Vacant job

Do you want to use your own experiences of mental ill-health and recovery to make a difference for others? We are now looking for a peer support for our psychiatric ward in Gällivare. In this role, you contribute a unique perspective and become an important part of the patients' recovery process.

By sharing experiences, spreading hope, and showing that recovery is possible, you strengthen patients' participation, self-efficacy, empowerment, and optimism for the future.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for you who are a nurse (skötare) and have personal experience of mental ill-health, as well as good knowledge of the Swedish language. If you have completed training as a peer support, have experience from psychiatry, social psychiatry, or user organizations, or have experience leading conversations, groups, or training sessions, it is an advantage for the position. Similarly, if you are Sami-speaking or have knowledge of other languages or knowledge of Cosmic, it is an advantage. We would also like you to have experience of working within healthcare and experience of psychiatry.

We place great importance on personal qualities. As a person, you are secure and stable, structured, self-initiative, and flexible. You value and see the benefit of cooperation with others.

What you will work with

As a peer support, you use your own experiences of mental ill-health and recovery in your meetings with patients.

Your tasks may include, among other things:

• offering supportive conversations based on personal experience
• strengthening patients' hope, self-efficacy, empowerment, and participation
• serving as a complement to other professions in the team
• participating in group activities and events
• contributing the recovery perspective to development work
• participating in training and information meetings

The role does not involve providing treatment or making care decisions, but rather being a support by creating recognition, understanding, and optimism for the future.

What we offer you

• Meaningful work where your experiences make a difference
• Opportunity to contribute to the development of recovery-oriented care
• Supervision and support in the role
• Work in an engaged multiprofessional team
• Opportunity to influence operations from the patient's perspective
• 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

We offer a project employment at 20% for 3 years. Start date as soon as possible according to agreement. Working hours according to agreement.

Due to the nature of the operations and safety requirements, applicants to our operations must be prepared to provide extracts from the criminal record.

Selection and interviews take place continuously, and the position may be filled before the final application deadline.

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 an equal gender distribution and see diversity as a strength. We welcome employees with different backgrounds and work to ensure that our workplace is accessible to everyone.

Apply today!