Welcome to the Health and Care Administration

We work with support and care for the elderly and for people with disabilities. The goal is for them to be able to live as active and independent lives as possible.

The Health and Care Administration is one of Sweden's largest employers in municipal care and support. Here, approximately 7,500 employees work based on our core values – making a difference, working together, and welcoming innovation. With us, there are great opportunities to take responsibility, develop, and contribute with your expertise. We strive for an organizational culture built on trust and pride in our work.

More information about working in Uppsala municipality can be found at this link (https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/vard-halsa-omsorg/).

Within the Health and Care Administration, we have full-time as the norm. This means that all permanent employees fundamentally have a full-time position. More information about what this means for this position will be provided during a potential interview. Exceptions (to full-time as the norm) are personal assistants.

Do you enjoy working with patient cases that can be complex, unique, and often require your professional intuition both in actions and in interactions? Then perhaps you are the person we are looking for? Welcome to the Health and Medical Care of the Care Committee in Uppsala municipality!

We are now looking for a nurse

For LSS, temporary position at 50% until the end of August with a chance of extension. Our workplace is located at Fyrisborgsgatan 1, and from here we conduct home visits in group homes and service apartments. Here, the Care Committee's licensed staff are located on the same floor. The shared facilities provide unique opportunities for collaboration, contacts, support, and development work both within and between professions. The shared space and proximity to colleagues facilitate meetings in professional groups, various workgroups, and for joint development/training.

Job Description

As a nurse with us, you will have the opportunity to make a difference by putting the patient at the center and contributing with your competence, knowledge, and engagement. Your role will involve working with a variety of tasks within your area. In your work as a nurse, you will be involved in assessments, treatment, and guidance to care staff in group homes/service apartments within LSS. Your more concrete tasks will include:

• performing HSL interventions and evaluating treatment results.
• prescribing care
• guiding and delegating HSL tasks to care staff.
• medication management
• participating in team collaboration around patients

As a nurse, you will plan your days based on the patients' needs and work in a team with other nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and the operations manager. There is strong support within the group. Our ambition is for you to develop the operations and yourself in close collaboration with your colleagues.

Qualifications

We are looking for a licensed nurse. We also see that you have worked for at least two years as a nurse, and it is an advantage if that experience is from municipal home care. The work requires you to master Swedish in both spoken and written form. Additionally, you need a B driver's license as the job may require you to travel by car.

As a person, we see that you are independent and flexible. You will have a large network of contacts, which means you will need to collaborate with various people. Furthermore, you have the ability to understand a situation to gain insight into the user's situation to provide the best help.

Inquiries

If you have questions about the position, please contact: Acting Operations Manager Linnea Samuelsson, 018-72 63 703.

Union representative: Vårdförbundet Kristian Hjertén, 018-67 70 47

If you have questions regarding the registration of your application or the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment unit: 018-726 37 86.

We will request a criminal record extract before an employment offer can be made.

In your application, you must state your citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the obligation to have a work permit. Employment can only occur after verification of the work permit, which is required according to the Aliens Ordinance.

Employment with Uppsala municipality may involve a military placement.