Registered Nurse for Forensic Psychiatry at Brinkåsen

NU Healthcare is part of the Västra Götaland Region and is one of Sweden's larger county hospitals. We are located at NÄL (Norra Älvsborg County Hospital) in Trollhättan and Uddevalla Hospital. The hospital's catchment area includes 280,000 residents. Together, we are around 5,000 employees who work every day to provide good and safe specialist healthcare. We are located on the west coast, and our area offers varied nature with both sea, mountains, forests, and lakes.

Do you want to help shape the future of forensic psychiatric care?

We are looking for a registered nurse for ward 96 at Brinkåsen, which has been operational since February 2025 – an exciting opportunity to be part of a dedicated team at the forefront!

About us

The forensic psychiatry unit at Brinkåsen in Vänersborg is part of NU Healthcare within the Västra Götaland Region – one of Sweden's largest healthcare providers. Here, we work in modern, bright, and purpose-built facilities surrounded by beautiful nature with proximity to both lakes and forests. Currently, there are five care wards with different specializations, and we have just opened a brand new ward where you have the chance to be involved from the start!

What we offer you

With us, you will not only have a meaningful job with a clear purpose – you will become an important part of a multidisciplinary team where collaboration, safety, and development are the focus. We offer:

• Professional development in forensic psychiatric care
• Internal training and supervision
• Clinical foundation year for newly graduated nurses, with mentorship and structured learning
• A well-functioning and supportive care team, where you as a nurse have a central role
• The opportunity to influence and help shape routines in the ward
• Beautiful surroundings and good opportunities for recovery at the workplace

Your role as a nurse

As a nurse with us, you will have a varied and responsible job where you have overall responsibility for the nursing work in your care team. You will work with medical interventions, patient contact, supervision of colleagues, and collaboration with other professionals. We always work with individualized care where patient participation is at the center. The working hours are night shifts.

You will work in a safe and developing environment where we value your competence and provide you with tools to grow in your professional role.

Who are you?

We are looking for a registered nurse with an interest in psychiatry/forensic psychiatric care. Experience in psychiatry is an advantage but not a requirement – the most important thing is that you are curious, responsible, and have good collaborative skills. We welcome both newly graduated and experienced nurses!

Other

The position is a permanent full-time employment, with start date according to agreement. Interviews are conducted continuously, so do not hesitate to submit your application!

When filling a position within psychiatry, we always request an extract from the suspicion and criminal record register. This request is handled by the employer.

Welcome to Brinkåsen – here you make a difference every day.

About the Västra Götaland Region

The Västra Götaland Region exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good healthcare for everyone. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communications throughout Västra Götaland. The Västra Götaland Region actively works to digitize more working methods. 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 have the motivation to participate in development to learn new things. The Västra Götaland Region places all permanent employees on standby duty.

If you want to know more about the 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

The Västra Götaland Region prefers that you register your application through the recruitment system. If you as a candidate have questions about the advertised position or for special reasons cannot register your details in a public system - contact the contact person for the respective ad.

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