Together we develop Sahlgrenska University Hospital for a sustainable future

We are transforming healthcare with the goal of becoming Europe’s leading university hospital by 2032. Together with our patients, we work for quality, accessibility, patient safety, research, education, and innovation – within a cohesive healthcare system in the Västra Götaland region. Our vision and goals aim for care of the highest quality, where the patient is always in focus. We provide healthcare locally and regionally, but also highly specialized care for patients across the country and abroad. Our employees are our strength and contribute to knowledge exchange nationally and internationally. With digital tools and new working methods, we can simplify everyday life in the hospital and offer modern, accessible, and efficient care of the highest quality.

About us

The forensic psychiatry unit is a unique operation within Sahlgrenska University Hospital, located in Gunnilse, about 20 minutes by public transport from central Gothenburg.

Our mission is to provide individually tailored psychiatric care and rehabilitation to patients who have been sentenced to treatment. The unit has open and closed care facilities with enhanced security classification and also cares for patients deprived of liberty under other legislation when they require acute psychiatric specialist care. Forensic psychiatry has a community protection responsibility, where the goal of the operation is to ensure rehabilitation occurs in a safe manner for the patient, employees, and society. Forensic psychiatry thus has a dual mission, both community protection and care. We have six closed care units, and in addition, there is an activity house, an outpatient clinic with two mobile teams, and additional units with important functions for the operation. Our units work closely with the research unit CELAM (Center for Ethics, Law, and Mental Health).

What do we offer you?

The forensic psychiatry unit conducts and develops specialist care with a focus on interdisciplinary care and rehabilitation. Our goal is to offer a stimulating and developing work environment, where you, in collaboration with colleagues from various professions, provide care, rehabilitation, and treatment. You will have the opportunity for continuous further education according to local goals and your own interests. You will have access to the unit's rehabilitation facilities, such as a gym and pool.

Job responsibilities

As a section leader, you will work closely with the unit manager. Together, you will work to improve the quality of both the unit and the operation as a whole. You will coordinate and lead employees in operational work and work with resource planning. Together with the manager and employees, you will work to maintain a good working environment. The section leader is specifically responsible for:

• Daily operations of the unit, both short- and long-term.
• Scheduling and daily staff planning.
• Being proactive in development and improvement work carried out in the unit.
• Proposing new routines within the operation.
• Together with the unit manager, being responsible for implementing and maintaining existing routines.
• Some handling of deviations.
• Being involved in workplace meetings, other meetings, and planning and development days together with the unit manager.
• Being responsible for the introduction and training of new employees.
• Supporting the student coordinator in ensuring that all students receive the necessary training.
• Together with the unit manager and other colleagues, creating security and promoting a collaborative climate based on openness, respect, and participation according to the hospital's values.

The position entails a fixed-term section leader assignment with a permanent employment in the base profession, with the possibility of extending the section leader assignment.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for you who are a licensed nurse. Experience in leadership, scheduling, and staff planning is advantageous. You need to have good computer skills.

We are looking for someone who enjoys leading others and can create engagement and participation. You have a natural way of fostering contacts and good collaboration. You are also clear when you communicate and can ensure in various ways that your message has been received. We believe you are confident in yourself and can independently plan and prioritize your work. In this role, it is important that you can maintain a holistic perspective and see what the operation needs right now and in the long term. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.

Warm welcome to your application!

Meet some of our employees - Sahlgrenska University Hospital

In the event of recruitment of nurses/doctors with foreign licenses/specialist certificates, the current position will be preceded by a process to meet the requirements for Swedish licenses/specialist certificates.

About the Västra Götaland Region

The Västra Götaland Region exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good healthcare for all. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communication throughout Västra Götaland.

The Västra Götaland Region actively works to digitize more working methods. To be part of the digital transformation, you have basic skills and can use digital tools and services. You can search for information, communicate, interact digitally, are risk-aware, and have the motivation to participate in development to learn new things.

The Västra Götaland Region places all permanent employees in crisis preparedness.

Want to know more about the Västra Götaland Region?

You can visit our introduction for new employees at the link https://www.vgregion.se/introduktion (https://www.vgregion.se/introduktion). You can also read more in the presentation at https://mellanarkiv-offentlig.vgregion.se/alfresco/s/archive/stream/public/v1/source/available/sofia/rs4011-467070786-672/surrogate (https://mellanarkiv-offentlig.vgregion.se/alfresco/s/archive/stream/public/v1/source/available/sofia/rs4011-467070786-672/surrogate).

Application

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