Midwife with a Focus on Continuity

Are you a midwife curious about working with continuity? Do you enjoy working in a team and utilizing all your midwifery knowledge? Now there is an opportunity to be a midwife from pregnancy to postnatal care.

Warm welcome to submit your application!

You will be offered

• a job in an organization with extensive experience in continuity care
• a free and varied job where each midwife independently plans their work in collaboration with colleagues from other teams
• the opportunity to follow the patient through the entire care chain
• individually tailored introduction, continuous supervision, and extensive professional development.

Of course, you will also benefit from the general benefits that Karolinska University Hospital offers you.

About the position

At the maternity ward in Huddinge, we work daily with a diversity of patient groups in an organization characterized by cultural variation and international presence. Here we meet colleagues and families from all over the world. Each year, approximately 3,500 babies are born with us, of which about 500 within the Min Barnmorska program.

Our operations encompass both highly specialized obstetric care and planned home births. Research and development are a natural part of our clinical everyday life, and we have several doctoral midwives in the organization, creating a stimulating and knowledge-driven work environment.

You will be employed at the maternity ward in Huddinge and work according to a schedule, with some on-call duties. Weekend and night work are included. You will be part of a team consisting of three other midwives and be responsible for about 40 pregnant women per year.

Together, you will follow families through the entire care chain – from pregnancy checks and parental education to support conversations, home visits before and after birth, and participation in births at the maternity ward in Huddinge or at home. The work is independent, varied, and allows for great continuity and relationship-building. You plan your work independently while receiving close support from colleagues within and outside your own team.

About Min Barnmorska

Within Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge, we have built a well-functioning continuity model – Min Barnmorska – for nearly seven years. Here, you as a midwife are offered unique opportunities to provide cohesive care and support during pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal care.

You work in teams and follow the same families from admission to postnatal check. This allows you to utilize the full breadth of midwifery competence and create secure relationships over time. Internationally, this model is referred to as Caseload Midwifery and is a scientifically well-evaluated form of care with good medical and psychological outcomes.

The service is aimed at pregnant women with fear of childbirth or other vulnerabilities related to childbirth. We currently have three midwifery clinics within BMM Södra: Älvsjö, Farsta, and Skärholmen. Maternity care is conducted according to basic programs and regional guidelines.

Each team is responsible for pregnancy care, childbirth care, and postnatal care for their families. The work takes place in clinics, at the home of the pregnant woman and family, and at the maternity ward in Huddinge during birth. We also assist women who meet the criteria for home birth. The service has access to a car and all necessary medical equipment for home births, checks in the latent phase, and planned home births.

We are looking for someone who

• has a holistic view of pregnancy and childbirth with a supportive approach and a particular interest in people's diverse needs during pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal care
• is flexible, takes initiative, and can steer your work according to the needs of the organization
• collaborates well and enjoys working in a team.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability for the position.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Swedish license as a midwife
• At least three years of professional experience as a midwife

Desirable:

• Driving license B
• Experience from both midwifery clinics and childbirth.

About the recruitment process

Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period.

In connection with your application, you need to attach a CV. Instead of a personal letter, we ask you to answer selection questions and briefly explain why you are suitable for the role. Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.

Warm welcome to submit your application – Together we are Karolinska!

Before filling the position involving care for children and youth, the person offered the position will be checked against the suspicion and criminal record register. Read more here (https://www.karolinska.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekrytering-pa-karolinska/).

As an employee at Karolinska University Hospital, you may be assigned to military service. Read more here (https://www.karolinska.se/jobba-hos-oss/var-arbetsplats/totalforsvarsplikt-allman-tjansteplikt-och-krigsplaceringar-pa-karolinska-universitetssjukhuset/).

If you are or have previously been employed in Region Stockholm, we will take internal references from your current or previous manager if you are considered for employment.

For permanent positions, a probationary period may be applied.

About Karolinska University Hospital

We at Karolinska University Hospital are proud to be one of the world's leading university hospitals. In addition to our special responsibility for highly specialized care in the Stockholm region, our main mission is to educate future healthcare employees together with Karolinska Institute and conduct world-leading research while continuing our work to develop care for the best of the patient. We work in a variety of areas and professions.

Our vision - We will cure and alleviate tomorrow what no one can cure and alleviate today.

Please read more about us on our website (https://www.karolinska.se/) and follow us on social media!

Theme Women's Health and Health Professions

Women's health encompasses all activities within reproductive medicine, benign gynecological care, pregnancy, childbirth, and fetal medicine in both Huddinge and Solna. We also have a nationally highly specialized mission within fetal medicine. Read more here (https://www.karolinska.se/om-oss/teman-och-funktioner/tema-kvinnohalsa-och-halsoprofessioner/).

Health professionals; physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, dietitians, speech therapists, and psychologists meet the needs of patients and create added value in collaboration with other professions within all themes and functions of the hospital.