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Our operations are growing, and we are therefore looking for more nursing assistants who want to help develop our services! Welcome to the Acute Orthopedic Department in Kristianstad!

The Acute Orthopedic Department is part of the Surgical Operations Area (VO) and is one of the largest departments at Kristianstad Central Hospital. We have outpatient services with surgery, vascular, upper/lower gastro, and breast/plastic patients, as well as an oncology treatment unit. The other departments within our area are the Acute Surgery Department (KAVA), Surgery Department, Urology and Vascular Department, Gynecology Surgery, and Ear-Nose-Throat. We have an active collaboration between departments with good development opportunities within the specialties.

The orthopedic services at Kristianstad Central Hospital (CSK) include emergency surgeries, outpatient services, and an acute care department. The elective orthopedic services are managed at the hospital in Hässleholm. Our orthopedic operations area is a university healthcare unit. The ambition level is high, and we strive towards the common goal of delivering high quality.

The Acute Orthopedic Department is at the forefront of care development and patient consideration. The work in our department is varied, where no day is like the other. In the role of nursing assistant, you will be challenged and developed by varied tasks, including both pre- and post-operative care as well as rehabilitation.

In a cross-professional team, you will work together with the patient and other professional categories to create the best conditions for person-centered care. We focus on the patient, and to make this possible, we strive to reduce the number of patients per team. In addition, competence development and education are prioritized.

Welcome to us!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Our unit is growing, and we are expanding the number of care places. Therefore, we are now looking for 3 new colleagues for our unit.

We are looking for someone who enjoys working in a team and wants to contribute to a good work environment, where we all feel joy and community. We welcome both those who are new to the role and those who have worked for some time and gained valuable experience in the profession.

We want to create a working method that benefits both patients and staff. Therefore, we focus on the medical and care needs of the patient, which means that team division is based on the patients' needs and the staff's experience.

You will be responsible for the nursing assistant tasks in an operating acute care department. Many patients cared for by us also have internal medical conditions, which means you will develop a broad competence. In addition to direct patient work, all staff members are involved in developing and improving the care of our patients.

Weekend work is included, two out of five weekends. A wish schedule is applied in the department.

QUALIFICATIONS

You who are applying are a trained nursing assistant and meet the Socialstyrelsen's requirements for a protected professional title, regardless of whether you studied under previous or current program structures. Good language skills in Swedish, both spoken and written, are a requirement.

Experience in orthopedics, rehabilitation, and mobilization is meritorious for the position. Likewise, if you have previously worked in a care department and in emergency care.

We welcome you who take great personal responsibility for both patients and the operation. You will work in a team with nurses, rehabilitation staff, and doctors. Therefore, it is important for us that you are flexible and self-sufficient. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

In this recruitment, we apply continuous selection. Warm welcome with your application today!

OTHER

To be considered complete, your application must include your proof of protected professional title from Socialstyrelsen. If you have not received your proof of protected professional title, you must attach your grades (not just a diploma) from your nursing assistant education. If you were permanently employed as a nursing assistant on July 1, 2023, and lack proof, please attach your employment certificate and your grades (not just a diploma) from your nursing assistant education.

You need to present proof of protected professional title from Socialstyrelsen. If you have not received your proof of protected professional title, you must attach your grades (not just a diploma) from your nursing assistant education. If you were permanently employed as a nursing assistant on July 1, 2023, and lack proof, please attach your employment certificate and your grades (not just a diploma) from your nursing assistant education. If you do not have the proof, you may be hired as a care assistant on a temporary basis, pending the proof.

On Socialstyrelsen's website, you can read more about the protected professional title for nursing assistants and what transition rules apply here (https://legitimation.socialstyrelsen.se/skyddad-yrkestitel-for-underskoterska/).

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