Field of Activity: Psychiatry

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Our Operations

The Psychiatry Department 3B provides specialized psychiatric inpatient care for patients with affective disorders such as severe depression, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, and severe anxiety disorders. We belong to the section for affective disorders, which is a specialized psychiatric operation within the field of psychiatry and consists of both inpatient care and several outpatient clinics. We are located in modern facilities where inpatient care, outpatient care, and emergency psychiatric care are gathered under one roof.

To ensure the quality of care, we actively work to develop a good and attractive working environment for nurses. This means that we value and protect the nurse's autonomous professional practice and that nursing has a central role in our operations. Enabling recovery and health are important parts of the nursing work in a psychiatric department. A clear focus on person-centered care allows individuals' own stories to shape the care.

In the department, we work in two care teams where one nurse together with two nursing assistants is responsible for half of the patients in the department. As the leading nurse, you will lead the daily nursing work. At the end of each shift, we have a reflection session in the workgroup. We also have a nursing round every week and regular supervision for the nursing group.

Together, we establish a care plan with current and planned interventions, which are continuously evaluated. The department has a close and well-functioning collaboration with outpatient care, ensuring safe discharge with good follow-up and treatment even after discharge. We are a fun and diverse team of about 30 people consisting of nurses, both newly graduated and specialized, a coordinating nurse, nursing assistants, caregivers, and doctors at various levels.

Your Mission

As a nurse, you are responsible for psychiatric and somatic care. You conduct nursing assessments, perform therapeutic interventions, manage medication administration, and maintain contact with relatives and care neighbors. You document in the Cosmic journal system, supervise nursing students, and introduce new employees. Together with the nursing assistants in your care team, you prepare and conduct the daily rounds in the department. You are a key person who, together with your nursing colleagues, leads and distributes the work in the department.

Your workdays with us can vary. Sometimes the pace is slower, and you can spend a lot of time talking with or engaging patients, while other days may involve acute situations of various kinds or coercive measures, where you as the team leader need to make quick decisions and handle stressful situations.

Your Qualifications

We are looking for you who are a registered nurse, either newly graduated or with a few years of experience. The important thing is that you want to learn more about psychiatry, that you are open, curious, and genuinely interested in people.

We Offer

We offer a permanent full-time position with a start date according to agreement. With us, there are great opportunities to influence your schedule as our nurses create their preferred schedules. Great emphasis is placed on healthy schedules and the opportunity for each nurse to have a balance between work and leisure. Our working hours follow current EU directives regarding recovery times between shifts and weekly rest.

A salary supplement of 2000 SEK/month for full-time employment will be added as an inpatient care supplement. There is also the possibility to work night shifts if desired.

If you are newly graduated, you will work alongside the department's nurses for eight weeks to receive the best introduction. If you have previous experience, we will adapt the introduction accordingly. For those who are new to the profession, you will have great opportunities to develop in your profession with us, and we regularly offer various training sessions in the department. For those with more experience, there are opportunities for further development and to be involved in developing our operations. Contact us and come for a study visit if you wish. Let us tell you more about us!

With us, you will receive benefits that make a difference; read about the benefits here (https://regionuppsala.se/jobba-hos-oss/bli-var-nya-kollega/formaner/).

Selection is ongoing, and the position may be filled before the application deadline.

Want to Know More?

Department Manager Anna Wallin 018–6112335
Deputy Department Manager Naiole Martins, 072–236 39 41 [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Union representatives can be reached via the switchboard, 018–611 00 00

Do You Want to Work with Us?

Welcome with your application via the link below.

Region Uppsala values the qualities that a balanced gender distribution and diversity bring to the organization. Therefore, we welcome applicants of all genders and with different backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences.

Region Uppsala places all permanent staff based on the needs of total defense. This means that for the individual employee, there are no obligations in peacetime but is solely a planning measure.

Checks against suspicion and criminal records will be conducted for all individuals that the employer intends to hire or engage for patient-related work, as they may work within psychiatric care, habilitation, care of children and youth, or coercive care of substance abusers, areas that are covered by optional register extracts. This applies to everyone who will work closely with patients, even if the tasks are not primarily intended to involve work with the aforementioned patient groups.

This recruitment is entirely managed by Region Uppsala. We kindly ask recruitment companies and advertisement sellers to refrain from contacting us.