Job Advertisement: Nurse for our Department

Join our team at a workplace where everyone’s contributions are equally important to provide our patients with the best possible care. You will be offered a stimulating job where you can utilize your full competence as a nurse. Our work is varied, exciting, and educational with good camaraderie and job satisfaction!

Job Responsibilities

As a nurse with us, you will become proficient in many nursing technical procedures as they are commonly performed. You will work a lot with postoperative pain, fluid balance, and nutritional issues. We also have close collaboration with dieticians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, stoma therapists, and stoma representatives to ensure the best possible care. To promote safe discharges for our patients, we receive significant support from our discharge coordinators.

About the Workplace

Our department has 23 beds (18 on weekends) and specializes in colorectal surgery. Common diagnoses include acute abdominal pain, intestinal bleeding, ileus, and cancer diagnoses in the intestinal tract. Both acute and planned surgical patients come to us. Patients admitted acutely need to be assessed, treated, or operated on immediately. Planned patients are already assessed and admitted for surgery. We work according to standardized care plans (ERAS) to reduce complications and promote rapid recovery.

At ward 6, we strive to provide the best care in colorectal surgery. As our surgeons conduct much research, you will be involved as we take new steps forward in evidence-based care. Surgery is a broad competence and thus an excellent place to start your nursing career, but also a place for experienced nurses where we try to make the best use of all employees' experiences.

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

• As a newly graduated nurse, a full 11 weeks of introduction.
• A mentor to support you.
• Generous working time reduction for rotation to night shifts.
• Annual planning days and gatherings to promote cohesion.
• Paid further education in surgical nursing.
• 3000 SEK per year in wellness allowance.
• Free access to the Region's own gym Hälsolyftet.

You can find more about your benefits here: Your Benefits (https://regionvastmanland.se/jobba-med-oss/dina-formaner/)

Curious?

If you want to get a better understanding of our operations, you are warmly welcome to shadow us!

Our Team

A wonderful mix of both new and experienced nurses and nursing assistants who care for each other and our common work environment. We work in teams and everyone's roles are important to us. We celebrate successes and develop the department to meet the future. Our present leadership is based on seeing each person at their level and growing from their own conditions. We have two advanced specialist nurses and a mentor in the department, which creates security for you as a newcomer.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who are a licensed nurse, preferably with experience in the profession. If you have previous experience working in similar operations, it is an advantage. Since you need to communicate verbally and in writing with patients, relatives, and colleagues, good knowledge of the Swedish language is required. Other language skills are an advantage.

As a person, you are secure, stable, and have good self-awareness. Since the work can change quickly in various ways, you need to be flexible and have the ability to maintain your calm and focus in new situations. You have a good ability to structure your work independently and take responsibility for your tasks. We work in teams and see collaboration and clarity as very important ingredients for success. Since we work closely with both patients and relatives, empathy is an essential ingredient in your daily work.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Employment Conditions

Permanent employment or temporary position, full-time. Start date according to agreement. Working hours are day, evening, night, and weekends.

Application

Welcome with your application by February 5, 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: Recruitment Process (https://regionvastmanland.se/jobba-med-oss/att-soka-jobb-i-region-vastmanland/)

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: Region Västmanland Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/regionvastmanland/)

We in Region Västmanland are responsible for health, medical, and dental care for everyone living in 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 right in the middle of what affects people's lives. Every day. Together, we are driven to create a better society for everyone living and working here. We develop and find new solutions to meet people – where they are. This is how we can live up to our clients' and residents' high expectations.

Together we make a difference. For real.

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