Department of Geriatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine, and Pain Center

We are Uppsala University Hospital – 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

All job roles within geriatrics have one thing in common: it is meaningful, exciting, and developing to work in the area of geriatrics (VO geriatrics). Our tools are science and proven experience, and we have the combined resources of Uppsala University Hospital at our disposal. We dare to try new paths, and our driving force is to make a difference for our patients every day. We are constantly working on improvements and have developed new working methods for geriatrics where the patient is placed at the center and the competencies of all professions are utilized.

Thanks to advances in medicine, care, and lifestyle, we are living longer, which brings new demands on healthcare. We encounter a larger patient group and new challenges. The patients we meet carry a lifetime of experiences, often with multiple diseases and perhaps a complex health situation.

30A is now looking for more substitutes for the summer. In this ad, we are addressing medical students from semester 10 who want to work as junior doctors with nursing tasks. The purpose of the recruitment is to strengthen staffing for the summer.

Your Assignment

Junior doctor with nursing tasks. Medical students can be employed to perform certain selected tasks that are not usually part of the doctor role. The requirement is that the junior doctor has passed semester 10 and has studied and been approved in the subject and the exams corresponding to the subject/specialty within the employing area. Junior doctors with nursing tasks are employed with the title of doctor, not licensed. It is a requirement that you have previously worked as a nursing assistant during your education, which provides a better understanding of what nursing work entails. Examples of possible tasks include preparing and administering medications; tablets, infusions, and injections, blood cultures, IV cannulation, NEWS checks, managing and changing central lines, placing catheters, taking EKGs, preparing and administering inhalations, taking venous samples, placing feeding tubes, administering medications via feeding tubes, distributing medications before discharge, and restocking medication carts if the pharmacist is not on duty, participating in basic nursing care. If necessary, you will also perform nursing assistant tasks on the ward. In this role, you will not be performing junior doctor tasks.

Your Qualifications

You are a medical student from semester 10. You have good knowledge and skills in basic nursing. The variation in work means that you should be flexible, responsible, and able to adapt to acute situations and be ready to step in where needed. You also have good computer skills, and it is an advantage if you are familiar with the Cosmic journal system. You enjoy working with elderly people, have a good attitude, and possess strong collaboration skills. You are also an engaged and positive colleague who contributes to a good work environment. Personal qualities are highly valued.

We Offer

We offer you a summer substitute position or hourly employment during the summer of 2026. We prefer that you can work the entire summer or alternatively weeks 25-29 or 30-33 (with introduction before week 30). The application deadline is March 15, 2026.

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?

Lena Mattsson, department head, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
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. Interviews and appointments will take place continuously from January 2026, so do not wait to submit your application.

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 for the individual employee, there are no obligations in peacetime but is solely a planning measure.

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

This recruitment is conducted entirely through Region Uppsala's efforts, and we kindly ask recruitment companies and ad sellers not to call.