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Together, we are developing Sahlgrenska University Hospital for a sustainable future. We are transforming healthcare with the goal of becoming Europe's leading university hospital by 2032. Together with our patients, we work for quality, accessibility, patient safety, research, education, and innovation within a cohesive healthcare system in the Region of Västra Götaland. Our vision and goals aim for care of the highest quality, where the patient is always at the center. We provide local and regional healthcare, as well as highly specialized care to patients across the country and abroad. Our employees are our strength, contributing to knowledge exchange nationally and internationally. With digital tools and new working methods, we can simplify daily life at the hospital and offer modern, accessible, and efficient care of the highest quality.

About Us

Forensic Psychiatry is a unique operation within Sahlgrenska University Hospital, located in Gunnilse, approximately 20 minutes by public transport from central Gothenburg. The mission of Forensic Psychiatry is to provide individually adapted psychiatric care and rehabilitation to patients who have been sentenced to care. The operation manages Open and Inpatient facilities with enhanced security classification and also cares for patients deprived of liberty under other legislation when they require acute psychiatric specialist care. Forensic Psychiatry has a societal protection responsibility, where the goal of the operation is that rehabilitation takes place in a safe manner for the patient, employee, and society. Forensic Psychiatry thus has a dual mission, both societal protection and care.

The operation has six Inpatient units, and in addition to this, there is an Activity House, an Outpatient Clinic with two mobile teams, and further units with important functions for the operation. Our units work in close collaboration with the research unit CELAM (Center for Ethics, Law, and Mental Health).

What do we offer you?

Forensic Psychiatry conducts and develops specialist care with a focus on cross-professional care and rehabilitation. Our aim is to offer stimulating and developing work, where you, in collaboration with colleagues from various professions, provide care, rehabilitation, and treatment.

You are offered the opportunity for continuous education according to local goals and personal interests.

You are offered access to the operation's rehabilitation facilities, such as a gym and pool.

We offer a wellness allowance and occupational health services.

Job Description

As a nurse assistant, you will work with nursing care and rehabilitation. You are part of a team with several professional categories, where you, as a nurse assistant, play an important role. Together with your colleagues, you work on a long-term care plan, where you have a motivating, supportive, and active role in the patient's legal, medical, and rehabilitative process. We work in various digital systems for documentation and collaboration, such as Melior, Elvis, and SAMSA.

Your duties include maintaining a good work environment on the care unit together with your colleagues. Your attitude and efforts are of decisive importance for the operation to be characterized by calm, well-being, nursing care, and security.

You are also expected to participate in physical self-defense training continuously together with your colleagues.

About You

We are looking for you who are trained as a nurse assistant. It is meritorious if you have experience in forensic psychiatry and/or psychiatry. You are a calm and secure person who has a genuine interest in helping people with psychiatric illness. You have the ability to listen, set boundaries, and motivate. You are structured in your work and responsible.

We have close collaboration and work extensively across unit boundaries, which means that flexibility and teamwork skills are qualities we value in an employment with us. Great importance is attached to personal suitability.

We warmly welcome your application!

Meet some of our employees - Sahlgrenska University Hospital

From July 1, 2023, "nurse assistant" (undersköterska) is a protected professional title. This means that you will need a certificate from the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) to use the title nurse assistant within care and social services. On the National Board of Health and Welfare's website, you can read more about the protected professional title for nurse assistants – where it also states which transitional rules apply: Nurse assistant becomes a protected professional title July 1, 2023 - Registration (socialstyrelsen.se)

About the Region of Västra Götaland

The Region of Västra Götaland exists for the people in Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good healthcare for everyone. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communications throughout Västra Götaland.

The Region of Västra Götaland works actively to digitalize more working methods. To be part of this digital transformation, you bring basic skills and can use digital tools and services. You can search for information, communicate, interact digitally, are risk-aware, and have the motivation to participate in development to learn new things.

The Region of Västra Götaland mobilizes all permanent employees.

If you want to know more about the Region of Västra Götaland, you can visit our introduction for new employees at the link www.vgregion.se/introduction. You can also read more in the presentation about Salary, compensation, and benefits – what you get as an employee in VGR.

Application

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