Assistant Nurse for Psychiatric Department Ytterö

Stockholm County's Healthcare Area, SLSO, is forming a new operation - Psychosis Care Stockholm, where all outpatient clinics and inpatient wards for patients with psychotic disorders will be gathered within the new operation.

We at Department Ytterö are now looking for an assistant nurse to join our team in psychiatric care. Are you our future colleague?

About Psychiatric Department Ytterö

At Psychiatric Department Ytterö, inpatient care is primarily focused on psychosis. Ytterö receives patients from acute conditions to those admitted via outpatient care or self-admission. The department also accepts patients from all over Stockholm as long as there is space available. Here, a dedicated team works where patient-centered inpatient care for individuals with psychiatric issues is at the core. To ensure quality and equitable care, the interventions for the patient are guided by diagnosis-specific care process maps tailored to the individual needs of the patient. The department employs assistant nurses, registered nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, medical secretaries, and doctors working together. The unit is beautifully located next to Lake Magelungen near Farsta Centrum. Public transport is easily accessible, and there are parking spaces for employees.

Your Role as an Assistant Nurse

As an assistant nurse, you play an important role in the nursing work and collaborate with your colleagues in various interdisciplinary teams. We actively work on developing patient participation, care plans, nursing plans, and concrete nursing measures. Together with your professional and engaged colleagues, you will contribute to our goal of providing psychiatric care of the highest quality. The tasks involve daily contact with patients, conversations, activities, nursing, and various tasks occurring in the department. Documentation is done in our system TakeCare.

Our Expectations of You

You have an interest in nursing and psychiatry as a focus and are curious, creative, and responsible. You have a good ability to collaborate with colleagues but can also work independently and make your own decisions when necessary. In your nursing work, you base your actions on the resources and needs of the patient and their relatives. Good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written, is a requirement.

You are a trained assistant nurse. Requirements: Proof of protected professional title for assistant nurses or an employer certificate confirming that you had a permanent position as an assistant nurse on July 1, 2023, in accordance with the transitional provisions (2021:739) in the Patient Safety Act (2010:659). If you are applying with an employer certificate, you must attach your assistant nurse diploma.

It is an advantage if you have experience working in psychiatric inpatient care.

Personal Qualities

Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability, flexibility, and good collaboration skills. You are curious, creative, and responsible. You have a good ability to collaborate with colleagues but can also work independently and make your own decisions when necessary. In your nursing work, you base your actions on the resources and needs of the patient and their relatives.

What Can We Offer You?

Night shift schedule with a 32.20-hour workweek.

We offer the opportunity to work in a workplace that allows for personal and professional development at both the individual and group levels. We provide a work environment where we collectively ensure that patients receive the best possible care.

As an employer, we care about our employees' health and well-being and offer, among other things, flexible hours, wellness hours, and an annual wellness allowance of 5,000 SEK.

Does this sound interesting? You can apply for the position with your CV, cover letter, and certificates.

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

In Patient-Close Work within Stockholm County's Healthcare Area:

• Background checks are 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 staff with patient contact.

Stockholm County's Healthcare Area (SLSO) is one of Sweden's largest healthcare providers with 11,600 employees. We offer health and medical care under the management of Region Stockholm in psychiatry, primary care, geriatrics, ASIH, urgent care, somatic specialist care, habilitation, 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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