Are you interested in and curious about forensic psychiatric care?

Do you want to work with an important and challenging social mission in a highly specialized operation? Do you want to work in a workplace characterized by openness and a good atmosphere?

Warm welcome with your application!

Job Responsibilities

With us in ward 3, we care for patients in security class 2. As a nurse with us, you will, together with caregivers, be responsible for a care team in the ward, participate in care planning together with the patient and team, and be responsible for nursing and medical assessments. The job also includes having caring conversations, making assessments, health checks, and medication management. In your role as a nurse, you will also document according to applicable guidelines and legislation and collaborate with municipalities and relevant discharge accommodations.

The work takes place in an environment where we value safety, structure, and a good working environment. We therefore see that you thrive in a calm pace and appreciate having time for both learning and reflection. You will work closely with experienced colleagues and receive good support in your development.

About the Workplace

Within the forensic psychiatric inpatient care, you are welcomed to a highly specialized care operation where you as a nurse have an important role. We work in teams with the patient in focus. With us, nurses, caregivers, psychologists, therapists, and doctors work together.

The forensic psychiatric care is located in Sala. We are a highly specialized operation with about 160 employees. The four inpatient wards have 55 care places, and shortly another ward will open. After inpatient care, the treatment often transitions to forensic outpatient care with special conditions, and an outpatient team is available at the clinic. Our patient group consists of residents of Västmanland and patients from outside the region.

This is how one of the nurses in forensic psychiatry describes it:

”I enjoy working here because we, together with our manager, actively work to create a good and functional workplace where the patients' care processes are promoted and streamlined while considering our working environment. Our manager has the courage to make decisions and can communicate them clearly and effectively. In addition, we support each other as nurses in ward 3 and throughout the clinic.”

For us, it is important that you feel good and enjoy your job, which is why we offer you:

• tailored introduction program to make you feel secure in your professional role
• opportunity for professional development through internal training
• a workplace for different stages of life, with the possibility of flexible working hours within certain frameworks
• free training at our fully equipped gym
• wellness allowance of 3000 SEK/year

More about your benefits can be found here: https://regionvastmanland.se/jobba-med-oss/dina-formaner/ (https://regionvastmanland.se/jobba-med-oss/dina-formaner/)

Qualifications

We are looking for you who are a licensed nurse. It is an advantage if you are a specialist nurse in psychiatric care. We also see it as a benefit if you have experience working in psychiatric care or forensic psychiatric care. Our work is governed by documents in Swedish, and therefore you need to have good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written. If you have experience working in the Cosmic journal system, it is an advantage.

We see that you are a secure, stable person with good self-awareness. You collaborate well with others as well as having a good ability to structure and drive your work forward independently. The role of a nurse involves leadership and requires a good ability to lead and motivate other nursing staff together with your nursing colleagues. You are a meticulous person who is well aware of goals and quality standards. To succeed in the role, you need to be adaptable to changing circumstances.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Employment Conditions

Permanent employment, full-time, Sala

Application

Welcome with your application by January 18, 2026

• When applying, you should only attach your CV and preferably relevant certificates.
• You will also be asked to answer a number of questions that are part of our selection assessment.
• We do not use cover letters in our recruitment process.

Read more about the region's recruitment process and how to create a good CV here: How to apply for a job in Region Västmanland (https://regionvastmanland.se/jobba-med-oss/dina-formaner/)

Interviews may be conducted on an ongoing basis, so do not wait to submit your application!

About the Region

If you want to know more about what it is like to work with us, you can see more on the region's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/regionvastmanland/ (https://www.instagram.com/regionvastmanland/)

We in Region Västmanland are responsible for health, medical, and dental care for all residents of the county. We also work with everything from public transport and culture to business issues, education, and research. Together we are 7,000 employees, with 300 different professions, in ten locations.

We are at the heart of what affects people's lives. Every day. Together we are driven to create a better society for everyone who lives and works here. We develop and find new solutions to meet people where they are. That is how we can live up to the high expectations of our stakeholders and residents.

Together we make a difference. For real.

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