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Do you want to work independently with your own responsibility while working closely with experienced colleagues who support each other? Then we have the job for you if you want to become our new Child Health Center (CHC) nurse!

What We Offer

Primary Care Centre Östergötland consists of 33 region-run health centers, Vårdcentrum Finspång, the Child Health Unit, 1177 and emergency clinics in the evenings and weekends, and the General Practice Education Centre. We provide a broad range of primary care services, offering healthcare to everyone throughout their lives; newborns, children, adolescents, adults, the elderly, and patients in the terminal phase of life.

We are a forward-looking organization with a strong focus on a good working environment, development, and well-being. We actively work to create conditions for sustainable working life while maintaining a development-inspired approach to meet future challenges within primary care. Here, there are excellent opportunities for career development for those who wish to advance in their profession, become managers, or move forward in other ways, such as through specialization or research.

Cityhälsan Söder health center is easily accessible in the Hageby district with good connections to the rest of Norrköping and currently has approximately 16,000 registered patients. We have well-functioning, well-equipped, and pleasant premises, as well as a development-inspired working method and provide a broad range of primary care services. We are proud to have a district profile characterized by diversity, where we meet patients of all ages with many different healthcare needs.

Please also read about the region's career ladder for nurses and your benefits with us.

Job Description

We are looking for you who want to come and work during a regular employee's parental leave, starting in August 2026, but no later than 2027-08-31.

As a CHC nurse, you work with the tasks related to child health care, such as parental support, telephone advice, reception, group activities, and home visits. The CHC is also part of the Family Center, which is located geographically close to the CHC premises. Together with educators in the open preschool activities and social services from the municipality, we have close cooperation for children and parents for health-promoting, preventive, and supportive purposes. To thrive in the role, we believe it is important that you appreciate both working independently and collaborating with colleagues. The work consists of independently setting up your reception according to the child health program, while you and your colleagues support each other and work together to develop the operations forward. You will also work in a team with experienced doctors at the CHC and collaborate with other professions from the rest of the operations at the health center and our care neighbors in the building.

Work Group

We are approximately 65 employees at the health center who enjoy working together in an open working climate. At the CHC, you work as the closest colleague with five other nurses who are experienced in their roles. We work together with cooperation and respect for each other's competence; our goal is a working climate where everyone has varied tasks and can develop in their professional role.

More information about what it is like to work with us can be found here.

About You

You are a district nurse or pediatric nurse, preferably with experience in primary care/CHC. You master the Swedish language in speech and writing, corresponding to level C1.

Experience with the medical record system Cosmic is meritorious. A B driving license is required. If you have previous experience from CHC, it is meritorious. Language skills in various languages are seen as an asset for our children in the operations and their parents.

You have good cooperation skills and can plan, organize, and prioritize your work. You are confident in your professional role and have the ability to make independent decisions based on your profession. You have good communication skills towards patients, colleagues, and other operations. We are looking for you who are engaged and interested in working together with colleagues and other professions to advance health-promoting work for the benefit of the children. You find it exciting and developmental to work with children and families from many different cultures. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Application and Employment

We work with rolling selections, so please send in your application as soon as possible.

Before employment in a patient-oriented role within Region Östergötland, you will be asked to fill out a health declaration.

We warmly welcome your application! If you need help registering in the system, contact customer service Support and Service, 010-103 60 00, during office hours.

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