Care Assistant at the Stockholm Center for Eating Disorders

Are you a care assistant interested in working with patients suffering from eating disorders and possible psychiatric comorbidity? We look forward to your application!

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 digital care, outpatient care, intensive outpatient care, day care, round-the-clock care, and nationally specialized care for both adults, children, and adolescents. Today, we have nearly 280 employees. Our outpatient and day care services are located in Södermalm, and our round-the-clock care is at Danderyd Hospital.

Please read more about our operations here.

Round-the-Clock Care for Adults

is a department with space for 14 patients (of which two are self-selected places) that treats patients over 18 years old. Here, we work closely in teams with nurses, care assistants, psychiatrists, dietitians, and social workers.

Do you want to work with and learn more about patients with eating disorders? We offer you, as a trained care assistant, a stimulating and pleasant workplace where we put the patient at the center. You will receive training in our treatment methods and ongoing supervision. We are a dedicated team with high competence and great job satisfaction. Together with us, you will have the opportunity to grow, thrive, and continue to develop our eating disorder care.

"As your manager, you will find an honest, fair, and positive person who, with an eye for the individual, creates engagement and cohesion towards common goals. For me, job satisfaction, commitment, and a lack of pretentiousness are characteristic of a workgroup that is doing well and can sustainably grow and develop together!"
Nina Henriksson, Unit Manager

Job Responsibilities:

As a care assistant with us, your tasks will include both psychiatric and somatic care. The psychiatric care focuses on meal support, anxiety management, daily conversations, and the most common treatment method is CBT-E, where we work in phase 1 in round-the-clock care. You will also perform somatic examinations, including blood sampling, assisting with the insertion of a gastric tube, and EKG. You will be involved in the patients' care planning regarding permissions and team discussions.

Employment Type:

Permanent employment, day/evening and weekend shifts. Full-time 37 hours/week, or as agreed. A probationary period may apply.

Qualifications:

We are looking for someone who is a trained care assistant, with a certificate of protected professional title from the National Board of Health and Welfare, and who has experience working with patients with eating disorders, either from somatic, psychiatric, or specialized eating disorder care. We consider it an advantage if you have completed a care assistant training program with a focus on psychiatric care and have experience with patients with autism spectrum disorders or self-harming behavior. Being a certified CPR instructor or Bergen instructor is also an advantage. Likewise, previous practical experience with somatic examinations such as venous blood sampling and EKG, as well as 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.

Great importance is placed on personal suitability, and 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 (Care 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, additional compensation during parental leave, pension agreements, and insurance. We also apply flexible working hours, wellness hours, and 5000 SEK in wellness grants per calendar year.

Please read more about what it is like to work within Region Stockholm here.

Please attach proof of your protected professional title from the National Board of Health and Welfare in your application. Interviews are conducted continuously during the application period. We welcome your application today! The position will be filled provided it is not needed for internal relocation, according to applicable regulations.

For Patient-Centered Work within the Stockholm Region's Healthcare Area:

• background checks will be applied before hiring decisions according to SLSO's overarching guidelines for background checks during hiring.
• employees who will have patient contact must undergo a pre-employment health examination, according to current directives, which is conducted through occupational health services before employment.
• in addition to Swedish professional certification, good knowledge of the Swedish language corresponding to level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) is required. The same requirements apply to non-licensed personnel with patient contact.

The Stockholm Region's Healthcare Area (SLSO) is one of Sweden's largest healthcare providers with 11,600 employees. We offer health and medical care within the Stockholm Region's management 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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