Vacant job

We are seeking a Care Manager/Nurse for Strängnäs Municipality

Health and Medical Care is part of the Social Services Department, which also includes Elderly Care, Support for Persons with Disabilities, Individual and Family Care, as well as Administration and Digitalization. We are the municipality's largest department with approximately 1,200 employees.

The Social Services Department is currently in a phase characterized by innovation and quality. We aim to keep pace with the development around us, improve our methods, stay up-to-date with technological advancements, and increase user and patient influence. Our goal is to make a difference and create quality in our services to secure our future. We want to create a work organization where employees can thrive, develop, and feel that they contribute to our common goals. In the coming years, our aim is to create an operation with clear objectives where mandates and decision-making are decentralized.

You will be placed in brand new, well-adapted premises at Helheten – Center for Care and Health. Do you want to develop and help develop Strängnäs Municipality together with us?

Health and Medical Care in Strängnäs is responsible for healthcare and rehabilitation for the municipality's residents. Here, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and assistant nurses work together with the patient at the center. Our main tasks are to provide care and treatment to individuals who need support and cannot reach their local health center.

We offer you:

• A workplace where the future of municipal health and medical care is emerging with present leadership and active employee engagement.
• Developing, challenging, and enjoyable tasks.
• The opportunity to participate in the continuous improvement work of health and medical care for both patients and employees.
• A generous wellness allowance of 3,000 SEK (via Epassi) as an employee of Strängnäs Municipality.
• The possibility of salary exchange for extra days off.

We are currently seeking a Care Manager/Nurse for a one-year project position.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Care Manager serves as a supervisory and coordinating function within municipal health and medical care. The assignment aims to contribute to safe, cohesive, and patient-safe care, as well as strengthen collaboration between professions, units, and external actors. The Care Manager complements the licensed nurse's core mission by promoting structure, continuity, quality, and development within the operational area.

The Care Manager assignment is estimated to be approximately 75%, with the remaining 25% being clinical work within the unit. The Care Manager has overall responsibility for:

• Supporting daily coordination and prioritization within teams in the operational patient care work.
• Contributing to good quality, regulatory compliance, and patient safety.
• Contributing to the implementation of the "Close Care" arrangement (in collaboration with the new Social Services Act) in daily work.
• Participating in internal and external collaboration.
• Monitoring and supporting work with routines, processes, and working methods.
• Contributing to education, mentoring, and competence development.
• Ensuring good information flow between relevant actors.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who is/has:

• A licensed nurse.
• Previous experience working in Health and Medical Care within a municipal operation.
• Good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both orally and in writing.
• Good computer skills and proficiency with the entire Office package.
• A Class B driver's license.

It is an advantage if you have:

• Experience in a supervisory position.
• Experience working with digitalization.

As a person, you are communicative and clear, with a good ability to see the big picture. You have a positive demeanor, see opportunities, and enjoy challenges. You are a secure and attentive person who can harness and develop your own and colleagues' engagement and participation. Strängnäs Municipality's core values that should permeate our work are: development, respect, openness, and clarity. Great importance will be attached to personal suitability.

We apply continuous selection, so you are warmly welcome to submit your application today!

OTHER INFORMATION

Welcome to Strängnäs Municipality! Strängnäs Municipality has just over 39,000 inhabitants and is strategically located in the Mälaren Valley with excellent communication links. It is close to the major city of Stockholm, reachable by train in under 50 minutes, and even closer to Eskilstuna. Our municipality is an attractive place for both living and working, where you have the opportunity to make a real difference for society and its inhabitants.

With us, there are many meaningful and challenging tasks, with opportunities to grow and develop in your professional role. In Strängnäs Municipality, over 2,500 knowledgeable and engaged employees work to create a positive daily life for residents. We value a workplace where everyone feels included and where there is room to influence.

We work actively based on a value system characterized by respect, openness, development, and clarity. Our annual employee survey shows that our employees are satisfied. We hope you want to be part of our team and, together with us, build the future of Strängnäs. Together, we create a stronger municipality and make each other better.

Strängnäs Municipality applies a smoke-free working time to create a healthy work environment for all employees, colleagues, and users.

Application Process and Data Handling:

• As an applicant, you are responsible for documenting your competence clearly so that we can make a factual and fair assessment of your application.
• For work involving children and young people, an extract from the police criminal register is required before employment.
• Strängnäs Municipality handles your personal data in accordance with applicable legislation. You can read more about our data handling on our website: https://www.strangnas.se/kommun-och-politik/overklaga-beslut-rattssakerhet/personuppgifter-i-strangnas-kommun (https://www.strangnas.se/kommun-och-politik/overklaga-beslut-rattssakerhet/personuppgifter-i-strangnas-kommun)

Strängnäs Municipality has chosen media channels for this recruitment and therefore declines contact with ad salespeople and recruitment services.

We look forward to learning more about you and how you wish to contribute to Strängnäs' future.