Are you a nurse passionate about care for individuals with psychotic disorders?

Do you want to be part of the development of psychosis care in Stockholm? We can offer you a meaningful job! As a nurse, you play a crucial role in the teamwork with our doctors, psychologists, and nursing assistants.

Väsby Psychiatric Clinic 2 in Upplands Väsby is an outpatient clinic for patients with psychosis. Our approach includes pharmacological, family-oriented, and psychological treatment methods. The clinic is part of the newly established psychosis clinic in Stockholm.

The clinic operates in bright and spacious premises near Upplands Väsby train station and the city center. Here, nurses, nursing assistants, psychologists, social workers, a medically responsible chief physician, specialist physicians, and occasionally ST and AT physicians work together. Medical secretaries assist with overall administration. Our goal is to provide qualified treatments to our patients while creating a work environment that feels pleasant and inspiring for our employees. Collegiality, experience exchange, an open climate, and professional development are important factors for our nurses, factors we actively work with.

One of our nurses is retiring, and another is going on parental leave, which is why we now have two positions available.

Job Responsibilities

As a nurse, you will be an important part of the development of care for our psychotic patients. As a nurse at our clinic, you have a central role in the treatment work and are a key part of creating safety and quality in care.

Some of the responsibilities within outpatient care for a nurse include medication management, supportive and follow-up conversations, and home visits. Furthermore, you are expected to convey profession-specific knowledge in teamwork with other personnel categories. Teaching and supervising nursing students are part of your duties.

As the acting deputy unit manager, you support the unit manager's work with the overall clinic operations and share leadership responsibilities with the unit manager. You also work clinically with the usual duties of a nurse.

Your Qualifications

Licensed nurse with experience in psychiatric outpatient care and/or inpatient care. Work experience in psychosis or specialist training in psychiatry is advantageous. A valid driver's license (B) is desirable.

Your Personal Qualities

You have a developed ability to meet people with varying emotional states. You enjoy working independently and structuring your workday. You are eager to share your profession-specific knowledge with other personnel categories. We expect competent clinical judgment, a professional approach, and the ability to collaborate.

Employment Type

Permanent position, full-time 40 hours/week with working hours Monday-Friday 8-16:30.

Temporary position for at least one year with the possibility of extension or permanent employment, full-time 40 hours/week with working hours Monday-Friday 8-16:30.

One of the positions includes the role of acting deputy unit manager at the clinic. (At least one year).

Additional Information

We offer generous benefits: wellness allowance and wellness hour, free healthcare, several insurances, and additional vacation days for those over 40 years old.

Warm welcome to your application! The position will be filled provided it is not needed for internal placement, according to current regulations.

For patient-related work within the Stockholm County healthcare area:

• background checks will be applied before hiring decisions according to SLSO's overarching guidelines for background checks during employment.
• employees who will have patient contact must undergo a pre-employment health examination according to current directives, which is done through occupational health services before employment.
• in addition to Swedish professional certification, good knowledge of the Swedish language at level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) is required. The same requirements apply to non-licensed personnel with patient contact.

Stockholm County Healthcare Area (SLSO) is one of Sweden's largest healthcare providers with 11,600 employees. We offer health and medical care in the Region Stockholm's management within psychiatry, primary care, geriatrics, ASIH, urgent care, somatic specialist care, rehabilitation, and health as well as assistive devices. In collaboration with Karolinska Institute, we conduct research, education, and development. https://www.slso.regionstockholm.se/ (https://www.slso.regionstockholm.se/)

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