Vacant job

Do you want to help develop one of Sweden's most unique clinics? Then look no further!

What we offer

• Work within nationally highly specialized care.
• Join an experienced and cross-professional team.
• Opportunities to develop within advanced nursing and nutrition.
• Long-term relationships with patients.
• Contribute to the development of a unique operation.
• A varied job involving both outpatient visits and counseling.

Naturally, you will also benefit from our general perks offered by Karolinska University Hospital.

About the position

The Bowel Failure Clinic investigates and treats patients with bowel failure. We follow patients who require intravenous fluids and/or nutrition for three months or longer.

Care is provided both at our outpatient clinic in Solna and within medical and surgical inpatient care on ward NB5.

The work takes place in close collaboration within a multidisciplinary team consisting of a gastroenterologist, surgeon, dietitian, stoma therapist, pharmacologist, pain specialist, and nurse. We also collaborate with counselors, psychologists, and other relevant professions. Teamwork is central to our operations, and we hold regular multidisciplinary conferences where we jointly discuss patient cases to optimize assessments and treatment strategies.

Since January 1, 2024, we have had a nationally highly specialized mandate within medical and surgical care for bowel failure. As part of this mandate, we are responsible for the care of patients from half of Sweden's population living with bowel failure.

At our clinic, we work multidisciplinary and person-centered, with the patient's needs in focus throughout the entire care chain.

Your responsibilities

As a nurse with us, you will:

• Work with nursing care and follow-up of patients with bowel failure.
• Manage central lines.
• Provide patient education and support to patients and relatives.
• Work with outpatient visits and telephone counseling.
• Collaborate with different professions in the team.

We are looking for you who

• Are a registered nurse.
• Have experience in medical care, preferably within gastroenterology, surgery, or nutrition.
• Have an interest in long-term patient relationships and person-centered care.
• Are structured, responsible, and have good collaboration skills.
• Have good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written.
• Can work independently and are flexible.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Swedish nursing license.
• At least 2 years of experience as a nurse.
• Good Swedish skills in speech and writing.

Merits:

• Work experience with TeleQ and Alltid Öppet (Always Open).
• Knowledge and work experience regarding gastroenterology, surgery, and medicine.
• Previous work experience with bowel failure patients.

About the recruitment process

The application period for this position extends over the summer vacation period. We plan to begin the selection process during week 30 and will contact you as soon as we know which applicants are moving forward to the next step in the recruitment process.

In connection with your application, you need to attach a CV. Instead of a cover letter, we ask you to answer selection questions and briefly motivate why you are suitable for the role. Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.

We warmly welcome your application – Together we are Karolinska!

Other information

Before appointing a position involving care for children and youth, the person offered the position will be checked against the suspicion and burden register. Here you can read more about the recruitment process and the checks performed at Karolinska.

As an employee at Karolinska University Hospital, you may be mobilized for wartime service. Read more about what this entails here.

If you are or have previously been employed by Region Stockholm, we will take internal references from your current or former manager if you become a candidate for employment.

For permanent positions, a probationary period may be applied.

About Karolinska University Hospital

At Karolinska University Hospital, we are proud to be one of the world's leading university hospitals. In addition to our special responsibility for highly specialized care in the Stockholm region, our main task is to train tomorrow's healthcare professionals and conduct world-leading research together with Karolinska Institutet, while continuing our work to develop care for the benefit of the patient. We work within a range of different areas and professions.

You can read more about our mission within care, research, and education here.

Our vision: We shall cure and alleviate tomorrow what no one can cure and alleviate today.

Please read more about us on karolinska.se and follow us on social media!

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