Blood and Tumor Diseases

We are Akademiska sjukhuset – one of Sweden's leading university hospitals. As a regional hospital and provider of highly specialized care, we offer care 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 hailed 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

The specialized palliative care at Akademiska sjukhuset is conducted at the palliative center, which consists of the Specialized Palliative Care Unit (SPVA), the department for specialized home care (ASH), the palliative consulting team (PKT), and the palliative outpatient clinic. At the units of the Palliative Center, patients with various diagnoses and ages are cared for, including sometimes children in need of specialized palliative care in their own homes or in special accommodations.

The Palliative Center is currently at the start of an exciting development journey, with the ambition to strengthen both the operations and palliative care in general. We are now looking for driven employees who want to be part of the joint effort to strengthen, develop, and broaden palliative care within our region.

Your Mission

We work multidisciplinary and have close cooperation with doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and social workers. Nursing assistants and nurses work in teams where nursing assistants are responsible for basic care and nurses are responsible for specific care. Being a nursing assistant with us is an exciting job where you meet patients and relatives in many different situations. You become part of a skilled team that supports and helps each other while you will also work independently. A lot is happening in our field right now, and here you will be part of an operation that is building for the future - where your commitment and ideas are important to us!

Your Qualifications

You are a trained nursing assistant with a protected professional title and a few years of experience as a nursing assistant. It is advantageous if you have experience in palliative care. You need good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.

Your Competence

You always put the patient in focus, are responsible, and motivated in your work. You are a positive colleague who contributes to a good work environment.

You are structured and communicative. Furthermore, we see that you are stress-resistant and enjoy working in a team. We see that you have good collaboration skills, are independent, flexible, and work with quality awareness.

We Offer

Permanent employment of between 75–100%. Day/evening/night/weekend. Individual onboarding and mentorship upon request. Group supervision every month. A 6-month probationary period may be applied.

With us, you get 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?

Acting department head Ulrika Larsson 018-617 20 58
Deputy acting department head Malin Lundell 018-617 42 05

Want to Work with Us?

Welcome with your application via the link below.

Important Information Regarding Your Employment:

Since July 1, 2023, nursing assistant is a protected professional title. This means that a certificate from the National Board of Health and Welfare is required to use the title nursing assistant. You can read more about the new legal requirements here (https://legitimation.socialstyrelsen.se/skyddad-yrkestitel-for-underskoterska/information-om-skyddad-yrkestitel/). Due to the national legal requirements, you may receive the title care assistant in your employment contract.

Region Uppsala values the qualities that gender balance and diversity bring to the operations and welcomes applicants of all genders and with different backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences.

Region Uppsala places all permanently employed 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 decision on employment, a check of suspicion and criminal records will be conducted regarding all applicants who may work in psychiatric care, habilitation, care of children and youth, or compulsory care of substance abusers, areas that are subject to optional record extracts. This applies to all who will work closely with patients, even if the tasks are not currently intended to mainly involve work with the aforementioned patient groups.

This recruitment is conducted entirely through Region Uppsala's management, and we kindly ask recruitment companies and advertisement sellers not to contact us.