Vacant job

Do you want to work with highly specialized surgical care and be part of a national mission? We are in an exciting phase of development and are therefore looking for a nurse with surgical competence to join our team within the National Highly Specialized Care (NHV) unit. Here, you will have the opportunity to develop in a practice where high competence, close collaboration, and the patient's best interests are always at the center. We warmly welcome your application!

What we offer

• A unique opportunity to work within national highly specialized care and contribute to cutting-edge healthcare.
• Close collaboration with engaged and highly competent colleagues in a multidisciplinary team.
• A constantly developing practice where you have the opportunity to influence and contribute to improvement work.
• Good opportunities for continuous competence development and professional growth.
• A workplace with a strong focus on quality, patient safety, and patient-centered care.

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

About the position

The IBD Gastroenterology Clinic is a specialist outpatient clinic and day-care unit that investigates, treats, and follows up patients with inflammatory bowel diseases and other gastrointestinal disorders. Here, you will meet patients throughout the entire care chain – from investigation prior to treatment to follow-up after inpatient care. Our day-care unit also provides medical treatments in the form of, among other things, infusions and injections.

The unit provides national highly specialized care (NHV) in reconstructive surgery, meaning we receive patients with complex care needs from all over the country. Here, you will also have the opportunity to participate in our ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) work and contribute to the development of modern, evidence-based care processes.

We are currently in an exciting phase of development where we are building up the surgical outpatient activity linked to our national mission. In this work, the nurse plays a central role throughout the entire care process. The work includes pre-optimization before surgery, postoperative follow-up with a focus on recovery, self-care, and early detection of complications, as well as close collaboration with surgeons, dietitians, and other professions to create continuity and safe, cohesive care.

Here, you will find a qualified and varied job with a clear surgical focus. The role includes, among other things:

• Working both in the outpatient clinic and day-care.
• Meeting patients in complex surgical care pathways.
• Planning, implementing, and following up on treatments.
• Assisting with examinations such as proctoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, and rectoscopy.
• Working with stoma care and patient education.
• Participating in the development of care processes within surgery.
• Working in close collaboration with doctors and other professions.

The position contributes to our 24/7 operations by working two weekend shifts per month.

We are looking for you who

• Are confident in your professional role and work independently with the ability to make well-founded decisions based on patient needs.
• Are flexible and adapt easily to changing conditions in a developing practice.
• Have a structured approach to work and can plan, prioritize, and organize your work effectively.
• Have a good holistic view and see the value of close collaboration with other professions to create cohesive and safe patient care.
• Contribute with a positive attitude and want to be involved in the development and continuous improvement of the practice.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability for the role.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Swedish nursing license.
• At least 3 years of experience as a nurse.

Merits:

• Experience in gastrointestinal surgery.
• Experience working according to ERAS principles.
• Knowledge of stoma care.
• Surgical competence.
• Experience working as a contact nurse.
• Specialist nurse in surgery.
• Level 3 nurse.

About the recruitment process

Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period.

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!

In connection with the appointment of positions involving care of children and young people, the person offered the position will be checked against the suspicion and burden register. You can read more about the recruitment process and the checks performed at Karolinska here.

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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 mission is to train future healthcare professionals and conduct world-leading research in collaboration with Karolinska Institutet, while continuing our work to develop care for the best interests of the patient. We work within a wide range of 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.

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Theme Inflammation & Aging

Theme Inflammation and Aging includes internal medicine specialties such as endocrinology and metabolism, nephrology, gastroenterology, and pulmonology, as well as geriatrics, rheumatology, dermatology, and venereology.

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