Temporary Position as Nursing Assistant for the Night Patrol

Welcome to the Health and Care Administration. We provide support and care for the elderly and individuals with disabilities. Our goal is to enable them to live as active and independent lives as possible.

The Health and Care Administration is one of Sweden's largest employers in municipal care and support. Approximately 7,500 employees work here based on our core values – making a difference, working together, and welcoming innovation. With us, there are great opportunities to take responsibility, develop, and contribute with your expertise. We strive for an organizational culture based on trust and pride in our work.

For more information about working in Uppsala Municipality, please visit Uppsala Municipality (https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/vard-halsa-omsorg/).

Within the Health and Care Administration, full-time is the norm. This means that all permanent employees fundamentally have a full-time position. More information about what this means for this role will be provided during a potential interview. Exceptions to the full-time norm are personal assistants.

Are you a nursing assistant with experience in care and support? Do you enjoy driving and want to be one of those who visit our clients at night? Then you might be one of the candidates we are looking for as a temporary employee for the night patrol!

The night patrol operates from Nyby home care, Svartbäcken home care, and Sävja home care, where we prepare to visit various home care units. After taking reports and reading documentation, we go out to the different units to collect keys, and then we visit our clients who have scheduled night visits. The night patrol also responds to security alarms from all of Uppsala Municipality during the night. Our working hours are between 21:35 and 07:15.

Your Mission

As a nursing assistant, you will provide good care based on individual needs with great respect for the person and their self-determination, and work to ensure that the client can live an independent, active, and meaningful life based on their conditions and needs. The job includes performing tasks delegated by licensed personnel and documenting according to the Social Services Act.

You are expected to communicate with clients, relatives, other professionals in the organization, and other stakeholders. It also includes working health-promoting and developing the organization and yourself in close collaboration with your colleagues.

Your Background

We are looking for you who are a trained nursing assistant and can provide proof of your qualifications from the National Board of Health and Welfare. You need to have experience in care and support, performing health and medical interventions delegated by healthcare professionals. The job requires that you have very good oral and written skills in Swedish, are accustomed to using digital tools such as computers and smartphones. Finally, to work on the night patrol, you need to have a B driver's license and be comfortable driving as part of your job.

We consider it an advantage if you have other work experience that involved working nights. It is also beneficial if you are familiar with documenting in various systems such as LifeCare.

As a person, you easily adapt to changing circumstances. You see opportunities in change and work well with others, relating to them in a responsive manner. You listen, communicate, and resolve conflicts constructively. You plan and prioritize your work effectively and set and adhere to deadlines.

Inquiries

If you have questions about the position or the recruitment process, please contact: Frida Olsson, Acting Operations Manager, 018-727 79 88.

Union representative: Kommunal, 010-442 88 16.

If you have questions regarding the registration of your application, please contact the unit for competence supply: 018-726 37 19.

We will request a criminal record extract before an employment offer can be made.

In your application, you should indicate your citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Employment can only occur after verification of the work permit, which is required according to the Aliens Ordinance.

Employment with Uppsala Municipality may involve a military placement.