Nurse with Diabetes Competence – Gottsunda Health Centre

Are you a nurse with a passion for diabetes care looking for a permanent position in a supportive and professional environment? Gottsunda Health Centre is currently seeking a specialist nurse or registered nurse with diabetes competence for a full-time, permanent position.

Your Role

As a diabetes nurse at our centre, you will have your own clinic where you educate patients on diabetes and self-care, provide information on diabetes aids, and offer telephone advice. You will also handle appointment booking and manage cases via digital services.

You will work independently as a key member of our diabetes team, which consists of district physicians, dietitians, and physiotherapists. Your work is evidence-based, focusing on helping, treating, and advising patients. In addition to working at the diabetes clinic, you will participate in general outpatient care at the health centre and assist with 1177 Direct services when needed.

Your Qualifications and Profile

We are looking for you who are a specialist nurse with a focus on diabetes care or a registered nurse with competence in diabetes. Previous experience working with diabetes patients is considered an advantage.

The role requires you to be flexible in your working methods, take overall responsibility, and have a strong desire to continuously develop the practice with the patient in focus. We place great emphasis on personal qualities and are looking for someone who thrives in an environment characterized by collaboration and care.

Our Operations

Gottsunda Health Centre belongs to the Department of Primary Care and Health and is located in newly built premises in Gottsunda Centre, in the southwestern part of Uppsala. We have approximately 14,000 registered patients and a staff of about 70 employees. Our operations are broad, covering all professional areas within the health centre's mandate: general practice, SÄBO (care for the elderly with disabilities), Child Health Centre (BVC), Maternity Health Centre (MVC), Family Centre, and Youth Clinic.

Many of our patients come from different countries and cultures, which makes the work particularly varied and interesting. We value accessibility, long-term commitment, and continuity. We have a good collaboration between professions, helping each other in daily tasks. You will be welcomed to a workplace characterized by warmth, care, and professional pride.

Employment Terms and Benefits

We offer a permanent, full-time position with a start date as soon as possible, ideally August 15th, or by agreement. We prioritize secure employment and good benefits through our collective agreement. Read more about the benefits here (https://regionuppsala.se/jobba-hos-oss/bli-var-nya-kollega/formaner/).

In addition to your individual development plan, we offer regular training days for competence development, allowing you to be part of a large network of knowledgeable colleagues.

Want to know more?

If you want to know more about us and the job, you are welcome to contact Group Manager Anna-Lovisa Bernström by phone at 018-611 78 10 or via email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

Union representatives can be reached via Region Uppsala's switchboard at: 018-611 00 00.

Application

We welcome your application via the link below. Please attach your CV, a copy of your license, and other certificates that prove your competence and experience. Interviews will be held continuously during the application period, so we recommend not waiting to submit your application.

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

Before making a decision on employment, a check of suspicion and criminal records is conducted for all job seekers who in the applied position may come to work within psychiatric care, habilitation, care of children and youth, or compulsory care for addicts. This applies to all who will work close to patients, even if the tasks are not currently 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.