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Do you want to help develop one of Sweden's most unique clinics? Then look no further!

What We Offer

• Work within nationally highly specialized care
• Join an experienced and cross-professional team
• Develop within advanced nursing and nutrition
• Build long-term relationships with patients
• Contribute to the development of a unique operation
• A varied role involving both clinic visits and advisory services

Naturally, you will also benefit from our general perks offered by Karolinska University Hospital.

About the Role

The Bowel Failure Clinic investigates and treats patients with bowel failure. We follow patients who require intravenous fluids and/or nutrition for three months or longer.

Care is provided both at our outpatient clinic in Solna and within medical and surgical inpatient care on ward NB5.

Work takes place in close collaboration within a multidisciplinary team consisting of a gastroenterologist, surgeon, dietitian, stoma therapist, pharmacist, pain specialist, and nurse. We also collaborate with social workers, psychologists, and other relevant professions. Teamwork is central to our operations, and we hold regular multidisciplinary conferences where we jointly discuss patient cases to optimize assessments and treatment strategies.

Since January 1, 2024, we have had a nationally highly specialized mandate within medical and surgical care for bowel failure. As part of this mandate, we are responsible for the care of patients from half of Sweden's population living with bowel failure.

At our clinic, we work in a multidisciplinary and person-centered manner, focusing on the patient's needs throughout the entire care chain.

As a nurse with us, you will:

• Work with nursing care and follow-up of patients with bowel failure
• Manage central lines
• Provide patient education and support to patients and relatives
• Work with clinic visits and telephone advice
• Collaborate with different professions in the team

We Are Looking For Someone Who

• Is a licensed nurse
• Has experience in medical care, preferably within gastroenterology, surgery, or nutrition
• Has an interest in long-term patient relationships and person-centered care
• Is structured, responsible, and has good teamwork skills
• Has good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written
• Can work independently and is flexible

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Swedish nursing license
• At least 2 years of experience as a nurse
• Good Swedish skills in speech and writing

Merits:

• Work experience with TeleQ and Alltid Öppet.
• Knowledge and work experience regarding gastroenterology, surgery, and medicine.
• Previous work with bowel failure patients.

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 cover letter, we ask you to answer selection questions and briefly motivate why you are suitable for the role. Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.

We warmly welcome your application – Together we are Karolinska!

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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 task is to train future healthcare professionals together with Karolinska Institutet and conduct world-leading research, while continuing our work to develop care for the benefit of the patient. We work within a number of different areas and professions.

Our vision: We shall cure and alleviate tomorrow what no one can cure and alleviate today.

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Theme Inflammation & Aging

Theme Inflammation and Aging includes internal medicine specialties such as endocrinology and metabolism, nephrology, gastroenterology and pulmonology, as well as geriatrics, rheumatology, dermatology and venereology.

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