Unit Manager for Occupational Health Services in Gästrikland

The Occupational Health Service in Region Gävleborg consists of 46 employees located in Bollnäs, Hudiksvall, Gävle, and Sandviken. Approximately 25 employees work at the Occupational Health Service in Gästrikland.

Our mission is characterized by breadth, close collaboration with customers, and a consultative approach within various parts of the occupational health and safety field. We assist managers and employees in their tasks by strengthening and developing systematic occupational health and safety work, identifying risks, and proposing measures to promote health and prevent ill health, as well as providing support in work-oriented rehabilitation. The overarching goal is for the Occupational Health Service to provide the best possible support to strengthen a health-promoting perspective and approach in health and occupational safety.

We are looking for you who have a strong interest in occupational health and safety issues and are motivated by leading and driving change and development work. With us, you will have the opportunity to contribute to sustainable workplaces in an organization with an important mission – we welcome your application!

1 position(s).

Responsibilities

As the Unit Manager for the Occupational Health Service in Gästrikland, you will be responsible for ensuring efficient delivery and high quality in our assignments, so that customers receive qualified support in their occupational health and safety work. The work is based on a consultative approach, where development takes place through dialogue and close collaboration with the customer – here you play a central role.

You have overall responsibility for employees, budget, and occupational health and safety within the unit. You lead and coach occupational health specialists with various competencies and create conditions for high participation, which is a key success factor. Through your leadership, you contribute to employees being able to carry out their tasks with high quality. Employees are located in different places in the county, which means that travel to the various units is a natural part of the assignment and occurs weekly.

You are part of the management group and report to the Administrative Director.

As Unit Manager, you will among other things:

• be responsible for personnel, occupational health and safety, economy, quality, and follow-up
• play an active role in customer work and develop long-term customer relationships
• work closely with employees to create a good understanding of their tasks and daily lives
• drive business planning and initiate and lead improvement and development work based on environmental scanning.

What we offer

• a management role close to operations where you work together with engaged, experienced, and competent employees
• the opportunity to be an important part of the whole and contribute to shaping the team's and unit's development forward
• a workplace where we actively work with systematic occupational health and safety work – a foundation for you as an employee to thrive and perform at work.

We care about you as an employee and offer benefits that create security, health, and development regardless of where you are in life. Read more here: https://www.regiongavleborg.se/jobb-och-utbildning/jobba-i-region-gavleborg/dina-formaner/ (https://www.regiongavleborg.se/jobb-och-utbildning/jobba-i-region-gavleborg/dina-formaner/)

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have the ability to create engagement and contribute to others reaching their goals. You are confident in your leadership, have a coaching approach, and create good conditions for participation and development. You easily establish and develop sustainable and trust-based relationships, both internally and externally, and have a consultative working style.

You are calm, stable, and structured, and have the ability to maintain focus even in pressured situations. You take responsibility for delivering according to set goals and expectations and drive development and improvement work forward.

The role places high demands on integrity, judgment, and a professional approach, as handling sensitive individual cases related to work and health is a natural part of the operations. You have the ability to make well-balanced assessments in complex situations and contribute to creating a safe culture and clear structures regarding information management.

We also see that you have a strong interest in occupational health and safety issues and are driven to develop the business in line with the demands and opportunities of the external environment. You actively follow developments in the field, have an interest in research- and knowledge-based work, and see digitalization as a natural part of business development.

Requirements for the role:

• university education in a relevant field
• management experience with personnel and budget responsibility
• experience leading cross-professional teams
• experience working in or leading operations with sensitive individual cases
• good knowledge of confidentiality legislation, secrecy obligations, and data protection (GDPR)
• valid driver's license (Category B).

For this position, it is meritorious if you have education in the field of occupational health and safety, experience from publicly governed operations, and/or experience from occupational health services.

Preliminary recruitment schedule:

• Selection process w.29/30
• Interview 1 w.31
• Interview 2 w.32

We warmly welcome your application!

Employment type: Permanent position.

Additional union contact details:

Katarina Grip, Ledarna
+46722473910
[email protected]

Anna Bergström, Vårdförbundet
070-5244655
[email protected]

Region Gävleborg applies individual and differentiated salary setting. In salary setting, factors such as assignment, responsibility, competence, experience, and results are taken into account.

With 7,500 employees, we are the largest employer in the county. This gives us the strength to drive development forward for a viable Gävleborg. Our mission is exciting and complex. Regardless of your role with us, you help the inhabitants of the county and make a difference in society. We are at the forefront of societal development and invest in your growth and development as an employee. With us, you can use your full strength to create the future Gävleborg together with your colleagues.

The employees in the Occupational Health Services Board Administration are specialists in occupational health and rehabilitation. We share knowledge about the connection between occupational health and safety, productivity, and health to create workplaces where we develop, thrive, and feel good together with our operations.

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