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Are you interested in pediatric and emergency care? Are you looking for your next challenge where you can develop both professionally and personally? Then you should not hesitate to apply to us at the pediatric emergency department in Lund!

Within the area of pediatric medicine at Skåne University Hospital (Sus), we provide care for children and adolescents in both Lund and Malmö, with outpatient clinics and wards as well as emergency departments at both locations. We work according to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the standards of the Nordic Association for Sick Children (NOBAB).

At the pediatric emergency department in Lund, we meet children who come in acutely with illnesses or as a result of accidents. We receive children within specialized medicine up to 18 years old and children with surgical conditions up to 15 years old. During on-call hours, we also receive children with issues related to the ear, nose, and throat region. We have a unit manager nurse who works during the day and is available as an experienced support for new employees as well as for those who already work with us. We also have two pediatric nurse specialists and a pediatric nurse who work 50 percent in care and 50 percent in mentorship and introduction as well as development of our unit.

If you are curious about our operations, you are warmly welcome to shadow our department!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

We welcome a driven and committed nurse/pediatric nurse who wants to help develop emergency care for children with us.

In your role as a nurse/pediatric nurse in the pediatric emergency department, your tasks will include nursing and treatment of the acutely ill child. With us, you will encounter a varied and stimulating work environment in a good working atmosphere that demands flexibility and collaboration.

We have an eight-week introduction period, but your introduction is individual and will of course be adapted according to your previous experiences. Progression will occur gradually to increased responsibility within triage, ambulance reception, emergency room, treatments, and nursing around the sick child and their relatives. The introduction also includes training in patient-related analyses, basic pediatrics, emergency exercises, medical technology, and our triage tool RETTS. As a newly hired nurse or pediatric nurse, you will always have the support of an experienced colleague. You will also receive a mentor who has extensive experience working in pediatric and emergency care during your introduction period and thereafter, depending on your wishes and needs.

We offer a scheduling model with quota agreements, which means you work 38.25 hours a week and are employed on a combined day and night shift, where you work two weekends out of five weeks.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who is a licensed nurse and/or a nurse with specialist training in pediatric or emergency care with authorization to work within Swedish healthcare. Language skills in Swedish at least equivalent to level C1 according to the Council of Europe’s scale is a requirement. We prefer that you have experience working in pediatric care, but the most important thing is that you have an interest in pediatric care.

Your positive attitude contributes to a good working climate, and as a person, you are confident in your professional role and can easily adapt to the changing circumstances that working in an emergency department entails. You feel secure in your prioritizations and always have the patient in focus even when the pace is sometimes high. As we work closely in teams, good collaboration skills, a high sense of service, and a genuine interest in children and their families are important. We value that you as a person are engaged and flexible as well as very meticulous and stress-resistant in your work. Since we care about finding the right person for our workgroup, we place great importance on personal suitability. Therefore, we see that you always strive for good cooperation and meet colleagues and families based on Region Skåne’s values.

An extract from the suspicion and criminal record register will be made before any employment.

In this recruitment, we apply continuous selection. We warmly welcome your application today.

OTHER

Region Skåne is responsible for healthcare, public transport, and sustainable development throughout Skåne. Our highest decision-making body is the regional council, which is directly elected by the residents of Skåne. Region Skåne is a value-driven organization that works with the values of welcoming, driving, caring, and respect in everything we do.

Skåne University Hospital (Sus) is located in Lund and Malmö and is the country’s third largest hospital. Sus is a knowledge hub for healthcare at all stages of life at regional, national, and international levels. Our 12,000 employees are involved in driving development within the university hospital’s three mission areas: care, research, and education. With us, you will work in a value-driven organization that develops healthcare together with patients and their relatives. Welcome!

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