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Psychiatry Northwest is a university clinic located in the northwestern part of the Stockholm County Council's healthcare area (SLSO). We provide specialist-level psychiatric care in outpatient and inpatient settings for adults. We are approximately 550 employees working diligently to provide our patients with good, safe, and equitable care.

Our goal is to offer high-quality, evidence-based treatments to our patients while creating a work environment that is pleasant and inspiring for our staff. Collegiality, knowledge sharing, an open climate, competence development, and continuous updates from psychiatric research are important factors for our doctors, and we actively work to maintain these. We are one of the most research-oriented psychiatric clinics in Sweden.

The department, which has focused on bipolar patients since 2009, has established a stable foundation in our working methods and has a well-developed collaboration with the Affective Care Clinic (the clinic's specialist clinic for bipolar patients). We also treat patients with other general psychiatric diagnoses. Care is provided in accordance with both the Healthcare Act (HSL) and the Mental Health Act (LPT).

Those of us who work on the department find our work varied, challenging, and enjoyable. The department currently has good nursing staffing, and you will become part of a competent group filled with joy in work! We are now looking for a nurse to increase flexibility and provide greater opportunities for further education. We have a project involving duty every third weekend, as well as scheduled study days.

About the position

As a nurse, you are responsible for nursing care. Together with the patient and contact person, you plan nursing interventions based on the patient's needs and resources, document in the electronic health record system (Take Care), administer medication, and perform sampling. You maintain contact with relatives and fellow patients. As a nurse, you have a supervisory responsibility. The work is carried out together with doctors, assistant nurses, occupational therapists, and social workers in a team characterized by joy in work.

We offer many benefits, such as free outpatient healthcare, a wellness hour, and a wellness allowance (5,000 SEK/year for full-time). Learn more about our benefits here: Benefits (psykiatrinordvast.se)

Employment type

Permanent employment with scheduled working hours during days and evenings. According to the project, duty for 2 out of 6 weekends, as well as scheduled study time of 1 day every other week.

100% employment with the possibility of lower employment percentage if desired.

Probationary employment may apply.

We are looking for you

You have a strong interest in psychiatry and thrive in teams where high quality and respect for the individual are paramount. You have a desire to contribute to the development of psychiatric nursing. Desirable personal qualities include good teamwork skills, flexibility, and initiative.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse. It is an advantage if you have experience working in psychiatric care and/or specialized training in psychiatry, but we also welcome newly graduated candidates with an interest in psychiatry.

We offer a generous introduction period tailored to your individual needs and prior knowledge.

We look forward to receiving your application!

The position will be filled provided it does not need to be reserved for internal transfer, according to current regulations.

In patient-facing roles within Stockholm County Council (SLSO):

• A register check is applied before the decision on employment according to SLSO's overarching guidelines for register checks upon employment.
• Employees who will have patient contact must undergo a new hire medical examination according to current directives, conducted through occupational health services before employment.
• In addition to Swedish professional licensure, good knowledge of the Swedish language equivalent to level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is required. The same requirements apply to non-licensed staff with patient contact.

Stockholm County Council (SLSO) is one of Sweden's largest healthcare providers with 11,600 employees. We offer healthcare under the auspices of Region Stockholm within psychiatry, primary care, geriatrics, ASIH, urgent care, somatic specialist care, habilitation and health, and assistive devices. In collaboration with Karolinska Institutet, we conduct research, education, and development. Read more about SLSO here.

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