Emergency and Ambulance Care Department

We are Akademiska sjukhuset – one of Sweden's leading university hospitals. As a regional hospital and provider of highly specialized care, we offer services to two million people in Central Sweden. Something is always happening here – a new life is born, a grandmother is operated on, a colleague is celebrated as a hero. With us, you will experience both tough challenges and fantastic events, in a strong community with colleagues. See parts of our reality in our photo exhibition; akademiskafotoutstallning.se (http://akademiskafotoutstallning.se). Welcome with your application!

Our Operations

The emergency care department constitutes a central and extensive part of healthcare. Our area of operation consists of two sections; emergency care and ambulance care. The emergency care section consists of the emergency department. Our goal is to provide good, appropriate, high-quality, specialist-driven emergency care for all patients, regardless of the reason for seeking care. We strive to be a health-promoting workplace with good leadership and flexible working methods, and therefore continuously work on education and development. With us, you have close access to specialist knowledge, research, education, and about 40 engaged emergency physician colleagues.

Our university hospital is a level 1 trauma center. The adult emergency department sees approximately 52,000 patients annually, with a lower age limit of 15 years, but also has responsibility for younger children with potentially life-threatening conditions.

Within our area of operation, we conduct research, basic and specialist training for nurses and doctors at all stages of their careers. We engage in multiprofessional and innovative development with national and international partners, as well as quality and patient safety work with a focus on proactive operational development. We are now connected to the Swedish Emergency Care Register (SVAR) and have a strong focus on competence development in Point-of-Care Ultrasound.

Your Mission

Work in emergency care is ongoing around the clock, and you will therefore have varying working hours. As an employee at the university hospital, participating in training and supervision is part of the job. The duties include clinical work in the emergency department (adult) and the emergency department (pediatric surgery/orthopedics) as we also staff the pediatric emergency surgery/orthopedics.

Your Qualifications

You are a licensed physician with an interest in and experience of emergency care. You have a strong interest in education and medical development work within the area of operation.

Your Competence

We are looking for an engaged and driven colleague with the ability to inspire change and development. You are clear, attentive, humble, and responsible, with a patient-centered focus and the ability to communicate your clinical assessments and decisions. You have support from supervisors or senior colleagues for your clinical assessments and decisions. You want to contribute to the collective development of emergency care moving forward. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

We Offer

We offer a fixed-term full-time employment for 6 months with a possible extension and a ST position. Start date according to agreement. Before hiring, a background check will be conducted, including police records, license verification, and reference checks.

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/).

Want to Know More?

Section Manager Biplob Abu Shanewas, 018-617 41 66
Responsible HR partner can be reached via the switchboard, 018-611 00 00
Union contact person can be reached via the switchboard, 018-611 00 00

Want to Work with Us?

Welcome with your application via the link below. Selection and hiring may occur before the application deadline.

Region Uppsala values the qualities that gender balance and diversity bring to the organization and welcomes 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 individual employees have no obligations during peacetime but is solely a planning measure.

Before a hiring decision, a check of police records regarding all applicants who may work in psychiatric care, habilitation, care of children and adolescents, or involuntary care of substance abusers will be conducted, areas that are subject to optional record extracts. This applies to everyone who will work closely with patients, even if the tasks are not currently intended to primarily involve work with the aforementioned patient groups.

This recruitment is conducted entirely through Region Uppsala's own efforts, and we kindly ask recruitment companies and advertisement sellers to refrain from calling.