Care Assistant to BUP 24/7 Care Unit 2

Are you passionate about helping children and adolescents like we are? Come and be a part of our wonderful team! BUP 24/7 Care Unit 2 is now looking for a permanent care assistant for day and evening shifts, as well as one for night shifts.

BUP Stockholm Acute and 24/7 Care section consists of an acute unit and three 24/7 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 in Södermalm has ten care places, and here children and adolescents with various mental illnesses and conditions are treated. The unit has access to a garden plot, gym, day care, and school. We provide National Highly Specialized Care (NHV) for patients with severe self-harming behavior from all over the country, which includes an intensive and comprehensive care program based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). The unit employs doctors, nurses, caregivers, care assistants, psychologists, and social workers. All staff participate in a ten-day DBT-based foundational training, as well as other continuous education and supervision.

Job Description

The tasks include psychiatric treatment work aimed at increasing patients' skills regarding emotional regulation, relationships, mindfulness, and crisis management. This may involve supporting patients in generalizing skills in everyday life and crisis situations and achieving their long-term goals. In addition to treatment work, regular practical tasks on a psychiatric care unit are included, and you will also participate in and initiate activities with the patients. Documentation is done in the TakeCare journal system.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with a degree in care assistance with proof of protected professional title. You should have prior experience working as a care assistant in psychiatry. It is highly meritorious if you have worked in child and adolescent psychiatry. You must speak fluent Swedish.

Personal Qualities

We are looking for someone with personal maturity, who is secure, stable, and self-aware, who distinguishes between the personal and the professional. You are proactive and want to engage our patients.

You are stable, calm, and controlled in stressful and pressured situations. Furthermore, you have good collaboration skills and work well with others, relating to them in a responsive and smooth manner. You can also listen, communicate, and resolve conflicts constructively.

You are loyal and express a positive attitude towards work and the organization, acting in accordance with the individual's care plan and relevant governing documents and routines. You are also service-oriented, calm, attentive, and accommodating in your interactions. You have the interest, willingness, and ability to help others and strive to deliver solutions.

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. As an employee with us, you have good opportunities to develop within your profession. We offer benefits such as favorable pension conditions, the possibility of salary exchange, free tax-financed healthcare, extra compensation during parental leave, and wellness benefits. We also offer flexible working hours if the work allows.

Employment Type

The position consists of two permanent full-time positions, one for day and evening shifts and one for night shifts. Start as soon as possible by agreement.

Additional Information

Interviews will be conducted continuously during the application period. A probationary period may apply.

We look forward to your application!

About Us

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

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

For patient-related work within the Stockholm County healthcare area:

• background checks will be 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 medical examination, according to current directives, which is done through occupational health services before employment.
• in addition to Swedish professional certification, good knowledge of the Swedish language corresponding to level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) is required. The same requirements are guiding for non-licensed staff with patient contact.

Stockholm County healthcare area (SLSO) is one of Sweden's largest healthcare providers with 11,600 employees. We offer health and medical care in the Region Stockholm's management within psychiatry, primary care, geriatrics, ASIH, urgent care, somatic specialist care, habilitation and health, as well as assistive devices. 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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