Field of Infectious Diseases

We are Uppsala University Hospital – one of Sweden's leading university hospitals. As a regional hospital and provider of highly specialized care, we offer care to two million people in Central Sweden. Something is always happening here – a new life is born, a grandmother is operated on, a colleague is celebrated as a hero. With us, you will experience both tough challenges and fantastic events, in a strong community with colleagues. See parts of our reality in our photo exhibition; akademiskafotoutstallning.se (http://akademiskafotoutstallning.se). Welcome with your application!

Our Operations

In the infectious disease unit, adult patients with severe infections, infectious diseases, tropical medicine diseases, and immunodeficiency diseases are cared for. Infectious diseases have an interesting aspect in that we can follow the development through human history and its global connection, where you meet patients of different ages and life stages. We are an acute care department where all patients come in via the emergency department or the infectious disease clinic. Infectious disease care often involves solving puzzles in teams from a person-centered perspective.

We work in teams around the patient, and the department has several functions that support the work around the patient. On the department, there are nursing assistants, nurses, doctors, clinical pharmacists, department pharmacists, dietitians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, receptionists, staffing coordinators, educational nurses, nursing leaders, and quality coordinators.

Your Mission

As a nursing assistant, you are responsible for basic care together with a nursing assistant colleague and a nurse. Our patients have varying care needs that create a varying work pace with sometimes rapid changes in patients' conditions. No two days are alike here. The infectious disease department is in constant development, and we want you as an employee to actively participate in the development work of the operations so that severely ill patients can be cared for under good conditions in a department where the staff's work environment is in focus. We have close cooperation with our doctors who are available on the department throughout the day.

Your Qualifications

We are looking for someone who is a trained nursing assistant. Previous experience in acute care is an advantage.

Your Competence

We are looking for someone who focuses on the patient and is responsible, motivated, and self-driven in your work. You take your own initiatives and drive your tasks forward in a structured way by planning, organizing, and prioritizing effectively. You are flexible and can easily adapt to changing conditions, where you see opportunities in change. We see you as an important person in our operations and value your contribution to a positive and safe work climate through good collaboration, where you are attentive and handle situations constructively. With your empathetic ability, you can put yourself in others' perspectives without taking over their feelings. If you are also curious, proactive, and willing to cooperate, this job is perfect for you.

We Offer

We offer a temporary position or permanent employment with a start date according to agreement. A probationary period may be applied. Working hours are scheduled for days, evenings, nights, and weekends.

• Well-structured introduction of 2-3 weeks consisting of both clinical and theoretical sessions tailored individually with our educational nurses.
• Healthy scheduling with a focus on recovery. For example, day shifts start at 07:30 in the morning and evening shifts end at 21:30.
• Training sessions occur regularly during the extended overlap time with others in the staff group.

With us, you get benefits that make a difference, read about the benefits here (https://regionuppsala.se/jobba-hos-oss/bli-var-nya-kollega/formaner/).

Want to Know More?

Do not hesitate to contact one of our managers:
Department Manager Ellen Tiusanen, 018-611 43 15
Deputy Department Manager Malin Hållinder, 018-611 56 09
Deputy Department Manager Sandra Egegren, 018-617 00 38

Union Representatives:

Union representatives can be reached via the Uppsala Region switchboard 018-611 00 00.

Do You Want to Work with Us?

Welcome with your application via the link below.

Region Uppsala values the qualities that gender balance and diversity bring to the operation and welcomes applicants of all genders and with different backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences.

Region Uppsala will place all permanently employed staff based on the needs of total defense. This means that for the individual employee there are no obligations in peacetime but is solely a planning measure.

Before a hiring decision is made, a check of suspicion and criminal records will be conducted for all applicants who may work in psychiatric care, habilitation, care of children and youth, or compulsory care of substance abusers, areas that are subject to optional record extracts. This applies to all who will work closely with patients, even if the tasks are not currently intended to mainly involve work with the aforementioned patient groups.

This recruitment is entirely managed by Region Uppsala, and we kindly ask recruitment companies and ad sellers not to call.