We are expanding our 24-hour care for children and adolescents at Danderyd Hospital

Are you a nurse interested in developing eating disorder care? Then this is the job for you!

The Stockholm Center for Eating Disorders (SCÄ) is one of the largest specialist clinics in the world for patients with eating disorders and receives patients of all ages. We have a well-developed operation with outpatient care, day care, and 24-hour care for both adults, children, and adolescents. Today we have over 200 employees, we have expanded significantly during 2024 and will continue to do so in 2025. From March 2025, all three of our 24-hour care departments will be located at Danderyd Hospital while outpatient care remains in Södermalm, Stockholm.

Please read more about our operations here.

Would you like to work with and learn more about patients with eating disorders? We offer you, as a trained nurse, a stimulating and pleasant workplace where we have the patient at the center. You will initially receive training in our treatment methods and then subsequent development and supervision based on needs. We aim to create an open and pleasant work climate with close cooperation between our various units. Every week, families have the opportunity to meet a Participation Coordinator, and we have a close collaboration with the patient association Frisk och Fri. Since December 1, 2023, we have also been conducting national highly specialized care (NHV) for patients with complex eating disorders together with psychiatric comorbidity. The work is based on evidence-based methods and has good treatment results.

Please read more about NHV here

Job Responsibilities:

As a nurse, you will have a leadership role and assist in knowledge management and competence development within the unit. The job responsibilities include patient-centered work with supportive conversations, teaching methods for anxiety management, and medication administration. You will also have a coordinating role regarding care planning for patients. Within the NHV units, there is also a structured approach to care planning in interdisciplinary teams with the patient as well as with the home sector/home region and follow-ups after the care period, which can take place both physically and digitally.

Employment Type:

Permanent employment, day/evening and weekend shifts.
6-week schedule, with 2 weekends.
Full-time 38.15 hours/week, or as agreed.
Probationary employment may apply.

Qualifications:

You are a licensed nurse and we would like you to have previous experience working in psychiatric care and/or care for patients with eating disorders. Experience in somatic care is considered an advantage but is not a requirement. You are clear in your leadership role and delegate tasks in a clear and fair manner. We place great importance on personal suitability and would like you to be a person who is confident in your role as a nurse and wants to share your knowledge and experiences. Being a trained CPR instructor or Bergen instructor is also an advantage. Likewise, knowledge of the TakeCare journal system.

Personal Qualities:

You have a genuine interest in people. You use conversation as a tool in patient work and focus on patient-centered care. We would like you to be a person who shows commitment and initiative in your work. You are unpretentious, loyal, and have good social skills. You care about the work environment for the team and want to create a pleasant environment for everyone.

Our Benefits:

SLSO creates good conditions for you as an employee to develop and become really good in your profession. As an employee, you have benefits such as free healthcare up to the high-cost protection, extra compensation during parental leave, occupational pension, and insurance. We also apply flexible hours, wellness hours, and 5000 SEK in wellness grants/calendar year.

Follow your dream and work with us at the Stockholm County Council (regionstockholm.se)

Interviews are conducted continuously during the application period. Welcome with your application today! The position will be filled provided that it does not need to be used for internal relocation, according to current regulations.

For patient-related work within the Stockholm County Council:

• register control is applied before the decision on employment according to current guidelines.
• employees who will have patient contact must undergo a new employment examination, according to current directives, which takes place through occupational health care before employment.
• in addition to Swedish professional license, good knowledge of the Swedish language corresponding to level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) is required. The same requirements are guiding for non-licensed staff with patient contact.

The Stockholm County Council (SLSO) is one of Sweden's largest healthcare providers with 11,600 employees. We offer healthcare in the Region Stockholm's management within psychiatry, primary care, geriatrics, ASIH, urgent care, somatic specialist care, habilitation and health, and aids. In collaboration with Karolinska Institute, we conduct research, education, and development. https://www.slso.sll.se/ (https://www.slso.sll.se/)

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