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Welcome to the Department of Care and Elderly Care. We provide support and care to the elderly and to people with disabilities. Our goal is for them to be able to live as active and independent a life as possible.

The Department of Care and Elderly Care is one of Sweden's largest employers within municipal care and elderly care. Approximately 7,500 employees work here based on our core values – make a difference, work together, and welcome innovation. With us, there are great opportunities to take personal responsibility, develop, and contribute your skills. We strive for an organizational culture characterized by mutual trust and pride in our operations.

For more information on what it is like to work in Uppsala Municipality, visit https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/vard-halsa-omsorg/ (https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/vard-halsa-omsorg/)

Within the Department of Care and Elderly Care, full-time work is the norm. This means that all permanent employees are fundamentally employed on a full-time basis. More information about what this entails in this specific role will be provided during any potential interview. Personal assistants are exempt from the full-time norm.

10 positions.

Do you want a meaningful job where you make a real difference? Do you thrive working nights, driving a car, and meeting people in their own home environment? Then you might be the substitute we are looking for for the night patrol! We warmly welcome your application!

The night patrol is responsible for scheduled night visits and handling safety alarms throughout Uppsala Municipality during the night hours. The work involves a high degree of independence while being part of a dedicated team that together contributes to safety, care, and quality of life for our users.

The night patrol operates from Nyby Home Care, Svartbäcken Home Care, and Sävja Home Care. The work shift begins with reporting and reviewing documentation before you and your colleagues head out to the municipality's home care areas. As a substitute, you work flexibly across all our teams. During the night, you conduct both scheduled visits and interventions following incoming safety alarms. Working hours are 21:35–07:15.

Description of duties

As part of the night patrol, you are to provide good care based on the individual's needs, with great respect for the person and their self-determination. You contribute to enabling the user to live an independent, active, and meaningful life based on their conditions and needs.

The work includes:

• performing care interventions in users' homes
• performing delegated health and medical care tasks from licensed personnel
• documenting according to the Social Services Act
• communicating and collaborating with users, relatives, colleagues, and other professions
• working to promote health and contributing to the development of the operations.

Qualifications

To succeed in the role, we see that you:

• have relevant experience working within care and elderly care
• preferably have experience performing health and medical care tasks delegated by licensed health care personnel
• can independently and without hindrance communicate in Swedish, both orally and in writing. This is a requirement to ensure patient safety and correct documentation in the work
• are accustomed to using digital aids such as computers and smartphones
• have a valid B driver's license
• feel confident driving the car in the role.

It is an advantage if you:

• are a trained nursing assistant with a certificate from the National Board of Health and Welfare
• have experience with night work
• have experience documenting in systems such as LifeCare.

Who are you?

As a person, you adapt easily to changing circumstances. You see opportunities in change, and you work well with other people, relating to them in a listening manner. You listen, communicate, and resolve conflicts constructively. You plan and prioritize work efficiently and set and keep timeframes.

Information

If you have questions about the position, contact: Frida Olsson, Coordinator, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Union representative: Kommunal, 010-442 88 16.

If you have questions regarding the registration of your application or the recruitment process, contact the recruitment unit: 018 726 00 44.

We will request an extract from the criminal record register before employment can be offered.

Uppsala Municipality applies individual and differentiated salary setting according to the current collective agreement.

In your application, you must state your citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the obligation to have a work permit. Employment can only take place after verification of the work permit, as required by the Aliens Ordinance.

An employment with Uppsala Municipality may involve being placed on the war establishment.

Salary form: Hourly wage.
Employment type: Fixed-term employment.
Duration: 6 months or longer.
Start date: According to agreement.