Nursing Assistant/Caregiver for Psychiatry Department, Kungälv Hospital, Summer 2026

The Hospitals in the West is an administration within the Västra Götaland Region and consists of four hospitals – Alingsås Hospital, Angered Local Hospital, Högsbo Local Hospital, and Kungälv Hospital. Approximately 3000 employees work with us every day to provide good and safe specialist healthcare of the highest quality.

Are you a nursing assistant or caregiver who wants to work with us in the Psychiatry Department at Kungälv Hospital in the summer of 2026?

At Kungälv Hospital, every working day is meaningful, and everyone's contributions together provide crucial value for our patients.

Description

The Psychiatry Department at Kungälv Hospital consists of inpatient care units, a psychiatric emergency department, psychiatric outpatient clinics, child psychiatric clinics, and specialized clinics for patients with eating disorders and emotional instability. Ward 9 is an inpatient unit focused on psychosis and general psychiatry, where individuals with eating disorders are also treated. The unit has 12 beds and two beds for user-controlled admissions. Ward 10 is an inpatient unit focused on addiction and general psychiatry, with 12 beds.

We are looking for someone who wants to work with inpatient care and is also interested in working with the described target group. We are committed to continuously developing and evaluating psychiatric care and welcome your interest in participating in ongoing improvement efforts.

Responsibilities

As a caregiver, you will be responsible for psychiatric nursing. The patient's care plan is the guiding document, and the patient should be involved in its creation. The care plan is continuously evaluated throughout the patient's stay. We work with shared decision-making, and care is person-centered. Patients and relatives should be involved in the care. We also have a responsibility to provide support and information to minor children as well as to support patients in their parental role. The team around the patient includes nurses, caregivers, and doctors.

The Psychiatry Department at Kungälv Hospital is seeking nursing assistants and caregivers for the summer of 2026 within psychiatry, wards 9 and 10, and the psychiatric emergency department. We offer a fun, stimulating, responsible, and exciting job where you will have the opportunity to develop your skills together with new colleagues. During weeks 26–33, Ward 10 will close and merge with Ward 9, increasing the number of beds in Ward 9 to 20 + 2 user-controlled beds.

Qualifications

You are a trained nursing assistant/caregiver.

If you are a student in the nursing program, you need to have completed semester 3 or semester 4 depending on your educational program.

If you are a student in the medical program, you need to have completed semester 5 or semester 6 depending on your educational program.

Other

Interviews and appointments will be ongoing throughout the application period, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

The recruitment process will continue until the summer, and therefore, notifications regarding appointments may take time until then.

Before employment within the Psychiatry Department, we as the employer will request an extract from the suspicion and criminal record register.

Protected job title for nursing assistants: From July 1, 2023, the title nursing assistant is a protected job title. This means that you will need a certificate from the National Board of Health and Welfare to use the title nursing assistant in healthcare and social services. You can read more about the protected job title for nursing assistants on the National Board of Health and Welfare's website – which also outlines the transitional regulations: Nursing Assistant Protected Job Title from July 1, 2023 - (socialstyrelsen)

Welcome to spend the summer with us!

About Västra Götaland Region

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

Application

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