Job Advertisement: Dental Nurse at Folktandvården Torslanda

At Folktandvården Västra Götaland, you contribute to equal health and quality of life for all people at every stage of life. Here, you will encounter a culture characterized by collaboration, commitment, and joy, and have access to modern technology and experts in all fields. There is always someone to learn from and many to enjoy working with. We offer the stability for a secure everyday life and opportunities to grow throughout your professional career.

Become a part of something bigger. Welcome to Folktandvården!

Do you want to be part of a driven team where collaboration, commitment, and joy are in focus?

Then you could be our next star! We are looking for a dental nurse who wants to contribute energy, competence, and a warm welcome to our daily work – together we create the best experience for our patients and a workplace we are proud of.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

At Folktandvården Torslanda, you will meet patients of all ages with various care needs. As a dental nurse with us, you play an important role in ensuring that patients feel well received and secure during their visit. You will utilize all your skills while the position also requires creativity, empathy, and a sense of service.

Your duties will include:

• Assisting in examinations, screenings, and treatments
• Working with your own patients during prophylactic treatments, onboarding, impression taking, oral health counseling, or acclimatization treatments
• Working in the sterilization area and reception
• Managing your own areas of responsibility

We also accept students from the dental and dental hygiene programs at the University of Gothenburg, so supervising/assisting students may also be part of the job.

Currently, we have a total of 30 employees. Our opening hours are Mon-Thu 07:00-19:00 and Fri 07:00-16:00. We have 12 treatment rooms and are located in newly built premises near Amhults Resecentrum. Please read more about our opening hours and how to find us: Folktandvården Torslanda, Gothenburg - Folktandvården (vgregion.se) (https://www.vgregion.se/introduktion)

Qualifications and Profile

• Qualified dental nurse with education from MYH (Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education)
• Interest in both pediatric and adult dental care
• Proficiency in the Swedish language equivalent to Swedish high school or Swedish C1 in both spoken and written form
• Ability to independently manage administration
• Ability to organize and prioritize work effectively and wisely
• Ability to present a stable and calm impression even when there is a lot to do
• Ability to collaborate and relate to others in a responsive manner
• Contribute to the development of the organization by actively participating in the clinic's improvement work

If you are new to the profession, you will receive an individually tailored mentoring program during your initial period. The mentoring program is part of our two-year development program for newly qualified dental nurses.

About the Recruitment Process

If you are not already employed with us, you will be contacted by a recruiter from the HR unit for an interview. After the application period ends, the clinic manager will select candidates and invite them for interviews at the clinic. These interviews are scheduled for week XX.

Folktandvården Västra Götalandsregionen conducts background checks in case of suspicion and criminal records before employment.

About Västra Götalandsregionen

Västra Götalandsregionen exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good health and medical care for all. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communication throughout Västra Götaland.

Västra Götalandsregionen actively works to digitize more working methods. To be part of the digital transformation, you should possess basic skills and be able to use digital tools and services. You can search for information, communicate, interact digitally, are risk-aware, and have the motivation to participate in development to learn new things.

Västra Götalandsregionen places all permanent employees in a reserve position.

If you want to know more about Västra Götalandsregionen, you can visit our introduction for new employees at the link https://www.vgregion.se/introduktion (https://www.vgregion.se/introduktion). You can also read more in the presentation at https://mellanarkiv-offentlig.vgregion.se/alfresco/s/archive/stream/public/v1/source/available/sofia/rs4011-467070786-672/surrogate (https://mellanarkiv-offentlig.vgregion.se/alfresco/s/archive/stream/public/v1/source/available/sofia/rs4011-467070786-672/surrogate).

Application

Västra Götalandsregionen prefers that you register your application via the recruitment system. If you have questions about the advertised position or cannot register your details in a public system for special reasons, please contact the contact person for the respective advertisement.

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. Västra Götalandsregionen has contracted agreements.