Department of Orthopedics and Hand Surgery

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Our Operations

The Department of Orthopedics and Hand Surgery has an exciting offer for you if you are interested in working within orthopedics.

On Ward 70A, we primarily have an acute influx of patients who are cared for pre- and post-operatively for various types of fractures, i.e., injuries resulting from trauma. Some patients may, for example, have sawed their hand at work, broken a bone on a ski trip, or been involved in a high-energy traffic accident. Other patients may have suffered a hip fracture after a fall on the same level or developed an infection requiring amputation. In this way, our patient demographic varies in terms of age and underlying diseases. We also have doctors with specialist competence in complex pelvic fractures and difficult hand surgical procedures, which means we receive patients from large parts of the country.

A large part of our planned care takes place on Ward 70B. Here, we help patients with arthritis who need prosthetic replacement in the hip, knee, or shoulder joints. The acute influx consists mainly of patients with traumatic fractures of the spine and neck, large disc herniations requiring emergency surgery, or patients with infections that require surgical intervention in addition to antibiotic treatment. We have doctors who are highly specialized in prosthetic and spinal surgery, which means we also provide national and regional care here.

Lengths of stay vary and can range from one day to several weeks. We work in teams with professions such as: nurses, nursing assistants, pharmacists, curators, resident doctors, specialist doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and medical secretaries. We also have nurses with special functions, such as quality-assurance nurses and education nurses, with the aim of driving and developing care for our patients, as well as supporting you as a new colleague. For us, it is important that you, as a nurse, get to develop in your role, and we therefore offer you continuous training days and weekly lectures, as well as the opportunity to take orthopedic courses during working hours.

Your Role

Here, you will always receive a secure and well-structured introduction of at least 5 weeks. A personal introduction program is designed together with one of our education nurses. The introduction includes lectures on orthopedic diseases, a course on handling pain pumps, TUB training (lifting and moving), transfer techniques, and introductions with other professional categories to get a holistic view of how we work on the ward.

Here, you will gain broad knowledge about the orthopedic patient as well as pre- and post-operative care. In addition to the orthopedic condition, many of our patients also have other background diseases that may also need to be treated. This means you will also gain broad medical knowledge.

For you as a newly graduated nurse, we offer a clinical development year, KUÅ (which constitutes 20% of your working time), where you will deepen your knowledge in certain areas.

Training sessions take place once a month together with others in the staff group. We also have continuous simulation training based on the SMART concept. For you who have worked for two years or more as a nurse, we offer a scheduled advanced training course in orthopedic diseases and diagnoses.

Your Qualifications

We are looking for you who are a licensed nurse with an interest in orthopedics.

Your Competence

We value a positive work climate where all employees thrive and feel secure. We are looking for you who have good collaboration skills and want to work in a multiprofessional team. You lead nursing care, identify nursing needs, initiate, follow up, and prioritize your actions. Your goal is to provide the best care for your patients. We are looking for you who are curious, proactive, flexible, and have a desire to develop. Previous experience within orthopedics and/or emergency care is meritorious but not a requirement.

We Offer

We offer a permanent full-time position as a nurse with a start date as agreed. We are looking for you who want to work days, evenings, and weekends, but also for you who want to rotate between days and nights, or alternatively, we are looking for you who want to work permanent nights. Probationary period may apply.

Here, 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?

Do not hesitate to contact any of our managers:

• Deputy Ward Manager Kristoffer Ohlander, 018-611 40 65
• Deputy Ward Manager Emelie Johansson, 018-617 44 15

The union representative can be reached via the switchboard, 018-611 00 00

Want to work with us?

Welcome to send your application via the link below. Selection and appointment may take place continuously during the application period, so do not wait to send your application to us!

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

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

Before a decision on employment, a check of the suspicion and criminal records is conducted for all job seekers who, in the sought employment, may come to work within psychiatric care, habilitation, care of children and youth, or involuntary care of addicts, areas covered by facultative record extracts. This thus applies to all who will work close to patients, even if the tasks at present are not intended to primarily contain work with the aforementioned patient groups.

This recruitment is conducted entirely through Region Uppsala, and we decline phone calls from recruitment agencies and advertising sales.