Vacant job

We are now looking for a care assistant, night shift, to join us at Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (BUP) Department 5 in Örebro.

Department 5 is a child and adolescent psychiatric ward with 6 beds and the entire county of Örebro as its catchment area. We admit children and adolescents with severe psychiatric conditions for acute hospitalization. At our ward, patients are cared for together with their guardian(s), and the primary goal of the inpatient stay is to stabilize acute distress so that they can return home and continue their care in outpatient services. On Department 5, we work in a cohesive multidisciplinary team consisting of care assistants, nurses, social workers, doctors, teachers, and the unit manager. We actively engage in development work to handle our mission in a safe and professional manner.

The duties include psychiatric nursing care, including relationship-building, supportive conversations, and motivational work, as well as collaboration with our outpatient services and other care partners.

We welcome you if you are educated as a care assistant/assistant nurse, preferably with a focus on psychiatry according to the previous program structure, or are educated as an assistant nurse within the current program structure. You may also have completed a care assistant education as a University College (YH) education. To assess employability, grades from your healthcare education and proof from the National Board of Health and Welfare regarding the protected professional title must be attached to your application.

As a new employee, you are offered a mentor to support you in your work. You need to have good ability to express yourself both orally and in writing, high quality in your documentation, enjoy taking responsibility, have good teamwork skills, and good judgment. We value an open and positive attitude, with the patient at the center. It is important that you are unpretentious, curious to learn new things, and see constructive feedback as a natural part of daily work for your and others' development. Contributing to the organization's development and quality work is seen as a natural part of your job. Personal suitability will be given great weight.

The application should include a CV and a cover letter. Certificates, grades, diplomas, etc., should be provided at a potential interview. Selection and interviews will take place on a rolling basis.

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

A check of extracts from the Police Register may be conducted according to current legislation.

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is part of specialized psychiatric care. The operations include outpatient clinics, enhanced outpatient care, and a care ward with acute services. A contact center for children and young people with mental health issues is also part of the operations, with the mandate to provide advice, make assessments, and triage/sort to the correct level of care. We work with treatment both individually and in groups, as well as with both planned and acute visits and telephone counseling. We also offer psychoeducational treatment interventions to patients and relatives. Together, we are around 150 employees working with common processes and goals. We work in multidisciplinary teams based on a holistic view of the human being and adapt care interventions to the patient's needs and conditions. We work to promote the child's mental health and development as well as the involvement of relatives in care.

Psychiatry in Region Örebro County is a specialist operation divided into five operational areas, all with a strong focus on ethics, collaboration, and development, as well as a well-functioning education and research environment. Together, we are approximately 900 employees.

Region Örebro County is one of the largest employers in the county. Together with 11,000 colleagues, you can create a better life for those we exist to serve. With us, there are meaningful and socially important jobs where you can make a difference in the daily life, health, and quality of life of the inhabitants. Around the clock, year-round, we are responsible for healthcare, dental care, and the county's public transport. We also have the regional development responsibility in the county and a mandate to contribute to cultural life.

Since we in Psychiatry value our patients and rate patient safety highly, we will request extracts from the suspicion and criminal records from the National Police Board in connection with the recruitment. More information about suspicion and criminal records can be found in SFS 1999:1135 and SFS 1999:1134.

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