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Helping people achieve better health is one of the most important missions one can have. At Södra Älvsborg Hospital (SÄS), we are 3,700 employees with 120 different professions who together contribute to this every day. What role do you want to play?

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If you want to contribute to good and safe care with rehabilitation for people with psychotic disorders/PTSD, the opportunity to follow your patients during rehabilitation, and have a genuine heart for our patient group – then we are looking for you!

About our open position

We are now looking for you who are a specialist nurse in psychiatry or a registered nurse with an interest in or experience in psychiatric care. The tasks are standard nursing duties within psychiatric care. We work cross-professionally with doctors, nurses, and caregivers. As a nurse, you will lead and distribute the work within the team and be responsible for patient care. You will work closely with patients, collaborate with other stakeholders, and make a difference for those cared for in the department. We are a well-functioning workplace with good cohesion. Therefore, you will quickly feel welcome and be one of us. We focus heavily on good treatment, job satisfaction, and a pleasant working environment. To ensure you feel secure in your role, you will receive an individual introduction tailored to your experience.

Working hours

The position includes day, evening, and weekend work according to an EU-adapted schedule with 11-hour rest periods.

About the Psychiatry Quarter

Do you want to work in new, modern, and unique facilities designed for specialist psychiatric care? The Psychiatry Quarter is a newly built and modern care environment with green outdoor areas and fresh, bright facilities. Our ambition is to offer Sweden's best psychiatric care, and the Psychiatry Quarter is our largest investment in many years. We are now looking for you who want to join us on our continued journey towards future psychiatry.

About us

The psychosis care at Södra Älvsborg Hospital consists of an inpatient ward and an outpatient clinic that closely collaborates. This is part of developing a cohesive care chain.

The patients we care for have psychotic diagnoses and PTSD. The legal frameworks we operate under are both HSL and LPT. The department collaborates with specialist psychiatric outpatient clinics, social services, and primary care. We strive to provide our patients with meaningful care of high quality and high patient safety. In our new facilities, we have a vision to achieve a new working method that enables a zero vision regarding threats and violence as well as coercive measures. In patient work, we focus on working with a low-arousal approach, and our ambition is to provide top-class psychiatric care.

We now need a new addition to our team as two of our nurses are leaving. We are looking for someone with a genuine interest in psychiatry. You should enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and be ready for all kinds of challenges. You should be a team player with a twinkle in your eye, but who understands the importance of collaboration and communication.

The department consists of a well-functioning team with friendly colleagues driven by curiosity and a desire to continuously develop the operations. With us, you will have the chance to be part of an exciting and lively work environment where we focus on the patient and work to create a safe and supportive environment. In the department, nurses and nursing assistants work alongside specialist doctors and medical secretaries.

The area of operations works with long-term competence development for nurses, which includes the opportunity for specialist training after a period of service in the department. The emphasis is on providing professional treatment and care for our patients, but job satisfaction, humor, and a pleasant working environment for employees are also high on the agenda.

We have a close collaboration with the University of Borås and accept nursing students for internships.

Your profile

We are looking for you who have a Swedish nursing license and at least four months of experience in the profession. It is advantageous for the position if you have experience from psychiatric care and/or are a specialist nurse in psychiatry with experience from psychosis care. You have a strong interest in working person-centered based on assignments and values. We wish for you to have a positive, flexible, and pedagogical approach with a high degree of professionalism. We also see that you have a good ability to work both independently and in a team. Furthermore, we see that you are responsible and have a drive to work on improving specialist psychiatric care based on innovative and creative ideas. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability and the genuine belief in the human ability to change, where you put the patient's best interests at the center and are responsive to individual needs.

If you are in your final semester of the nursing program or have less than four months of professional experience, you are referred to apply for our introductory programs. Read more about SÄS's introduction offer for newly graduated nurses here.

Other

If you want to know more, you are warmly welcome to contact us. We care about everyone's safety and request a criminal record check for those offered employment with us.

Interviews are conducted continuously, so please submit your application today! Attach your professional license with your application.