Department of Geriatrics, Rehabilitation and Pain Centre

We are Akademiska Sjukhuset – one of Sweden's leading university hospitals. As a county hospital and provider of highly specialized care, we offer healthcare to two million people in Central Sweden. Something is always happening here – a new life is born, a grandmother undergoes surgery, a colleague is hailed as a hero. Here, you will experience both tough challenges and fantastic events, within a strong community of colleagues. See parts of our reality in our photo exhibition; akademiskafotoutstallning.se (https://akademiskafotoutstallning.se). We welcome your application!

Our Operations

The Department of Geriatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine and Pain Centre is characterized by well-functioning multidisciplinary teams, something we are very proud of. Our department has a broad mandate where it is meaningful, exciting, and developing to work. There are good opportunities to participate in development work and research; in our work, we translate new knowledge into care.

Our Ward

On the Geriatric Acute Care Ward 30A, the focus is on the older, frail individual. We provide medical acute care with a rehabilitative approach for elderly patients with complex disease conditions and care needs. As an experienced nurse, you will be able to use your entire combined competence and experiences surrounding the patient. Geriatric care takes place based on a clear structure specifically adapted for the elderly patient and their needs.

Within geriatric care, teamwork is central; both the collaboration of the multiprofessional team and the patient's participation are important parts of the care. As a nurse on Ward 30A, you will constantly collaborate with others, thereby gaining broad knowledge in different areas and a holistic view of the patient with various needs. Approximately half of the patients come to the Geriatric Acute Care Ward via the Emergency Department, while the rest arrive via our direct intake (from ambulance or nearby care team) or via referral from other wards within the hospital.

Your Role

In geriatrics, we work with renewed working methods such as daily steering, medical rounding, and CGA (Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment). The goal of these methods is to increase the quality of care by making the patient active in their own care and improving the work environment by ensuring the right person does the right things. This is ongoing work that is continuously developed and evaluated, and here you have the chance to contribute with your knowledge and experience.

At our facility, new areas of responsibility have been developed based on the needs of the patient group. We have theme weeks focused on nursing to share knowledge and experiences, among other things. We are proud to have an employee and management group that places nursing high and, through clear yet open leadership, allows everyone to voice their opinions and contribute to the development of the ward. Together, we create a workplace where people thrive and feel proud.

As an experienced nurse, you have the opportunity to apply for specialist nurse education in elderly care and undertake it during working hours. We also have an internal training program built over 2 years, driven by experienced personnel in geriatrics, the Geriatric Academy. You can apply to the Geriatric Academy after working with us for 1 year; the program starts every other year and has 12 participants (both assistant nurses and nurses) from the geriatrics section.

Your Qualifications

You are an experienced nurse, preferably with experience in inpatient care. Broad knowledge and skills in the field of nursing and person-centered care are meritorious.

Your Competencies

As a person, you are flexible in your work, with the ability to switch between an outcome focus and a task focus to provide the best and safest care for patients. You have the ability to see and work with people's resources and place emphasis on patients' health literacy, participation, and shared responsibility. You have the ability to collaborate in teams and wish to develop within a multiprofessional work group. You are solution-oriented in what you do and choose to work at stimulating, joyful, and developing workplaces with the goal of providing the best care for your patients. Step to the forefront, welcome to us!

What We Offer

We offer you a permanent full-time position with a start date as agreed. You can work 2-shift, 3-shift, or night shifts only.

All new employees receive an individually adapted introduction depending on previous experiences. We use a clear introduction program with an introduction booklet, and there will be time allocated for mandatory e-Learning courses in the PingPong system, such as fire, threats and violence, safety, etc. New employees will be offered frequent follow-ups at intervals of 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months, as well as as needed. With us, you get benefits that make a difference; read about the benefits here (https://regionuppsala.se/formaner/ (https://regionuppsala.se/formaner/)).

Want to know more?

Come and meet us through an interview or observation!

• Ward Manager Lena M Mattsson, 018-611 39 66, [email protected]
• Group Manager Marie Elmebring Lindström, 018-611 70 33
• Union representative reachable via switchboard, 018-611 00 00

Do you want to work with us?

Welcome with your application via the link below. Interviews and appointments will take place continuously, so do not wait to submit your application. The last day for applications is May 10th.

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 entails no obligations for the individual employee in peacetime but is solely a planning measure.

Before making a decision on employment, checks of suspicion and criminal records are conducted for all job seekers who, in the sought position, may come to work within psychiatric healthcare, habilitation, care for children and youth, or compulsory care for 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 involve 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.