Neurosurgery Department

We are Akademiska sjukhuset – 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 (https://akademiskafotoutstallning.se). Welcome with your application!

Since 2018, we at the neurosurgery department 85E have been working with nursing assistants. We have extensive experience with this working method and we would love for you to become a part of our team! We are now looking for nursing students who are interested in becoming our colleagues and nursing assistants for an exciting job during the summer of 2026. With us, you will have the opportunity to work with the most important thing a person has - the brain.

Our Operations

We have a large catchment area as we are one of six highly specialized neurosurgical clinics in Sweden, and we receive both planned and emergency patients around the clock. The patients we care for have bleeding in the head, tumors in the brain and spine, spinal injuries, vascular malformations, and hydrocephalus.

Your Mission

As a nursing assistant with us, you will become part of our wonderful team! You will work closely with our nursing assistants and registered nurses by performing specific medical care under their guidance and support. For example, you will work with medication management, dressing central access points, sampling, IV insertion, documentation in Cosmic, participating in rounds, and admissions and discharges. Your task is to work together with the nurses and have the opportunity to develop in your future profession under a well-structured setup. You will not have any patient responsibility.

Your Qualifications

We are looking for you who are a nursing student with completed and approved results in semester 4 or 5. It is an advantage if you have previously worked with neurosurgical care and have knowledge of our journal system Cosmic.

Your Competence

You are curious about your future profession and interested in preparing for it by working with specific medical care together with a registered nurse during the summer of 2026. You are an engaged and positive colleague who contributes to a good work environment. You always put the patient in focus and are responsible in your work. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We Offer

We can offer a part-time position during the summer of 2026, by agreement. Start date by agreement. The position involves rotation shifts and working hours are scheduled for day and evening as well as weekdays and weekends unless otherwise agreed.

There is an opportunity for continued part-time employment in the fall as a nursing assistant and study salary during semester 6 of the nursing program.

With us, it is important to have a tailored introduction based on previous experience and your upcoming role as a nursing assistant. We offer you a theoretical and practical introduction with an experienced nurse.

With us, you will receive 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?

Department Manager Cornelia Moström, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Union contact person can be reached via the switchboard, 018-611 00 00

Want to work with us?

Welcome with your application via the link below. Recruitment may occur before the application deadline.

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

Region Uppsala places all permanent staff according to 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, a check of suspicion and criminal records will be conducted regarding all applicants who may work in psychiatric care, habilitation, care of children and adolescents, 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 primarily intended to include work with the aforementioned patient groups.

This recruitment is conducted entirely by Region Uppsala and we kindly ask recruitment companies and advertisement sellers not to contact us.