Health and Medical Care Department

The management office of Region Uppsala is part of Region Uppsala, one of the largest employers in Uppsala County. The management office is led by the regional director and consists of approximately one thousand employees. With a governing, supportive, and coordinating role, the management office is tasked with supporting the political leadership and administrations so that the political direction is reflected in the region's various activities. In this way, Region Uppsala can fulfill its role, both regionally and nationally. Do you want to develop and contribute to the development of Region Uppsala - welcome to work with us!

Several thousand nursing assistants work daily within Region Uppsala's health and medical care and within care and support in the municipalities of Uppsala County. Every year, newly trained individuals from high schools and adult education join. As a healthcare provider and employer, we welcome students during their education for workplace-based learning, APL. The students' APL is a shared responsibility for us, for high schools and adult educators in the county. You will be a key person in driving the work to ensure quality in workplace-based learning.

Our Operations

Health and medical care and support affect many patients and residents and are significant areas of responsibility for the municipalities and the region. We receive students from many schools and educators within the county and want to provide good conditions for supervision in the workplace and for educators to prepare their students. Today's students are our future employees. Through close collaboration with educators and good quality in our own task of receiving and supervising students, we can create conditions for good fundamental competence among graduates.

Your Mission

Your mission involves responsibility for developing, coordinating, and driving the work to ensure consistent and high quality and create conditions for good access to APL placements. The focus is on training nursing assistants, an important professional group for patient safety and care and support quality. In the future, the work may include other training and educational assignments within care and support.

Close collaboration with both high school and adult education, APL coordinators, and organizations that receive students is central. To support your work, an operational management group will be appointed, with representatives from the region and municipalities. Your tasks include:

• Establishing and leading the work in a county-wide collaboration council for employers and educators in Uppsala County.
• Designing and coordinating overarching support in collaboration with healthcare teachers, supervisors, and others within health and medical care and support.
• Driving and coordinating efforts to develop quality criteria for APL within health and medical care and support.
• Ensuring clear division of responsibilities and roles regarding APL.
• Being responsible for quality assurance and follow-up.
• Participating in relevant networks within the county and nationally.

The work also includes reporting in writing and orally, for example, to the county's forum for collaboration in health, support, care, and assistance, the municipalities' social chiefs' network, the region's care management group, and the municipalities' school chiefs' network.

Your Qualifications

Higher education at least at the bachelor's level in a relevant field. Current and relevant work experience from health and medical care or support. Very good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing. Good knowledge of Office365.

Meritorious

• Experience in working with educational assignments within health and medical care or support.
• Experience in leadership roles or project management.
• Relevant and documented pedagogical experiences.
• Experience working in politically governed organizations.

Your Competence

You have basic knowledge of and interest in the specific conditions of healthcare providers and educators. You see the complexity in current assignments and identify ways forward. You have excellent communication skills. You are proactive and structured. You are motivated by achieving results and succeed in getting others to collaborate with you towards common goals. You are clear about both your own responsibilities and expectations of others. You are observant of changing circumstances and adapt your actions while maintaining focus on set goals.

We Offer

We offer a permanent full-time position. A probationary period may be applied. The work involves travel throughout Uppsala County. There is some opportunity for remote work. Start date according to agreement.

You will work on behalf of both the region and seven municipalities in the county in a jointly funded position. Your employer is Region Uppsala, and you will be organizationally placed at the region's management office, under the education manager at the health and medical care department.

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/ (https://regionuppsala.se/jobba-hos-oss/bli-var-nya-kollega/formaner/)).

Want to Know More?

Christina Halford, education manager of the health and medical care department, Region Uppsala, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]), 018-611 30 77.
Ulrica Stjerngren, operations manager for care and support, Tierp Municipality, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]), 0293-21 86 00.

Union Representatives:

Vision - Christianne Simson, 018-611 32 51
SACO - Örjan Olsmats, 018-611 00 00 (vxl)
Other unions can be reached through Region Uppsala's switchboard 018-611 00 00.

Want to Work with Us?

Welcome with your application via the link below. Interviews may be conducted on an ongoing basis.

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 the total defense. This means that for the individual employee, there are no obligations in peacetime, but it is solely a planning measure.

Before a hiring decision is made, 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 covered by 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 entirely managed by Region Uppsala, and we kindly ask recruitment companies and advertisement sellers to refrain from contacting us.