We are looking for you to be part of our wonderful night team.

If you are also interested in working with young people and dialectical behavior therapy, our workplace is perfect for you! Welcome to BUP inpatient care unit 2 as a permanent night nurse!

BUP Stockholm section Acute and Inpatient Care consists of an acute unit and three inpatient care units. Most of the operations are located in Södermalm, near Södersjukhuset, and one care department is located at S:t Görans Hospital in Kungsholmen.

Unit 2 is one of the inpatient care departments in Södermalm and has ten care places. Here, children and adolescents with various mental illnesses and conditions are treated. From January 2023, the unit also partially offers care to patients with self-harming behavior from all over the country (national highly specialized care, NHV), which includes an intensive and broad care program based on dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).

At the unit, doctors, nurses, nursing assistants, psychologists, and social workers work together. All staff participate in a ten-day DBT-based basic training, as well as continuous further education and supervision. NHV will also conduct method development and high-level research and is expected to develop close cooperation with other psychiatric NHV units within and outside the region.

Job Responsibilities

As a nurse, you are responsible for the psychiatric and somatic care of the patients, you lead and distribute the work during the shift and are responsible for care documentation and reporting. At Unit 2, you will work alternately with somatic healthcare (medication management, wound care, checks, etc.) mixed with psychiatric treatment work aimed at increasing patients' skills regarding emotional regulation, relationships, mindfulness, and crisis management. The latter may involve supporting patients in generalizing skills in everyday and crisis situations and achieving their long-term goals.

The field of psychiatry is continuously evolving, and BUP Stockholm is always striving for modern and innovative working methods; therefore, participation in the department's quality and development work is a given for our employees. There are also good development opportunities for you as a nurse for further education.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who are a licensed nurse. If you have experience from psychiatric care and specialist training in psychiatry, it is an advantage. It is also an advantage if you have basic training in psychotherapy, equivalent to step 1 CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) and basic training in DBT.

Personal Qualities

We are looking for someone who has personal maturity, is secure, has self-awareness, and distinguishes between the personal and the professional, adapting their behavior to the situation. You are self-driven, take responsibility, structure and prioritize your work, and meet deadlines. You are also stable, calm, and controlled in stressful or pressurized situations, maintaining a realistic perspective on situations and focusing on the right things. To thrive, you also need to have good collaboration skills and work well with others, relating to them in a responsive and flexible manner. You can also listen, communicate, and resolve conflicts constructively.

We Offer

BUP Stockholm works systematically with management and leadership development to create a good and sustainable work environment where everyone can be heard and feel seen. We have benefits such as favorable pension conditions, the possibility of salary exchange, free tax-funded healthcare, and wellness benefits.

Employment Form

The position is a permanent full-time employment (38:15) with scheduled working hours, two weekends out of five. Start date as soon as possible. A probationary period may be applied.

We look forward to your application!

About Us

BUP Inpatient Care is part of BUP Stockholm. The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Stockholm (BUP) offers specialized psychiatric care for children and adolescents under 18 years within the Stockholm region. We are part of the Stockholm County Council's healthcare area, which is a provider within Region Stockholm. Together, we within BUP Stockholm have over 1,200 employees who each year meet over 22,000 children, adolescents, and their families.

The position will be filled provided that it is not needed for internal relocation, according to current regulations.

In patient-related work within the Stockholm County Council's healthcare area:

• background checks are applied before hiring decisions according to SLSO's overarching guidelines for background checks during employment.
• employees who will have patient contact must undergo a pre-employment health examination, according to current directives, which is done through occupational health services before employment.
• in addition to Swedish professional licensing, good knowledge of the Swedish language corresponding to level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) is required. The same requirements apply to non-licensed staff with patient contact.

Stockholm County Council (SLSO) is one of Sweden's largest healthcare providers with 11,600 employees. We offer healthcare within the framework of Region Stockholm in psychiatry, primary care, geriatrics, home healthcare, urgent care, somatic specialist care, rehabilitation, and assistive technology. In collaboration with Karolinska Institute, we conduct research, education, and development. https://www.slso.regionstockholm.se/ (https://www.slso.regionstockholm.se/)

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