Psychiatric Clinic, Värnamo Hospital

Summer Job 2026

Work with the best team in open or round-the-clock care at the psychiatric clinic in Värnamo! A summer job that means you are helping to secure someone's summer. You provide security for the resident, but also for yourself in the future through the experience that a summer job gives you.

The Role of Care Assistant/Nursing Assistant/Support Worker

The psychiatric round-the-clock department has 15 care places + 1 place for SI – self-selected admission for patients aged 18 and older with acute mental illness within general psychiatry and psychosis care.

With us, you will have a varied summer job. You will meet patients with psychiatric disorders such as psychotic disorders, personality disorders, affective disorders, and neuropsychiatric functional variations. You will be responsible for offering daily conversations with the care staff, and activities such as group and individual walks are part of the care. We work with case management, activities, and other relevant care work with our patients.

The summer jobs are fixed-term full-time positions. Working hours are scheduled for days, evenings, and weekends. There may also be opportunities for night shifts. We need substitute care assistants/nursing assistants/support workers during weeks 24-32. To have the best possible summer planning, we appreciate if you can work at least four consecutive weeks during the summer. Introduction will take place in addition to these weeks.

Your Future Workplace

Region Jönköping County's hospitals have ranked among the top in Dagens Medicin's annual rankings of Sweden's best hospitals for several years, and Värnamo Hospital is no exception! Värnamo Hospital is one of three hospitals in Region Jönköping County. Here, planned and emergency specialist care is provided around the clock, every day of the year. In our work, we see our employees' competence as a key to our success and the health of the residents. Within Region Jönköping County, we work for a good life in an attractive region. We are the county's largest employer with about 11,000 employees in a hundred different professions.

At the psychiatric emergency care department, you will work together with other support workers, nurses, social workers, and teachers. Our department is collectively responsible for compulsory care according to the Act (1991:1128) on psychiatric compulsory care. As a support worker/nursing assistant, you will thus be involved in observing the person's condition, and you are also expected to participate in coercive measures in line with LPT.

Here you can read more about what it is like to work with us at the Psychiatric Clinic in Värnamo. Read more here (https://www.rjl.se/jobb-och-karriar/arbetsplatser-i-region-jonkopings-lan/sjukhus-som-arbetsplats/arbetsplatser-pa-Varnamo-sjukhusen/psykiatriska-kliniken-som-arbetsplats/).

Your Profile

We are looking for you who are a trained nursing assistant, support worker, or studying to become a nurse or doctor. We prefer that you have completed your third term, but individual assessment can occur earlier. To be eligible for the position, you must be over 18 years old.

To have the best possible summer planning, we appreciate if you can work at least four consecutive weeks during the summer. Introduction will take place in addition to these weeks.

To thrive with us, you are quality-conscious, take initiative, and take responsibility for your own tasks as well as for the unit's overall performance. It means a lot to us that you have a positive attitude towards both tasks and colleagues, and together we create high patient safety and good accessibility, with the patient in focus. Personal suitability is highly valued.

Our Offer to You

“I will apply for a summer job with you again next summer, I have enjoyed it so much and everyone has been fantastic!” says one of our previous summer workers!

We offer you a stimulating, varied, and exciting job at a clinic in constant development. We have close cooperation with other professional categories at the clinic where your profession is an obvious part of the team. We have a very good cohesion and a good climate in the workgroups.

It is not always easy to be new at work, and therefore we do our utmost to ensure that you feel safe, motivated, and prepared for your summer job with us. Before you start working in the organization, you will receive thorough introduction based on your needs and experiences.

As an employee with us within Region Jönköping County, you will have access to our employment benefits. Some of them increase your basic security, while others add a little extra to everyday life. Some benefits apply regardless of employment form, while others are determined by employment form and how much you work and for how long. Read more about our benefits here (http://www.rjl.se/jobb-och-karriar/Jobba-hos-oss/Formaner/).

Do You Have Questions About the Position?

If you would like to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact:

• Ward Manager Britt-Marie Johansson 010-244 97 70
• Deputy Operations Manager David Hjertberg 010-244 97 98
• Recruitment Specialist Pia Bolmgren Svensson 010-24 470 81, [email protected]

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

Our Recruitment Process

Since selection, interviews, and appointments are ongoing, we ask you to submit your application as soon as possible, but no later than February 28, 2026. Welcome with your application!

Please be sure to indicate any internships and work experience in your application. It is important that you also attach your diploma. If you are not yet finished with your studies, attach a LADOK extract or other certificate showing completed courses. If you already have a verbal agreement regarding a summer substitute position with a manager in our organization, you should indicate that person's name and clinic in your application.

Since nursing assistant has been a protected professional title since July 1, 2023, you will need to indicate in your application if you have a certificate for the protected professional title. If you currently have a permanent position as a nursing assistant and do not have a certificate for the protected professional title, we ask you to attach a certificate of your permanent employment in your application to continue to retain the title of nursing assistant.

Before employment, the employer will request that you show an extract from the police criminal record. An entry in this register may affect your ability to be employed.

Read more about Region Jönköping County's recruitment process on our website: Read more here (https://rjl.se/jobb-och-karriar/Lediga-jobb/Var-rekryteringsprocess/).