We are looking for you to become our new colleague in forensic psychiatry.

The operation has just moved into our newly built psychiatric house on the hospital grounds in Västervik, and now all adult psychiatry and forensic psychiatry are gathered in new, beautiful premises. Welcome to submit your application today!

About the position

As a caregiver, you will work in a team with nurses, doctors, social workers, and medical secretaries. In the teams, care, treatment, and planning are coordinated together with the patient based on individual needs.

You will perform basic and psychiatric care and contribute to assessments of medication and treatment, care needs, support, and follow-up. The role includes close collaboration with other units within adult psychiatry as well as care neighbors outside your own operation.

During your first year of employment, you will combine the work as a caregiver with internal training. As a new employee in our operation, you will receive an in-depth basic and introductory training as a complement to the workplace introduction.

Benefits

Your position also includes the opportunity for:

• Relocation assistance for those moving to Västervik
• Special compensation during weekends according to an initiative in Region Kalmar County
• Continuous supervision
• Flexible hours
• Wellness allowance and the opportunity to rent a bicycle with gross salary deductions
• Extra vacation days when you turn 40 and 50 years old

Work shifts include days, evenings, nights, and weekends.

About you

You are a trained caregiver, nursing assistant, treatment pedagogue, or have corrections training. Previous work experience in psychiatry, treatment homes, corrections, or similar operations is meritorious.

The role requires that you are secure in yourself and your role, as well as having good collaboration skills. You need to be clear in your communication and able to provide patients with a low-arousal approach. You enjoy a varied work environment, are flexible in your working methods, and can easily adapt to changing circumstances.

Other

We require a criminal record extract from everyone offered employment with us.

We conduct interviews continuously during the application period, so please send your application as soon as possible.

Your future workplace

The forensic psychiatry in Västervik is a county resource for the entire Region Kalmar County. In connection with the move to our new psychiatric house, we have increased the number of care places from 12 to 24. This includes two places for detained individuals with restrictions. In open forensic psychiatric care, we have about 30 patients.

You will meet patients with varying diagnoses, conditions, and needs, making the work varied and developmental. We are part of the psychiatric administration in Region Kalmar County. A total of 600 employees work within the administration, providing specialist psychiatric care for adults, children, and adolescents, forensic psychiatric care, and rehabilitation care. We work based on the vision: A cutting-edge specialist psychiatry.

Region Kalmar County is responsible for health and medical care, dental care, folk high schools, culture, public transport, and regional development.

We are over 7,000 employees who all work together for a healthier, safer, and richer life for the county's residents. With us, you will receive many benefits and one of Sweden's best collective agreements. We meet people in all stages of life and have a meaningful and developing job – every day.

Region Kalmar County offers all employees a 100% employment. If you work part-time but wish to work full-time, an extension of the position can be offered at another workplace.

We ask that you attach your CV, cover letter, and relevant educational certificates to your application. To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in Region Kalmar County, we ask that you apply for the position in our recruitment system and not via email or in paper format.

We welcome calls from those interested in the job but decline calls from those selling advertisements and recruitment services.