Vacant job

The Department of Neurology is a highly specialized clinic with regional responsibility for the entire South-Eastern Healthcare Region. The clinic includes a ward with an acute neurology unit, a stroke unit, a highly specialized investigation unit, and a monitoring unit. Furthermore, there are outpatient clinics at both Linköping University Hospital and Vrinnevi Hospital in Norrköping with extensive operations within all neurological diagnostic areas, as well as a neuromuscular laboratory/unit with a national mandate for highly specialized care.

What We Offer

Forward for life. Region Östergötland has high ambitions and a responsible mission. It is about health and care, about the development of our region, and about those who live and visit here. We want to continue to be at the forefront with care, research, and education. This means daring to think new thoughts – and having the best employees. Therefore, we offer unique opportunities for further learning and invest in modern environments with efficient systems and tools. Many of us meet patients and relatives, others create the prerequisites for vital interventions. Here, fantastic people work towards the same goal – to make a real difference, and forward for life.

The Department of Neurology values development, education, and innovation. We know that the work as a nurse can sometimes be challenging, and therefore we work hard to provide our nurses with support, both in daily work and in the long term. If you have plans to conduct nursing research, now or in the future, we are open to discussions on how a clinical position can be combined with research at the clinic.

We are very attentive to students who are doing their practice-based education (VFU) at the clinic and strive for all nurses to have supervisor training. The main supervisors work very actively on the ward, and we have won the VFU prize.

Here you can read about our career ladder for nurses and also about your benefits with us.

Job Description

On ward B181, you work with both the somatic and psychological aspects of your patients' diagnoses, as diseases of the brain and nervous system affect both these parts. You will work with acute care, rehabilitation, and palliative care. Since the patients have significant nursing needs, you have the opportunity to become an expert in nursing, your profession's specialist area. You train your clinical eye as our patients' conditions can deteriorate quickly, and you gain good medical experience and knowledge. We work closely together in teams with doctors, assistant nurses, and paramedics, and we have team rounds 3 times a week where all professions are represented.

The neurology on-call service is stationed at the university hospital also at night, which gives a short response time if needed and is a great security for you as a nurse. You always have a nursing colleague to collaborate with, and the ward has a relatively high staffing of assistant nurses related to the patients' nursing needs.

The introduction takes place during the day, according to your own needs. We believe that an individually adapted start leads to a secure employee. We have developed our introduction program which includes, among other things, a ProAct course and a mentor program during the first year of employment. We also offer a Clinical Base Year to all our newly graduated nurses.

Work Group

There are seven charge nurses at the clinic. Their tasks include, among other things, driving specific processes from a nursing perspective and acting as mentors and knowledge support for less experienced colleagues. This gives the clinic good prerequisites regarding development and support for new employees. The clinic has approximately 150 employees.

About You

You have a nursing degree. Experience in neurology, acute care, and/or monitoring care is meritorious. You have good command of Swedish in speech and writing.

As a person, you take responsibility and adapt easily to changed circumstances. It is important that you can work structured and prioritize your efforts. You also have good cooperation skills.

Application and Employment

We are looking for you who are interested in a rotating day/evening/night position, but if you want to work permanent nights with a reduced weekly working time to 32 hours, that possibility also exists. There is also the possibility of some part-time leave if you wish. We have a preference schedule and work two out of five weekends.

We work with ongoing contracts, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Before employment in a patient-facing role within Region Östergötland, you will be asked to fill in a health declaration.

We warmly welcome your application! If you need help registering in the system, contact customer service Support and Service, 010-103 60 00, during office hours.

To staffing, mediation, and recruitment agencies and to you who are a seller:

We kindly but firmly decline direct contact with staffing, mediation, and recruitment agencies as well as other external actors and sellers of additional job advertisements. Region Östergötland has procured agreements.