Region Jönköping County

Are you a nurse looking to take the next step? Apply for a training position and realize your potential! At Region Jönköping County, you have the opportunity to study to become a specialist nurse while earning a salary!

Training Position

Studying for a specialist qualification is an investment in yourself, a personal development you can utilize throughout your working life. For certain programs, Region Jönköping County has agreements with educational institutions regarding clinical placements. Because we are eager to fill these study groups, they are prioritized over other educational locations. If you wish to study at a different location, you also have the opportunity to apply for a training position. A prerequisite for a training position is that you have been accepted into the program.

Your Profile

We are looking for you who are a licensed nurse and have an interest in developing in your role. We prefer that you have worked at least 1 year as a nurse. We have a great need for specialist-trained nurses in several different areas. Please read more about the training position here (https://rjl.se/utbildningsanstallning). A training position can be based on part-time or full-time studies.

A prerequisite for a training position is that you have been accepted into a program at a university/college, please ensure the school's admission requirements on their respective websites.

Our Offer to You

A training position means that you study to become a specialist nurse while maintaining your base salary. You will be permanently employed in the department where you will later work as a qualified specialist nurse. This allows you to get to know the workplace and your future colleagues.

As an employee with us at Region Jönköping County, you will have access to our employment benefits. Some of them increase your basic security, while others add a little extra to your everyday life. Read more about our benefits here (http://www.rjl.se/jobb-och-karriar/Jobba-hos-oss/Formaner/).

Your Future Workplace

The operations and intensive care clinics provide surgical care, monitor, and provide intensive care for patients whose vital bodily functions are failing.

Within operations and intensive care, healthcare is provided with a focus on intensive care, anesthesia, surgical care, and postoperative care. The clinics are also responsible for anesthesia reception and sterile technique. There are eight intensive care beds at Ryhov County Hospital and four each at Högland Hospital and Värnamo Hospital.

Educational Institutions with Agreements for Fall Semester 2026:

• Specialist Nurse Program, focus on surgical care - Linnaeus University (https://lnu.se/program/specialistsjukskoterskeprogram-inriktning-operationssjukvard/jonkoping-distans-ht/), study group Jönköping
• Specialist Nurse Program with a focus on intensive care - Linköping University (https://liu.se/utbildning/program/masi3), study group Jönköping
• Specialist Nurse Program with a focus on anesthesia care - Linköping University (https://liu.se/utbildning/program/masi3), study group Jönköping

Open House

If you are curious to learn more about the operations, you are welcome to visit the Operations and Intensive Care Clinic during our open house.

Värnamo Hospital 18/2 from 15:00 to 17:00, registration to [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Ryhov County Hospital 18/2, from 15:00 to 17:00, registration to [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Högland Hospital Eksjö 5/3, from 16:00 to 18:00, registration to [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

If you have questions, feel free to contact:

Operations and Intensive Care Värnamo Hospital contact Karin Andrén, recruitment specialist, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Operations and Intensive Care Ryhov County Hospital and Högland Hospital Eksjö contact Arijana Jazic, recruitment specialist, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Our Recruitment Process

You apply for both a specialist education at www.antagning.se (https://www.antagning.se/) and a training position in the application form via the link below.

Please note that these are two separate application processes, the application period on antagning.se is from February 16 to March 16, 2026.

In your application to us, we would like you to briefly motivate in your personal letter why you are applying for a training position. The deadline for applications is March 31, 2026.

Welcome to apply for a training position!

Read more about Region Jönköping County's recruitment process on our website: https://rjl.se/jobb-och-karriar/Lediga-jobb/Var-rekryteringsprocess/ (https://rjl.se/jobb-och-karriar/Lediga-jobb/Var-rekryteringsprocess/)

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