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At Folktandvården Västra Götaland, you contribute to equitable health and quality of life for all people at every stage of life. Here, you encounter a culture characterized by collaboration, commitment, and joy, and have access to modern technology and experts in all areas. There is always someone to learn from and many to enjoy working with. We offer the stability for a secure everyday life and opportunities to grow throughout your professional career.

Become part of something greater. Welcome to Folktandvården!

We are now looking for two dental nurses for the Department of Orofacial Pain in Gothenburg.

Main tasks and responsibilities

At the Specialist Clinic for Orofacial Pain in Gothenburg, you will meet patients with various care needs and of all ages.

You will therefore utilize your entire skill set while the position also requires creativity, empathy, and a sense of service.

We work in a positive spirit where teamwork and development of the organization are natural elements. We find challenges and innovation exciting and strive to engage all employees in the clinic's development work.

The Specialist Clinic for Orofacial Pain investigates and treats patients with pain and dysfunction from the jaw system. We utilize remote consultations and video meetings in our interactions with referrers and patients.

The educational clinics and Specialist Dental Care in Gothenburg, located at Odontologen, constitute Folktandvården's university dental care. This means that the clinic actively participates in the basic education of dentists and dental hygienists, contributes to dental research, and is part of developing dental care across the region.

You will be offered professional development (an extended course in the field of Orofacial Pain) as well as the opportunity to participate in care development.

Your role includes, among other things:

• Diverse tasks assisting with patient care
• Your own patient work, e.g., dispensing hard and soft bite splints
• Laboratory work, e.g., production of soft bite splints, study models
• Scanning
• Acupuncture
• Movement training
• Biofeedback
• Administrative tasks

Currently, we have a total of 19 employees. Please read more about our opening hours and how to find us: Orofacial Pain, Gothenburg - Folktandvården

Competence requirements and profile

• Qualified dental nurse with education from MYH (The Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education)
• Good knowledge of the Swedish language equivalent to Swedish high school or Swedish C1 in both spoken and written form
• Good computer skills
• Ability to independently manage administration
• Ability to organize and prioritize work effectively and wisely
• Ability to maintain a stable and calm impression even when there is a lot to do
• Ability to collaborate and relate to others in a responsive manner
• Contribute to the development of the organization by actively participating in the clinic's improvement work

If you are new to the profession, you will receive an individually tailored mentoring program during your initial period. This program is part of our two-year development program for newly qualified dental nurses.

About the recruitment process

If you are not already employed with us, you will be contacted by a recruiter from the HR unit for an interview. After the application period ends, the clinic manager will select candidates and invite them for interviews at the clinic. These interviews are scheduled for weeks 8 and 9.

Folktandvården Västra Götaland conducts checks in suspicion and criminal records before employment.

About Västra Götalandsregionen

Västra Götalandsregionen exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good health and medical care for all. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communication throughout Västra Götaland.

Västra Götalandsregionen actively works to digitize more work methods. To be part of the digital transformation, you possess basic skills and can use digital tools and services. You can search for information, communicate, interact digitally, are risk-aware, and have the motivation to participate in the development to learn new things.

Västra Götalandsregionen places all permanent employees in reserve for emergencies.

If you want to know more about Västra Götalandsregionen, you can visit our introduction for new employees at the link here (https://www.vgregion.se/introduktion). You can also read more in the presentation here (https://mellanarkiv-offentlig.vgregion.se/alfresco/s/archive/stream/public/v1/source/available/sofia/rs4011-467070786-672/surrogate).

Application

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