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Are you a nurse considering taking the step to become an operating room nurse? Do you want to participate in a unique trainee program where you work on an operating department while receiving education, supervision, and experience in perioperative care? Then this is the position for you!

In January 2026, we launched an eight-month educational program to strengthen future competency needs, and we are now looking for you who are a nurse with the ambition to become an operating room nurse. The goal is for you to apply for the specialist nurse education in perioperative care after the program concludes. Our aim is that the trainee program will prepare you well for your upcoming studies to become an operating room nurse.

Helsingborg Hospital is one of Region Skåne's four emergency hospitals. Here, qualified emergency care is provided around the clock. The hospital is the largest health care provider in northwestern Scania and offers inhabitants care in most specialties. The department operates 24/7, with approximately 30 percent of activities being emergency cases. It consists of three sections: orthopedics, surgery (including vascular surgery), and a section containing ENT, gynecology/obstetrics, urology, as well as maxillofacial and dental patients. We have just over 130 employees, including anesthesia nurses, operating room nurses, nursing assistants, anesthesiologists, and surgical technologists.

At the operating department in Ängelholm, we primarily perform planned day surgery. We provide specialized planned care in orthopedics, surgery, gynecology, urology, dentistry, and ENT. We see both adults and children during daytime hours, Monday to Friday. The operating unit consists of operating, anesthesia, sterile processing, day surgery, and recovery activities. We currently have about 90 employees, and the team consists of operating room nurses, anesthesia nurses, nurses, nursing assistants, sterile technicians, and doctors.

Working on an operating department is exciting, high-tech, and specialized. The work is characterized by collaboration in interprofessional teams, a focus on one patient at a time, and person-centered care. Here, we value innovation, but above all, we care for each other and ensure everyone is seen and heard. There is a great camaraderie, and we have fun at work!

3 positions.

Job Description

Now, you, as a nurse with work experience, have the chance to apply for a trainee position in perioperative care, VO Anesthesia/Operation/ICU in Helsingborg or Ängelholm.

Through the trainee program, we want to offer you the opportunity for professional and personal development within an exciting, high-tech area of operations. During the program, you will gain insight into the tasks and responsibilities of an operating room nurse, which include patient care before, during, and after surgery. Structured supervision and mentoring run throughout the entire program. As a trainee, you are expected to work independently in the patient-centered team with identified tasks that you are qualified to perform. During the traineeship, you will receive continuous education and solid preparatory knowledge for upcoming studies to become an operating room nurse. This knowledge will facilitate your studies and bring you closer to becoming a qualified operating room nurse.

We will create an individual education plan together, lasting approximately eight months, where independent work is mixed with theoretical and practical training sessions, reflections, and study visits within our operations. You are expected to apply for the specialist education during this time. We offer you study pay, which corresponds to your maintained base salary during the education to become an operating room nurse. After completing the education, you will have an employment within the area of operations at the operating department in Helsingborg or Ängelholm.

Qualifications

We welcome you who are a licensed nurse with eligibility to work in Swedish healthcare. To be considered for the position, you must have at least 1.5 years of experience in the profession. Proficiency in Swedish at least at level C1 according to the Council of Europe's scale is a requirement.

We are looking for you with a strong interest in advanced healthcare and who are motivated to further your education. As a person, you communicate easily and can quickly adapt to different situations. You have the ability to plan, organize, and prioritize your work effectively. Furthermore, you have good self-awareness and are unpretentious and flexible.

To thrive with us, we believe that you should desire a job characterized by excitement and variation. We assume that you have good collaboration skills, enjoy working in a team, and have an interest in developing operations. We offer you stimulating work in an organization with high competence and great development opportunities. We hope that being a good ambassador for our values; welcoming, driving, caring, and respectful is just as obvious for you as it is for us. Great importance is attached to personal suitability.

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We plan to hold interviews during week 36. We apply continuous selection. We warmly welcome your application! We look forward to getting to know you.

Employment type: Permanent position.
Duration: Start date in January 2027.

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