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Nurse in Psychiatry at Region Jämtland Härjedalen

REGION JÄMTLAND HÄRJEDALEN

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Area of Psychiatry

The area of psychiatry encompasses both outpatient and inpatient care and assists patients in Jämtland County in need of specialist psychiatric care. The area has approximately 270 employees.

Within the psychiatric clinic in Östersund, all specialist care is housed under one roof, allowing for close collaboration within and between professions and internal mobility with opportunities for personal development for you as an employee.

Do you want to be part of Region Jämtland Härjedalen - a region to long for and grow in? With us, you contribute to development and growth throughout the county and work to provide the best possible service, care, and support for everyone living in or visiting the region. We offer a work environment characterized by collaboration, participation, and commitment, where both breadth and specialized skills are utilized. Here you have the opportunity to develop in your role, whether you are new to the profession or have extensive experience.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As a nurse in the unit, you work as the responsible nurse for a number of patients, thus having the opportunity to follow your patients. There is good collaboration with doctors and other professionals in the field.

Here, you will work both with the patient and with the patient's network, with staff at residences or other actors around the patient. You have an important coordinating role, and part of the work is also to create person-centered care where the patient can clarify their wishes regarding interventions. You will also participate in annual follow-ups, create crisis plans, and otherwise plan and implement preventive measures.

As the responsible nurse, you are also responsible for ensuring that the plan for open coercive care is followed, and in collaboration with others, plan the preventive work so that our patients can achieve their care plan. You mentor colleagues and students, and actively participate in the ongoing development work in the unit.

You should be a secure and stable person, and you should be able to demonstrate calm in more challenging encounter situations. We prefer that you have experience in psychiatric treatment work, preferably within psychosis care. You need to have the ability to create good relationships, both with patients and relatives and other actors. The work is independent, and you have the opportunity to plan your day. We are looking for someone with the drive and commitment to contribute to developing routines and working methods within the organization.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for you who are a licensed nurse. Further education with a focus on psychiatry and Step 1 training is an advantage. We see that you have preferably worked in psychiatry or with individuals with disabilities.

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CV and Letter, please attach grades and certificates. Do you want to be part of Region Jämtland Härjedalen, a region to long for and grow in? With us, you contribute to development and growth throughout the county and work to provide the best possible service, care, and support for everyone living in or visiting the region. We offer a work environment characterized by collaboration, participation, and commitment, where both breadth and specialized skills are utilized. Here you have the opportunity to develop in your role, whether you are new to the profession or have extensive experience.

Region Jämtland Härjedalen cares about the health of our employees and therefore offers various wellness options to ensure you can work and enjoy your leisure time well into old age. The body is our primary tool, and both physical, mental, and social health are promoted through physical activity.

As an employee, you can annually choose between wellness time of up to 35 hours/year or a wellness allowance of 3,000 kronor per year. In addition, at Östersund Hospital, there is the training facility Zefyren where you as a region employee can train for free both in the gym and through instructor-led training sessions. Read more about Zefyren here: Zefyren (https://regionjh.se/jobb-utbildning--forskning/jobba-hos-oss/formaner/zefyren)

Region Jämtland Härjedalen has a staff association where you and all other employees automatically belong, free of charge. The staff association organizes and offers various social, cultural, and wellness activities and discounts that you can take part in. You can read more about the staff association's planned offerings here: Staff Association (https://regionjh.se/jobb-utbildning--forskning/jobba-hos-oss/formaner/personalforening---region-jamtland-harjedalen)

Here on our website, there is more information about adult psychiatry and films where employees talk about their jobs in adult psychiatry: Adult Psychiatry (https://regionjh.se/psykiatri)

New to the municipality or the county and need housing? The recruiting manager can inform you about the opportunities we as an employer have to offer housing.

For more information for you who are new to the county on the journey to moving to Jämtland Härjedalen, take part in the Ta stegets inflyttarweb: Inflyttarweb (https://tasteget.nu/)

As an applicant, you must submit an extract from the criminal record in connection with the job offer.

We have made our choice of recruitment services and kindly but firmly decline further offers.

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