Training Position for Specialist Nurse in Intensive Care

To succeed in the 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 training period.

Seize the chance and train to become a specialist nurse in intensive care!

Our Offer

Region Östergötland operates throughout Östergötland. To continue to be at the forefront of care, research, and education, you as a nurse now have the opportunity to apply for training positions with us in areas of specialist competence that are in demand. This means that you study with a maintained base salary and then receive a permanent position as a specialist in the region.

During the study period, you will have an introduction plan and regular contact with the manager at your future workplace. Once you have received your degree, the training position will transition into a permanent employment as a specialist nurse in intensive care, where you will have more qualified tasks that require specialist competence for good and safe patient care. You will also receive a salary increase of 4000 SEK after completing your training.

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

Focus

As a specialist nurse with a focus on intensive care, you will care for critically ill patients, both before and after surgical procedures, during special examinations and treatments. You will also care for patients who have been exposed to trauma, are critically ill, or are in pain.

The specialist nurse with a focus on intensive care primarily works in intensive care units, but also in pre- and post-operative wards, pain treatment departments, emergency rooms, and other clinics. Ambulance care, on land, at sea, and in the air, may also be relevant, as well as work at accident and disaster sites.

For this focus, Region Östergötland offers a training position in Linköping at NIVA (neurosurgical intensive care unit), Thorax-Vascular Clinic, and ANOPIVA. In Norrköping, a position is offered at ANOPIVA. The training for this focus starts in the autumn semester of 2026 at Linköping University.

About You

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

• Be a licensed nurse
• Be accepted into the specialist training program for 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. 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 quality-conscious and can 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 (http://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 the admission certificate once you have received it.

If the conditions for the training position are met, a first 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.

Each introduction is individual and is done together with the nearest manager. Before employment, you will also make a written agreement regarding what applies during your training period. During study breaks, such as 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).

Warm welcome to submit 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.