Caregiver Wanted at the National Board of Forensic Medicine

Do you want to work as a caregiver and contribute to a just society? With us, you can do both!

At the National Board of Forensic Medicine (RMV), you have the opportunity to practice your profession while contributing with answers in the justice chain and helping to create a just society together with your colleagues.

We are now looking for a caregiver for a summer position during the period from week 23 to week 33, summer 2026, for our forensic psychiatric examination unit in Hisings Backa, Gothenburg.

Your Assignment

The Department of Forensic Psychiatry investigates, on behalf of the court, whether a person suspected of a crime committed it under the influence of a serious mental disorder. We also conduct risk assessments when life-sentenced individuals apply for a time-limited sentence. The Department of Forensic Psychiatry consists of two forensic psychiatric examination units located in Stockholm and Gothenburg, as well as a coordination unit located at the headquarters in Stockholm.

This is what we do: Forensic Psychiatry - National Board of Forensic Medicine (rmv.se) (https://www.rmv.se/om-oss/jobba-hos-oss/vara-medarbetare/)

Here you can meet some of our employees: Our Employees (https://www.rmv.se/om-oss/jobba-hos-oss/vara-medarbetare/)

The suspects reside at the unit during the investigation period. Under the supervision of a nurse, you will ensure that those admitted for forensic psychiatric evaluation receive good care and that you, together with colleagues, ensure that safety is maintained at a high level. You will receive an introduction for this.

Qualifications

• Nursing education or other education/experience that the employer deems equivalent.

Desirable

• Experience working in forensic psychiatric care, psychiatric care, or as a corrections officer.

Personal Characteristics/Abilities

You have the ability to collaborate with others and meet them in a responsive manner. Furthermore, you have an ethical approach, integrity, and act steadily to handle the work of the organization professionally. Internal and external contacts are an important part of the job, so it is important that you have good communication skills, which means that you express yourself well in Swedish, both orally and in writing. The job requires good physical condition.

Due to the nature of the work, great emphasis will be placed on your personal qualities.

Employment

We are looking for a summer substitute during the period from week 23 to week 33 in the summer of 2026.

We apply irregular working hours, which means that you may work both daytime, evenings, nights, and weekends. A good schedule that also allows for continuous time off.

The place of employment is Gothenburg, Hisings Backa. The National Board of Forensic Medicine applies individual salary setting, with start date according to agreement. Selection and interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.

RMV is part of the justice chain, and we place high demands on employees' judgment and safety awareness as well as respect for law and order. As a representative of the National Board of Forensic Medicine, you follow the state value framework and contribute through your actions to legal security, legal certainty, and trust in the authority.

We conduct a background check by checking the criminal record before employment. RMV applies a competency-based recruitment process where psychological tests, knowledge tests, or work tests may occur. Before hiring licensed healthcare professionals, checks are performed with the National Board of Health and Welfare and the Health and Social Care Inspectorate.

In connection with employment at the National Board of Forensic Medicine, there may be an obligation to be placed in wartime.

Want to know more?

For more information, you are welcome to contact the recruiting group manager Andreas Pålbrand, phone 010-483 46 68.

Our union representatives can be reached via our switchboard at phone: 010-483 41 00. Union representative for Saco is Maritha Torkildsen Nilsson, for ST/OFR Selma El Hadi, and for Seko Christer Johansson.

Do you also want to contribute to a just society?

Welcome with your application by March 9, 2026. Grades and other documents should be brought to a possible interview. Selection and interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis during the application period, so please submit your application via the button below today.

The National Board of Forensic Medicine is committed to a recruitment process free from discrimination and strives to provide equal opportunities for all.

We are the medical link in the justice chain. Here, nurses, psychologists, forensic psychiatrists, social workers, caregivers, administrators, and many others work on behalf of, among others, the police, prosecutors, and courts.

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