Department of Orthopedics and Hand Surgery

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!

Opportunity to Apply for Study Loan

Are you a nursing student interested in working on the orthopedic ward when you have completed your education and graduated as a nurse? We offer you, who are starting term 6 of the nursing program and choose to start your career with us after completing your studies, the opportunity to apply for a study loan during your final term (term 6).

Grow into the Role

As a newly graduated nurse at Akademiska Sjukhuset, you will have varied tasks and a secure and educational start in your new profession. Sometimes the step between education and working life feels large, and to give you the opportunity to grow into your new role, you will become part of our Clinical Development Year (KUÅ) during your first year with us.

KUÅ is a mandatory professional introduction for you as a newly graduated nurse employed by Region Uppsala, aiming to help you sharpen your clinical skills, network with other new graduates, and have reflection time together with experienced nurses. Read more about Clinical Development Year | Akademiska (https://www.akademiska.se/arbeta-hos-oss/kliniskt-utvecklingsar/).

Our Operations

70AB is a ward distributed over two floors. Orthopedic ward 70A is located on floor 8 and 70B on floor 7 at entrance 70.

On 70A, we primarily have an acute influx of patients who are cared for pre- and postoperatively for various types of fractures, i.e., injuries resulting from trauma. Some patients may have, for example, cut 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 or an infection requiring amputation after a fall on the same level. Thus, our patient demographic varies in 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 comes to 70B. Here, we help patients with arthritis who need prosthetic replacement in 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, assistant nurses, pharmacists, social workers, resident doctors, specialist doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and medical secretaries.

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

Your Competence

We are looking for you who are a nursing student starting term 6. You are interested in working on an orthopedic surgical ward with medical breadth and want to start working on ward 70AB after completing your degree. We place great importance on personal suitability, such as being responsible and motivated in your work. You have a flexible and curious attitude and good teamwork skills.

We Offer

We offer you a permanent position as a nursing assistant. Upon submission of your license, the employment will be converted to a permanent position as a nurse.

You commit to working with us for 12 months after completing your degree. There is an opportunity to work as an assistant nurse or nursing assistant during your studies, but this is not a requirement. Your new position will, unless otherwise agreed, involve full-time work with duty requirements for all hours of the day, so-called rotational duty. Probationary employment may apply.

Here, you will receive benefits that make a difference, read about the benefits here (Region Uppsala Benefits (https://regionuppsala.se/jobba-hos-oss/bli-var-nya-kollega/formaner/)).

Want to know more?

Deputy Ward Manager Anton Gavell, 018-611 65 02
Deputy Ward Manager Björn Pagnell, 018-611 44 02
Union contact person can be reached via the switchboard, 018-611 00 00

Do you want to work with us?

Submit your application via the link below. Selection and appointment may take place continuously during the application period, so don't 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 permanently employed personnel 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, checks of suspicion and criminal records are conducted for all job seekers who, in the sought position, may come to work within psychiatric care, habilitation, care of children and youth, or compulsory care of addicts.

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