Assistant Unit Manager, Specialist Psychiatry Department 4

Are you interested in working on a specialist psychiatry department where the focus is on developing safe patient care and working in a team together with nurses, care assistants, registered nurses, physicians, and social workers? Then you should apply to us. We place great emphasis on development work for both patients and staff. The goal is to maintain a good work environment, high patient safety, and patient satisfaction. Specialist Psychiatry Department 4 offers assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation for patients with substance use disorders as well as patients with psychotic illness. We care for patients with support from HSL, LPT, LRV, LVU, and LVM. Our patients often have both somatic and psychiatric care needs. The department has 16 care beds + 2 BIVA beds (intensive addiction care beds) + 5 TNE beds (detoxification beds). Responsibilities As assistant unit manager, you will lead change and development initiatives, support the unit manager in work with routines and instructions for the department and other administrative tasks. You will participate in recruitment processes. You will work closely with the unit manager. Some clinical work is included in the role. The goal of the position is to create conditions in the operation to drive quality improvement of clinical work and coordination regarding patient flow and care processes in accordance with decisions made. The appointment as assistant unit manager is for one year. Responsibility for staff, work environment, and budget rests with the unit manager and is not included in this role. Qualifications Licensed registered nurse, preferably with specialization in psychiatric nursing. We are looking for someone with great commitment, who is receptive, has a positive attitude, contributes to collegial community, and has an ethical and professional approach in all interactions. We particularly value strong collaboration skills and social competence. Experience with development work or previous experience in similar roles is a merit. You should be confident in yourself and your role as a registered nurse. We place great importance on personal qualities. About the Position: Permanent employment in your primary profession with an appointment as assistant unit manager for 1 year. The primary employment involves day/evening/weekend shifts (38.15 hours/week), but during the appointment period, working hours are 40 hours per week on a straight schedule. Application Interviews take place on a rolling basis. Application should include CV and cover letter. Certificates, grades, diplomas, etc. should be provided at a possible interview. If you are or have been employed by Region Örebro County, we will obtain internal references from your current or previous manager if you become a candidate for employment. As an employee of Region Örebro County, you are covered by secure collective agreements. Read more about terms and benefits. We set salaries individually and differentially. Read more about salary and salary statistics. We war-station our permanent employees and in some cases also fixed-term employees. Read more about what this means. About the Operation Specialist psychiatry operations are centralized in Örebro. Here there are operations with specializations such as psychosis care, trauma care, dialectical behavior therapy, psychiatric rehabilitation, physiotherapy, addiction treatment, internet-based treatment, and an eating disorder clinic. We provide treatment both individually and in groups, as well as both scheduled and acute visits, plus telephone counseling. Rehabilitation is part of our work, as are mobile interventions and patient and family education. Together we are around 250 employees working with shared processes and goals. We work in multidisciplinary teams based on a holistic view of people and adapt care interventions to the patient's needs and circumstances. We work to promote the involvement of family members in care. Psychiatry in Region Örebro County is a specialist operation divided into five operational areas, all with great 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 county's largest employers. Together with 11,000 colleagues, you can create a better life for those we serve. With us there are meaningful and socially important jobs where you can make a difference in residents' daily lives, health, and quality of life. Around the clock, year-round, we are responsible for health and medical care, dental care, and the county's public transportation. We also have regional development responsibility in the county and a mission to contribute to cultural life. Other Information Since we in Psychiatry care about our patients and value patient safety highly, we will request excerpts from the suspicion and criminal record register from the National Police Board in connection with recruitment. More information about the suspicion and criminal record register can be found in SFS 1999:1135 and SFS 1999:1134. Welcome with your application! We have done our part for this recruitment and therefore decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.

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