Welcome to the Care and Social Services Administration

We work with support and care for the elderly and for people with disabilities. The goal is for them to be able to live as active and independent lives as possible.

The Care and Social Services Administration is one of Sweden's largest employers in municipal care and social services. Here, about 7,500 employees work 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 skills. We strive for an organizational culture built on trust and pride in our work.

More information about working in Uppsala municipality can be found at this link (https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/vard-halsa-omsorg/).

Within the Care and Social Services Administration, we have full-time as the norm. This means that all permanent employees essentially have a full-time position. More information about what this means for this position will be provided during a potential interview. Exceptions (from full-time as the norm) are personal assistants.

Do you want a varied and meaningful job where you truly make a difference? Here you have the chance to contribute with your skills in a flexible role where every day presents new challenges. Warm welcome with your application!

Our workplace is located at Fyrisborgsgatan 1, and from here we conduct home visits in group homes and service housing. Here, the licensed staff from the care committee are on the same floor. The shared facilities provide unique opportunities for collaboration, contacts, support, and development work within and between professions. The shared space and proximity to colleagues facilitate meetings in professional groups, various workgroups, and for joint development/training.

Our working hours measure is 38.15 hours/week, and working hours are scheduled Monday to Friday from 07:00 to 16:00, with weekend work every ninth weekend.

Job Description

As a nurse with us, you have the opportunity to make a difference by contributing your skills, knowledge, and commitment with the patient at the center. Your role will involve working with a variety of tasks within your area. In your work as a nurse, you will be involved in assessments, treatment, and guidance to care staff in group homes/service housing within LSS.

Your more concrete tasks will include:

• performing HSL interventions and evaluating treatment results.
• prescribing care
• guiding and delegating HSL tasks to care staff.
• medication management
• participating in team collaboration around patients

As a nurse, you will plan your days according to the needs of the patients and work in a team with other nursing colleagues, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and the operations manager. There is good support within the group. Our ambition is for you to develop the operations and yourself in close collaboration with your colleagues.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who are a licensed nurse. We also see that you have worked for at least two years as a nurse, and it is advantageous if that experience is from municipal home care. The work requires that you master Swedish in speech and writing. Additionally, you need a B driver's license as the job may require you to travel by car.

As a person, we see that you are independent and flexible. You will have a large network of contacts, which means you will need to collaborate with various people. Furthermore, you have the ability to understand a situation to empathize with the user's situation to provide the best help.

Information

If you have questions about the position, please contact: Acting Operations Manager Linnea Samuelsson, 018-72 63 703.

Union representative: Vårdförbundet Kristian Hjertén, 018-67 70 47

If you have questions regarding the registration of your application or the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment unit: 018-726 37 86.

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

In your application, you must state 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.

An employment with Uppsala municipality may involve a military placement.