Vacant job

Are you a nurse assistant with an interest in mental health, looking for a developing, stimulating, and meaningful job? Then this might be the position for you!

We are now looking for an engaged nurse assistant for our psychiatric outpatient clinic. Here, you will have the opportunity to work in a practice where the patient is at the center, and where collaboration, development, and quality permeate daily work.

Our Offer

The Psychiatric Clinic Motala Mjölby consists of outpatient clinics within general psychiatry and addiction care in Motala and Mjölby. The operations also include an inpatient ward and a mobile nursing team, both located in Motala.

The clinic works from a cohesive care chain with treatment responsibility in both outpatient and inpatient care. The clinic covers western Östergötland as its catchment area and has been part of Psychiatric Centre (Psykiatricentrum) since 2020, together with all other psychiatric activities in Region Östergötland.

About the Workplace:

At the clinic, we meet patients with mental health issues at a specialist level. We work from a holistic perspective, viewing the patient's needs in context, where relatives and close ones can also be an important part of the care.

We work in multiprofessional teams with doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, and nurse assistants. Together, we create conditions for safe, person-centered, and cohesive care. Our operations are characterized by close collaboration, knowledge exchange, and a shared commitment to the patient's well-being.

The work is varied and developing, with the opportunity to meet patients of different ages and life situations. No day is like the other, and you will continuously have the opportunity to develop both professionally and personally.

Please read about our career ladder for nurse assistants and your benefits with us; here you will also find information regarding regulations concerning salary and allowances.

Job Description

As a nurse assistant, you work with psychiatric nursing care where you support, motivate, and guide patients in their recovery and treatment. You contribute with assessments, documentation, and follow-ups, and actively work to strengthen the patient's own resources.

The duties include among other things:

• Psychiatric nursing care.
• Treatment follow-ups.
• Psychoeducational and supportive conversations.
• Health checks.
• Telephone counseling.
• Coordination of interventions around the patient.
• Collaboration with relatives, care neighbors, and other actors.

The work takes place in close collaboration with the other professions in the team, and assessments are often carried out together to ensure the best possible care.

Here, you will get a secure start and good opportunities to grow in your professional role.

We offer:

• Individualized introduction based on your experience and competence.
• A mentor who supports you during your first period with us.
• Regular follow-up meetings with your nearest manager.
• Collegial supervision and experience exchange in the nursing group.
• An stimulating and varied job with good development opportunities.
• A workplace where collaboration, participation, and job satisfaction are valued.

About You

We are looking for you who are trained as a nurse assistant and who have a genuine interest in mental health and psychiatric nursing.

As a person, you are:

• Engaged and responsible.
• Flexible and solution-oriented.
• Secure in your professional role and used to taking initiative.
• A team player with good collaboration skills.
• Structured and able to plan and prioritize your work.
• Receptive and secure in meetings with patients, relatives, and colleagues.

You share our ambition to provide care with high quality and good treatment, where the patient's needs are always in focus.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability, maturity, and the willingness to contribute to the continued development of the operations.

Warmly welcome with your application – we look forward to getting to know you!

Application and Employment

The position is a permanent employment that may begin with a 6-month probationary period, with appointment by agreement. Interviews will take place on Wednesday, August 19.

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

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