Field of Operations: Forensic Psychiatry

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Our Operations

The Forensic Psychiatry Unit cares for patients who have been convicted of crimes and who have been transferred to forensic psychiatric care. This means that we receive patients with varying psychiatric conditions. At the unit, we work from a long-term perspective where, in addition to medication, care, educational interventions, and psychological treatment with a focus on preventing recidivism are important components.

The Forensic Psychiatry Unit currently consists of two care departments with newly opened security class 2, security class 3, and an outpatient clinic. In April 2024, we moved to newly built premises in Jälla outside Uppsala.

We are looking for you

who, together with other employees, want to help develop care for patients at the forensic psychiatric unit. We can offer a stimulating workplace with a strong focus on care, content, and development. We take advantage of innovations and ideas, and actively work towards our vision:

“To deliver Sweden's best forensic psychiatric care, every day, around the clock!”

Your Mission

As a nurse or specialist nurse on the ward, you assess, plan, and perform specific nursing care. You have a leading role and contribute a nursing perspective in the interprofessional team. We have long care times and therefore place great emphasis on relationship-building work. You participate in quality and development work within your area of expertise.

We work with differentiated tasks depending on whether you are a general nurse or have a specialist education. As a specialist nurse, you have additional responsibility to lead and develop psychiatric nursing both patient-near and at the unit level together with other specialist nurses. You provide collegial supervision.

Your Qualifications

You who are applying are an experienced nurse, a newly graduated nurse, or a specialist nurse in psychiatric care. Experience and knowledge of leadership at an overarching level, supervision of students, and experience in quality and development work within psychiatric care are desirable and meritorious but not a requirement.

Your Competence

You are interested in developing in the role of a leader. You are firmly anchored in the profession's ethical code and do not hesitate to translate it into practical action in relation to both patients and colleagues. You are proud of your profession, have good analytical and reflective abilities, and contribute to nursing expertise to improve and develop care. Experience in psychotic care or forensic psychiatric care and interest in care development are meritorious. A driver's license is an advantage. In the appointment, great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

We Offer

A permanent full-time position during the day, evening, and weekend with placement at the forensic psychiatric unit. A probationary period may apply. Before employment, extracts from the suspicion and criminal records will be taken.

We offer a stimulating job with a wide variety of tasks. Scientific improvement and development are seen as a natural part of the position. We offer professional supervision from a specialist nurse every week, and you have strong collegial support in the group. To ensure care quality, 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, have high nursing competence, and continuously work on development within nursing. We would like you to have an interest in research and teaching in collaboration with Uppsala University.

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?

Department Head Maria Bruhn Lundblad, 018-611 22 26
Deputy Department Head, Mathilda Iversen, 018-611 30 04
Deputy Department Head, Lena Knutsson, 018-617 11 74
Union representatives can be reached via Region Uppsala's 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 gender balance and diversity bring to the organization and welcomes applicants of all genders and with different backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences.

Region Uppsala will assign 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.

Before a decision on employment, a check of suspicion and criminal records will be conducted for all applicants who may work in psychiatric healthcare, habilitation, care of children and adolescents, or compulsory care of substance abusers, areas that are subject to optional record extracts. This applies to everyone who will work closely with patients, even if the tasks are not primarily intended to include work with the aforementioned patient groups.

This recruitment is conducted entirely by Region Uppsala, and we kindly ask recruitment companies and advertisement sellers to refrain from calling.