Vacant job

To succeed with long-term skills supply in healthcare, we want to offer you as a nurse the opportunity to further your education to become a specialist nurse – with maintained base salary throughout the entire training period.

Seize the opportunity and train to become a district nurse!

Our Offer

For the life ahead. Region Östergötland has high ambitions and a responsible mission. It is about health and care, about the development of our region, and about those who live and reside here. We want to continue to be at the forefront, with care, research, and education. It’s about daring to think anew – and having the best employees. Therefore, we offer unique opportunities for further learning and invest in modern environments with effective systems and tools. Many of us meet patients and relatives, while others create the conditions for life-saving interventions. With us, fantastic people work towards the same goal – to make a real difference, and for the life ahead.

Region Östergötland operates throughout Östergötland, and with us in one of Sweden's most interesting and expansive regions, you can get a combination of the best – both in terms of work and living. As a nurse, you now have the opportunity to apply for training positions with us in areas of specialist competence that are in shortage. This means that you study with a maintained base salary and have a placement in the organization where you will later work as a qualified specialist nurse.

During your studies, you will have an introduction plan and regular contact with the manager at your future workplace. Once you have received your diploma, the training position will transition to a permanent employment as a district nurse, where you will have more qualified tasks where specialist competence is deemed necessary for good and safe patient care. You will also receive a salary increase of 4000 SEK after completing your education.

Please read about Isabel or Johanna who share their experiences of studying to become a midwife and specialist nurse with us. Also, feel free to read about your benefits with us.

Job Description

District nurses meet people at different stages of life and collaborate with other professional groups to work health-promoting with a focus on holistic thinking. You also work on disease prevention, provide care during illness, and offer palliative care. The work is independent and requires a good ability to make assessments and determine what actions are necessary.

As primary care becomes increasingly specialized, the demand and need for specialist-trained nurses have increased significantly. More and more care is now provided at home, and there is an increased focus on health-promoting and preventive care. As a district nurse, you have the opportunity to use your specialist knowledge to make a significant and valuable contribution to healthcare.

For this direction, Region Östergötland offers training positions across the county in Norrköping, Motala, and Linköping and surrounding areas.

About You

To be eligible for the training position, you need to:

• Be a licensed nurse
• Be accepted into the specialist training program starting in autumn 2026
• Not have previously received study salary/paid specialist/further education from Region Östergötland

We prefer that you have worked several years as a nurse and have clinical competence corresponding to the Experienced level in the career ladder for nurses. You do not need to be employed by Region Östergötland when applying for a training position as a nurse.

We are looking for someone who works well with others and takes responsibility for their tasks. You are structured but can also be flexible based on changing circumstances. You value your specialist knowledge, are a knowledge resource for others, and adapt your way of conveying knowledge according to the recipient.

Application and Employment

To be eligible for a training position, you must also be accepted into the specialist nursing program. You are responsible for applying to the education at www.antagning.se (https://www.antagning.se) between February 16 and March 16. You apply for the position now and then complete your application in the recruitment system with proof of admission when you have received it.

If the conditions for the training position are met, an initial selection will take place where those deemed most suitable will be called for an interview, and reference checks will be conducted. Notification of whether the training position is granted or not will be communicated to each applicant by the end of June at the latest.

Each introduction is individual and is done together with the immediate manager. Before employment, you will also make a written agreement regarding what applies during your training period. During study breaks, such as in the summer, you will work at the unit where your employment for the training position is located unless otherwise agreed.

Submit your application for the training position here and remember to also apply for the education via antagning.se by March 16 at the latest. Before employment in a patient-facing role within Region Östergötland, you will need to fill out a document (https://ledsys.lio.se/Document/Document?DocumentNumber=54500).

Warmly welcome your application! If you need help registering in the system, contact customer service Support and Service, 010-103 60 00, during office hours.

To staffing, placement, and recruitment companies and to you as a seller:
We kindly but firmly decline direct contact with staffing, placement, and recruitment companies as well as other external actors and sellers of additional job advertisements. Region Östergötland has contracted agreements.