Head of Home Care

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Home Care

The Home Care service in Gotland is part of the social administration and offers safe and professional care at home, both at the primary care level and with specialized interventions.

The operation is organized in multiprofessional teams with nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and nursing assistants, providing a broad competence and a holistic view of the patient's needs.

To create closeness and continuity, home care is divided into three areas: northern and central Gotland, Visby, and southern Gotland. A total of about 80 employees work closely with primary care, home care services, special accommodations, and care for people with disabilities.

The management consists of a department head, three unit managers, and a business developer, supported by a digitalization coordinator. Together, we drive the development of a modern and person-centered home care where the patient is always at the center.

Your Responsibilities

As the head of Home Care, you have the overall responsibility for driving and developing home care in a time of changing population structure. The department is in a changing phase and simultaneously faces significant challenges, especially in recruitment and competence supply, which places high demands on strategic and long-term leadership. You lead the work to ensure that care is safe, secure, and individualized, and that patients receive the care they need and are entitled to in collaboration with health care.

You have three unit managers and a business developer to support you, for whom you have direct personnel and work environment responsibility. You also have support from a digitalization coordinator, who is part of the department's management team. You also lead a collaboration group at the departmental level based on Region Gotland's collaboration agreement.

Within given financial frameworks, you conduct an efficient operation with high quality, focusing on the patient. You have a results responsibility according to Region Gotland's governance model for a balanced economy, which includes work with regular forecasts, budgets, and quality follow-ups. As the head of the department, you ensure that methods and working methods yield the best possible results. To achieve this goal, good collaboration both internally and externally is required, where you represent the department's issues in both contexts.

You report to the social director and are part of the social administration's management team, where you are expected to contribute with engagement, drive, and initiative.

Who Are You?

We are looking for someone with several years of relevant managerial experience, where you have also led through other managers. You are confident in driving development and change work, and your experience of working under the Health and Medical Services Act (HSL) enables you to navigate complex regulations and ensure high quality in operations. You have a university degree in health and social care and can express yourself well in Swedish, both orally and in writing. You also have good computer skills and a B driving license.

We consider it an advantage to have education in leadership, labor law, and work environment; experience of working in health and medical care and in politically governed operations; and experience of collaboration agreements (between employer and trade union parties).

To succeed in the role of head of Home Care, you need to combine results focus with clear communication and a genuine commitment to the development of home care. You have a strong ability to collaborate and are confident in leading through others, with the ability to see the whole and solve complex problems. The role requires you to be self-driven while working systematically to create sustainable solutions and lasting results.

About the Social Administration

As part of Region Gotland, we at the social administration work with social interventions such as counseling, support, and treatment. Our areas of operation include social services, home care, elderly care, and care for people with disabilities throughout Gotland. Around the clock, we meet people of all ages and with different needs; children, families, adults, and the elderly. Together, we enable good conditions for care, support, and services throughout life.

About Region Gotland

Region Gotland is not only Gotland's largest employer, but we are also the only region in Sweden that has municipal, health, and medical care responsibilities and regional development responsibility within the same organization. This, combined with our island location, creates conditions for good cooperation across our areas of operation.

We are over 7000 employees. Together we work for a sustainable, inclusive, and well-being society for everyone who visits, lives, and works in Gotland. We are driving the creation of a safe and sustainable development across the island.

Gotland is a fantastic place to live, with a rich cultural life, unspoiled nature, and a creative entrepreneurial spirit. We are over 61,000 people who have chosen to live here year-round, and we would love to have more! If you want information about Gotland as a place to live and work, read more at https://gotland.com/leva-bo/flytta-hit/ (https://gotland.com/leva-bo/flytta-hit/)

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Other

Region Gotland works according to a competence-based recruitment method aimed at recognizing each person's competence and thus counteracting discrimination. We strive for an even gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, welcoming applicants with different backgrounds and genders.

The position is advertised on the condition that it does not need to be allocated to employees with preferential rights and that the position remains vacant.

As the world changes, Region Gotland is increasingly working with quality and safety in the recruitment process. This means that you as a candidate may be subject to certain checks before employment. Information about which checks the position you are applying for may be subject to will be provided to you before or during the interview.

Before all employments, you as a candidate need to present ID and a personal certificate.

We kindly decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance.