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Telephone Operator at Västra Götaland Region

VÄSTRA GÖTALANDSREGIONEN

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Job Description

You will be part of a workgroup consisting of telephone operators and system administrators.

Telephone service is available in three locations and supports healthcare around the clock, every day of the year. As a telephone operator, you will work in several systems, relay calls, and guide the public with the right information.

Other common tasks include:

  • Managing, alarming, and monitoring emergency medical alarms
  • Guidance to the right functions for both the public and the region's operations
  • Administration and handling of disaster support, on-call changes, and on-call lists
  • Monitoring of technical alarms.

The work is scheduled during days, evenings, and weekends. Night work may occur as needed. The position is a temporary contract until 2026-12-31.

To provide good service in the role of telephone operator, you need to:

  • Have a high tolerance for stress and maintain calm when handling calls in pressured and emergency alarm situations
  • Be able to work at a fast pace while actively listening and searching for information simultaneously
  • Have excellent collaboration skills but also be able to take responsibility and work independently.

You have a high school education and good knowledge of Microsoft365. You communicate fluently in Swedish and English and have the ability to convey complex information in an understandable way. Furthermore, you are accustomed to learning and working in various IT systems.

Experience with switchboard and referral systems, contact centers, or other telephone operator work is an advantage. Experience in meeting people in vulnerable situations is also a plus.

Recruitment Process

In this process, we do not require a personal letter, but instead, we would like you to answer a number of questions when you register your application. Please remember to answer in detail as we will make our initial selection based on your responses.

Our Offer

We offer you a developing workplace where you will receive introduction, training, and good employment conditions. As part of our team, you will lay the foundation for effective healthcare.

At telephone service, we provide an introduction for all new employees lasting about 7-10 weeks. This is to ensure you have the best possible start in your new job. The positions are located at Flöjelbergsgatan in Mölndal.

We look forward to your application!

Property, support, and service is Västra Götaland Region's own service organization and property manager that ensures everything works as it should. We take care of property operations, ensure that all employees receive salaries, that premises are cleaned, and that assignments within the region are staffed with specialist competence. We want to work closely with those we support because we believe that together we can make a difference. With openness and a focus on development and collaboration, we strive for a good life in Västra Götaland Region.

About Västra Götaland Region

Västra Götaland Region exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good healthcare for all. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communication throughout Västra Götaland.

Västra Götaland Region actively works to digitize more workflows. To be part of the digital transformation, you should have basic skills and be able to use digital tools and services. You can search for information, communicate, interact digitally, are risk-aware, and are motivated to participate in development to learn new things.

Västra Götaland Region places all permanent employees in a state of readiness.

If you want to know more about Västra Götaland Region, you can visit our introduction for new employees at the link here (https://www.vgregion.se/introduktion). You can also read more in the presentation here (https://mellanarkiv-offentlig.vgregion.se/alfresco/s/archive/stream/public/v1/source/available/sofia/rs4011-467070786-672/surrogate).

Application

Västra Götaland Region prefers that you register your application via the recruitment system. If you as an applicant have questions about the advertised position or for special reasons cannot register your information in a public system - contact the contact person for the respective advertisement.

To staffing, placement, and recruitment companies and to you as a salesperson:
We kindly but firmly decline direct contact with staffing, placement, and recruitment companies as well as other external actors and sellers of additional job advertisements. Västra Götaland Region has contracted agreements.

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