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About the Unit

The 44th Mine Countermeasures Diving Division falls under the Fourth Naval Warfare Flotilla and is located in a beautiful setting in Skredsvik, Uddevalla. Here, you are offered diverse tasks at a workplace characterized by strong unit cohesion, competence, and collaboration.

The division's main task is to create freedom of movement for naval forces in coastal and archipelago areas, as well as around marine infrastructure. We operate both nationally and internationally, at sea and on land.

We are now enhancing the unit's medical capabilities and recruiting a specialist physician (part-time) to our Light Trauma Group (LTG), which also handles diving medical duties. You will step into an exciting and expanding phase where you get a unique opportunity to, together with other personnel, build and shape the unit's processes and workflows from the ground up.

Main Responsibilities

As a physician in the LTG, you will face complex injuries and challenging environments. Based on the patient's needs, you work independently and with limited resources in the field. The work is largely prehospital and is carried out under pressurized and physically demanding conditions.

The role includes, among other things:

• Provide emergency care: Conduct prehospital triage, resuscitation, and damage-limiting measures, as well as stabilize patients for transport to a higher level of care.
• Responsibility for diving medicine: Perform diving medical care and work proactively on patient safety regarding diving operations.
• Operate tactically: Participate in combat training to protect yourself, your group, and your patients. You also participate practically in the establishment and grouping of the unit.
• Train and develop: Act as both instructor and student during exercises, provide daily healthcare, and be responsible for the care of medical equipment.
• Service internationally: Participate in international military exercises and deployments abroad (parts of your working time may be located there).

Qualifications

• Licensed physician with a specialist degree in emergency medicine or anesthesia and intensive care.
• Current and well-maintained knowledge in airway management and extensive experience in trauma care.
• Good ability to express yourself well in speech and writing, in both Swedish and English.
• Full health and meet the Swedish Armed Forces' physical requirements (FMFysS).
• Category B driver's license.

Meritorious:

• Completed basic military training (Conscription, Basic Military Training for Officers, or Basic Soldier Training).
• Trained diving physician with current practical experience in hyperbaric medicine for divers.
• Previous service at a Light Trauma Group (LTG).
• Previous experience of military overseas service.

Personal Attributes

To succeed and thrive in this role requires a very good ability to adapt. You can quickly adjust to new situations, unknown environments, and varying work constellations. You have the ability to maintain your calm and your ability to act even under high stress and danger.

You have good self-awareness regarding your strengths and areas for development and take initiative to constantly develop in your professional role. Since our work is based on trust and teamwork, your ability to collaborate is crucial; you share knowledge, experience, and information without pride, and you support your colleagues so that you can achieve common goals together.

In this recruitment process, great importance will be placed on personal suitability.

Other

As a part-time servicemember in the Swedish Armed Forces, you retain your civilian employer as your main employer but serve with us part-time/from time to time. The position entails the obligation to be placed on war-time staff and to participate in training and exercises in the wartime organization. The position also includes international service. The work involves great variation in both tasks and environment. The position includes physical training during working hours. We offer you a job that is both physically and mentally developing and challenging.

If you lack a military background, you will undergo Basic Soldier Training (GSU). A passed GSU is required for employment.

Employment Type: Permanent employment with intermittent service according to the Officers Ordinance 20 §. A six-month probation period applies.

Employment Level: Intermittent/part-time.

Work Location: Skredsvik, Uddevalla.

Start Date: By agreement.

Salary: Individual salary setting.

Information about the position is provided by: HR Generalist Louise Olsson ([email protected]) and Platoon Commander Carl Ekman ([email protected]).

Union Representatives:

OFR/O

OFR/S

SACO

SECO

We welcome your application by 2026-07-03.

Applications for this position will only be accepted via the Swedish Armed Forces' website.

Information about the Swedish Armed Forces and the recruiting unit:

The Fourth Naval Warfare Flotilla is an operational unit tasked with maintaining and developing the Swedish Armed Forces' capability in naval warfare. In peacetime, the flotilla practices its wartime task of defending Sweden's territory and Swedish interests. The flotilla monitors Swedish sea territory, conducts intelligence gathering, minesweeping, and protects sea areas, sea lanes, and shipping. The Fourth Naval Warfare Flotilla continuously contributes personnel to international operations. The flotilla is based at Berga south of Stockholm and in Skredsvik at the Gullmarsfjord on the Bohus coast, where the Mine Countermeasures Diving Division is located.

In the Swedish Armed Forces, there is a strong value base built on openness, results, and responsibility. Professional development and personal health are valued and encouraged. There are good conditions for internal career mobility, wellness programs, and a good balance between work and private life.

Employment with us entails placement in a security class. Swedish citizenship is usually required. Security clearance with background check will be conducted prior to employment according to Chapter 3 of the Security Protection Act. Employment entails an obligation to be placed on war-time staff. The employment also includes an obligation to serve abroad. The meaning of this varies depending on the type of position.

A CV and cover letter must be attached to the application for employment. If you proceed in the recruitment process, certified copies of grades and certificates must always be presented. Calls from external recruitment agencies and salespeople are declined.