Vacant job

Are you interested in driving the development of Region Kalmar County's work for residents with harmful substance use, addiction, and other psychiatric diagnoses (co-occurring disorders)? Then you should apply for this position!

You will work both strategically and operationally. Your main tasks will consist of leading development work based on the Co-occurring Disorders Investigation and the national strategy "It's About Life". The work is planned and executed in close collaboration with the county's municipalities.

You will lead the work of establishing and developing common structures, working methods, and processes between the municipality and the region, as well as coordinate efforts together with surrounding municipalities to create equity and efficiency across the entire area. You will ensure that the reform's intentions are implemented in operations, from the strategic level to practical execution, and drive analysis, improvement, and change work to create a more integrated and person-centered care and support system. The assignment also involves monitoring results, quality, and effects, as well as reporting to the steering group and management. You will contribute to creating a common vision and culture that promotes collaboration between the principal authorities. You are expected to monitor the external environment and disseminate knowledge about legislative changes, guidelines, and national assignments related to the reform.

The working group you will lead consists of experts from various functions within the region, and you will also work closely with the coordinator for the transition to close-to-home care and the development manager for mental health/substance use. The steering group for the work consists of the Planning Director, the Psychiatry Director, and the Primary Care Director.

About you

We are looking for someone with a strong interest in developing care and support for the county's residents, especially those with significant and complex needs. You are motivated to change and improve the region's work with this target group. You must have a university or college education that the employer deems relevant for the assignment, and experience in project management is preferred. Expertise in the organization and structure of healthcare is a prerequisite for success in the assignment.

The position requires that you are structured and experienced in planning and driving your work independently. You should have good system knowledge regarding the responsibilities of the region and municipalities. You need to be able to communicate pedagogically in speech and writing and present parts of your work to groups. You must also be able to collaborate, demonstrate good teamwork skills, and have the desire to develop operations with the resident's best interests in focus.

Your future workplace

Region Kalmar County works to continuously improve the quality of operations. We do this through the strategy "Every day a little better – the power of many". The strategy is built on the power of everyone's engagement and efforts, where both small improvements and larger leaps are significant. The focus in improvement work is always to increase the value for those we serve.

The Regional Coordination Department for Health and Medical Care works, among other things, with regional healthcare, municipal collaboration, medication, rehabilitation, and sick leave, patient fees, health choices, knowledge-based management, integration, and investigation activities.

Our unit is part of the Regional Secretariat, which consists of 150 employees with competencies in areas such as economics, law, HR, communication, planning, coordination, sustainability, security, infection control, and healthcare hygiene. Everyone works to develop the organization and improve the lives of the residents in Kalmar County. Within our respective expert areas, we also support the management, managers, and administrations of Region Kalmar County.

Region Kalmar County is responsible for healthcare, dental care, folk high schools, culture, public transport, and regional development. We are over 7,000 employees who all work together for a healthier, safer, and richer life for the county's residents. With us, you get many benefits and one of Sweden's best collective agreements. We meet people at all stages of life and have meaningful and developing work – every day.

Region Kalmar County offers all employees a 100% position. If you work part-time but wish to work full-time, an extension of the position may be offered at another workplace.

We want you to attach your CV, cover letter, and education certificates relevant to the position to your application. To ensure quality in the recruitment process at Region Kalmar County, we want you to apply for the position in our recruitment system and not via email or in paper format.

We are happy to receive calls from you if you are interested in the job, but we decline calls from those selling advertisements and recruitment services.