Vacant job

We are looking for you who are a registered nurse with good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written.

We place great emphasis on personal qualities. As a person, you are structured, have good communication skills, and are quality-conscious. You have the ability to understand other people's perspectives while seeing the big picture and making decisions based on both your role and the best interests of the organization.

What we are looking for

We are looking for you who are a registered nurse. It is an advantage if you have completed a course in Infectious Disease Care (15.60 credits), have knowledge of the systems Cosmic and Life Care, and have experience from infectious disease care and ward work.

We place great emphasis on your personal qualities. To thrive and succeed in the role, we see that you have good judgment and can make well-founded decisions, even in complex situations. You are communicative and have an easy time building trusting relationships with patients, relatives, and colleagues. Furthermore, you have good empathy and a professional approach. You show natural leadership in daily work and actively contribute to structure, collaboration, and a positive team spirit.

What you will work with

On the ward, you work as a nurse in a team with experienced assistant nurses and doctors, as well as other professional categories – with the patient in focus. In our work group, we have good cohesion; we help each other and value development and job satisfaction highly.

As a nurse on the infectious disease ward, you are responsible for the care of patients with varying monitoring needs together with your assistant nurses. Our patients have fluctuating care needs, which provides a varying work pace with sometimes rapid changes in the patients' condition. No two days are alike here. As a nurse, you are responsible for leading and distributing the work within the team, and together with your colleagues, you are responsible for a good working environment.

You will learn a great deal about both infectious and non-infectious diseases. We care for patients with common diseases such as pneumonia and urinary tract infections, but also patients with hepatitis, malaria, heart valve infections, and infections in the skeleton and brain. You will become an expert in transmission routes and care hygiene, and you will meet patients from all over the world.

What we offer you

• A tailored and structured introduction
• Internal training and other opportunities to deepen your knowledge of infectious diseases
• An present and engaged manager
• Development and career opportunities where you get to help create the health and care of the future
• Health-promoting workplaces with access to fitness activities and fitness allowances
• Link to our benefits: https://www.norrbotten.se/sv/jobba-hos-oss/anstallningsvillkor-och-utveckling/ (https://www.norrbotten.se/sv/jobba-hos-oss/anstallningsvillkor-och-utveckling/)

Information about the position

The position is a fixed-term temporary contract from 2026-08-31 to 2027-05-31, full-time. Night shift. Start date 2026-08-31. Region Norrbotten applies individual salary setting according to collective agreement.

We strive to have employees with knowledge of Sweden's national minority languages and therefore value your knowledge of Sami, Meänkieli, Finnish, Romani Chib, and Yiddish. We work actively for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength. We welcome employees with different backgrounds and work to ensure our workplace is accessible to everyone.

Apply today!