Specialist Nurse to the Defense Health Care at Göta Engineer Regiment

About the Unit

The Defense Health Care is the Swedish Armed Forces' own occupational health service and is represented at all garrison locations in the country. The operation is responsible for health care for conscripts and students as well as occupational health care for employed personnel.

Within the Eksjö garrison, several of the Armed Forces' organizational units are located, with Göta Engineer Regiment (Ing 2) and the Total Defense Ammunition and Mine Clearance Center (SWEDEC) being the largest.

Main Responsibilities

At Defense Health Care Eksjö, you will work in a multidisciplinary team consisting of doctors, psychologists, nurses, physiotherapists, and administrative staff. The work is characterized by great variation over time and includes daily reception work for conscripts, occupational health care for employed personnel, and medical readiness in the field during exercises.

As a Specialist Nurse at Defense Health Care, you will primarily work with:

• Health care at the primary care level for conscripts and cadets
• Work-related health care for employed personnel
• Conducting statutory examinations, health checks, and vaccinations
• Medical support during military exercises and participation in military medical training

Qualifications

• Licensed nurse with at least five years of clinical work experience in Sweden
• Further education in, for example, district nursing, occupational health care, intensive care, anesthesia, ambulance care, or another specialty deemed equivalent by the employer
• Very good communication skills in Swedish, both spoken and written
• Driver's license (B)

Meritorious

• Experience from military operations or voluntary defense organizations
• Training and experience as a CPR instructor

Personal Qualities

We are looking for someone who is secure and stable in their professional role, has an easy time building trusting relationships, and enjoys working closely with others. You are considerate, unpretentious, and collaborative, with a professional and service-oriented approach. As a person, you are outgoing, take responsibility, and feel confident in making decisions within the scope of your assignment. In your interactions, you contribute to a good working climate.

For the authority's mission to be successful, it is assumed that all employees act according to the values that exist. The Armed Forces' values uphold the equal worth of all people, justice, and equality and promote democracy and human rights (read more at www.forsvarsmakten.se).

We Offer You:

At the Armed Forces, you will have a job that combines social benefit with good employment conditions. You are offered, among other things:

• Physical training during working hours – three hours per week and annual tests of physical performance.
• Opportunities for professional development to support your career growth.
• Flexible working hours.
• 28–35 vacation days per year depending on age.
• Salary supplements during parental leave and child care.
• Possibility to exchange vacation days for additional pension contributions.

Other

• Employment type: Permanent employment, starting with a six-month probationary period.
• Employment rate: Full-time
• Work location: Eksjö, travel may occur
• Start date: By agreement
• Salary: Individual salary setting
• Working hours: Monday–Friday, evening and weekend work may occur

For Information About the Position:

Andreas Nors, Head of Defense Health Care

[email protected] (mailto:[email protected]), 073-851 10 93

For Information About the Recruitment Process, Contact:

HR Generalist Fanny Jansson

[email protected] (mailto:[email protected]), 070-924 81 08

Union representatives can be reached via switchboard: 010-82 180 00

OF: Peter Djerf

OFR/S Defense Union: Carola Blomdahl

SACO: Sofie Bergkvist

SEKO: Ulrika Söderberg

Welcome with your application by 26/2. Your application should include a CV along with a motivation describing why you are interested in the position and how your skills and experience meet the specified requirements and qualifications for the position. Please read more about what it is like to work in the Armed Forces on our website; Working Civilian in the Armed Forces.

Interviews are planned to be conducted in weeks 10 and 11.

Information About the Armed Forces and the Recruiting Unit:

Göta Engineer Regiment, Ing 2, is Sweden's only engineer regiment. The regiment recruits and trains officers and soldiers for engineer units with special competence to perform qualified fieldwork for national and international tasks.

Every day and every hour, our employees make efforts that affect other people's lives, both in large and small ways, and both at home and around the world.

The Armed Forces give you the opportunity to develop as a person and grow in your professional role. We are a responsible employer and have an open organization where we support each other.

In the Armed Forces, there is a strong value base built on openness, results, and responsibility. Professional development and personal health are valued and encouraged. There are good conditions for internal career mobility, wellness, and a good balance between work and private life.

The Armed Forces take advantage of the qualities that diversity and equal gender distribution bring to the operation. We therefore welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences in our recruitments.

As the employment is placed in a security class, Swedish citizenship is required. Security clearance with a background check will be conducted before employment according to §19 of the Security Protection Act. Employment also includes an obligation to be placed in wartime. The implications of this vary depending on the type of position.

Calls from external recruitment companies and salespeople are not welcome.