Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery

We are Uppsala University Hospital – one of Sweden's leading university hospitals. As a regional hospital and provider of highly specialized care, we offer services to two million people in Central Sweden. Something is always happening here – a new life is born, a grandmother is operated on, a colleague is hailed as a hero. With us, you will experience both tough challenges and fantastic events, in a strong community with colleagues. See parts of our reality in our photo exhibition; akademiskafotoutstallning.se. Welcome with your application!

Our Operations

The maxillofacial surgical section with 40 employees includes not only maxillofacial surgery, jaw and facial radiology, jaw orthopedics, and orofacial medicine, but also has its own sterilization and operating department and CBCT radiology. The section conducts research with high activity in collaboration with Uppsala University and several international partners in academia and industry.

Our operations are quality certified according to SS-EN 15224 and ISO 9001. Within the field of plastic and maxillofacial surgery, a large part of the hospital's highly specialized national and regional care is conducted, as well as the county's two national healthcare assignments, all in close collaboration between different specialties.

Your Mission

Assistance during surgeries, treatments, and investigations. Intraoral radiography, panoramic radiography, and patient administrative work are also included in the tasks.

Your Qualifications

We are looking for someone who is a trained Dental Nurse. With interest and experience in administration and clinical work. You have knowledge of the Swedish language equivalent to Swedish high school or Swedish C1 in both spoken and written form.

We view positively if you have experience working in surgery and further education in maxillofacial surgical nursing for dental nurses (15 credits). You have experience working in T4.

Your Competence

Great emphasis is placed on personal qualities where we want you to be self-driven, structured, and have good collaboration skills, as teamwork – even with other medical specialties – occurs daily. You are stable, calm, and controlled even in pressured situations, with the ability to focus on the right things. You are mature, have good self-awareness, and make well-founded assessments by weighing complex information and prioritizing responsibly. At the same time, you are aware of your own limitations and have a strong interest in continuous development. Good knowledge of Swedish is an absolute requirement.

We Offer

We offer a full-time temporary position until 2027-05-31, with a chance for extension and professional development opportunities. Start date by agreement.

With us, you will receive benefits that make a difference, read about the benefits here (https://regionuppsala.se/jobba-hos-oss/bli-var-nya-kollega/formaner/ (https://regionuppsala.se/jobba-hos-oss/bli-var-nya-kollega/formaner/)).

Want to Know More?

Assistant Section Manager, Rebecca Nilsson, 018-6174356
Union contact Vision can be reached via switchboard 018-611 00 00

Want to Work with Us?

Welcome with your application via the link below. Interviews and appointments may occur continuously during the application period.

Region Uppsala values the qualities that equal gender distribution and diversity bring to the organization and welcomes applicants of all genders and with different backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences.

Region Uppsala places all permanent staff based on the needs of total defense. This means that for the individual employee, there are no obligations in peacetime but is solely a planning measure.

Before a hiring decision, a check of suspicion and criminal records will be conducted regarding all applicants who may work in psychiatric care, habilitation, care of children and youth, or involuntary care of substance abusers, areas that are covered by optional record extracts. This applies to all who will work closely with patients, even if the tasks are not currently intended to primarily involve work with the aforementioned patient groups.

This recruitment is conducted entirely by Region Uppsala and we kindly ask recruitment companies and ad sellers to refrain from calling.