaluable support from our department pharmacists, occupational and physiotherapists, and social workers.

Your Mission

As a nursing assistant, you will have a rotating position primarily located in the care department. You will be a relieving resource for the nursing teams' nurses and will independently perform tasks within both basic and specific nursing care. Examples of tasks include:

• admitting patients to the care department
• transporting patients to and from surgery
• preparing and administering medications (tablets, inhalations, infusions, and injections)
• performing venipuncture and blood cultures
• placing IV cannulas
• managing central access
• assisting with larger wound dressings
• conducting NEWS assessments
• placing urinary catheters
• performing ECGs
• preparing medications for discharge
• restocking medication carts as needed

During your employment, you will also shadow and assist doctors in the operations and be introduced to standard junior doctor tasks in the care department, outpatient clinic, and emergency work in the orthopedic emergency department. With guidance, you will independently assess patients in the emergency department as well as in the orthopedic and hand surgery outpatient clinics. Time permitting, there is also an opportunity to attend and assist during surgeries.

Your Qualifications

We are looking for you who are a medical student and have completed semester 9 or 10 of the medical program at a Swedish university. You have a pronounced interest in orthopedics and/or hand surgery and want to deepen your understanding of these specialties. As a person, you are flexible and proactive. You have good communication skills, are structured, and find it easy to collaborate in a cross-professional team. Previous experience in healthcare, preferably as a nursing assistant or caregiver, is an advantage. Experience in orthopedics is a plus.

We Offer

We offer an educational position as a nursing assistant aimed at strengthening your clinical development and providing you with a broader understanding of orthopedic care and its surgery. The position is full-time during all or part of the period June–August 2026, and we hope you can work at least six weeks during this period. The position primarily involves work in our care department but also includes work in our outpatient clinics. Regular working hours are scheduled on weekdays, but emergency work may occur.

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?

Assistant Operations Manager Viktor Näslund, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]), 018-611 44 02
Union representatives can be reached via Region Uppsala's switchboard 018-611 00 00

Want to Work with Us?

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

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Before a hiring decision is made, a check of suspicion and criminal records will be conducted for all applicants who may work in psychiatric care, habilitation, care of children and youth, or compulsory care of substance abusers, areas that are subject to optional record extracts. This applies to all who will work closely with patients, even if the tasks are not primarily intended to include work with the aforementioned patient groups at this time.

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