Unit Manager for Ambulance Services in Kungälv

VÄSTRA GÖTALANDSREGIONEN · Full-time

Dumpergatan 3, Kungälv, Sweden

Hospitals in the West is an administrative division within the Västra Götalandsregionen and consists of four hospitals – Alingsås lasarett, Angereds närsjukhus, Högsbo närsjukhus, and Kungälvs sjukhus. Approximately 3,000 employees work with us every day to provide excellent and safe specialist healthcare of the highest quality. Want to know more about us? Follow us on social media Facebook Alingsås lasarett, Linkedin Sjukhusen i väster, Instagram Vi är Sjukhusen i väster. About Us The Emergency Care operational area encompasses emergency departments, ambulance services, and patient transfer stations in Alingsås and Kungälv. We are approximately 300 people together. The ambulance service in Kungälv has about 60 employees and consists of ambulance stations located in Kungälv, Ale, Stenungsund, and on Tjörn. About the Position As a unit manager for the ambulance service, you will work in a shared leadership model and will collaborate closely with other unit managers within the operational area. Together, you will lead and develop the unit toward established goals. You and your management colleagues create a sense of security and promote a collaborative climate based on openness, respect, and inclusivity. Together, you develop both internal and external collaboration. You will be present and visible in the operations and work to utilize and develop your employees' unique competencies and foster their participation in the operations. As a unit manager, you and your management colleague share overall responsibility for personnel, work environment, operations, and finances. You participate in the operational area's management team where you contribute to the overall emergency care operations and support each other in your respective tasks, working together for the entire operational area and for Hospitals in the West. As a unit manager, you report directly to the operations manager. You will also receive support from an operations developer, HR specialist, and controller. Regional engagement may be relevant as ambulance services within the region collaborate extensively. On-call duty, AIB (on-call ambulance manager), is part of the position and applies to both Kungälv and Alingsås. About You We are looking for someone with appropriate education within healthcare for this role. You should have experience from a previous management position. You have strong leadership qualities, analytical abilities, and a structured approach to work. Experience from ambulance or emergency services is a merit. We view it positively if you have completed leadership training through Västra Götalandsregionen's management candidate program or completed other management and/or leadership training. A B-category driver's license is required for this position; a C1 driver's license is considered a merit. Qualities that are important for the role: View the unit, operational area, and Hospitals in the West as a whole where each unit is important in creating quality operations. Have strong abilities to plan long-term and are driven by creating a good work environment and positive workplace culture. Have a strong interest in improvement and development work and see the opportunities in collaboration. Have great confidence in employees' own abilities and competencies to find solutions and improvements. Great weight will be placed on personal leadership qualities, collaboration skills, personal suitability, and social competence. Terms The position is a 12-month temporary contract. Other Information The recruitment process may include testing in the form of capacity and personality assessments as well as structured interviews. We prioritize everyone's safety and request an extract from the criminal record register for candidates offered employment. Please attach certificates of education and/or professional credentials. We welcome your application! About Västra Götalandsregionen With us, you become part of a larger whole. We are 56,000 employees in over 200 professions who make a difference in people's lives throughout Västra Götaland every day. You contribute to safe and equitable healthcare as well as to a sustainable society where environment, culture, and good communications create quality of life. We are in the midst of digital development where you get to help shape future working methods to improve and simplify everyday life for residents and operations. As a permanent employee, you will be placed on the war preparedness list as part of our shared responsibility to ensure that societally critical functions continue to operate in times of crisis. Want to know more about us? On our website, you can read more about our benefits and meet employees who make a difference and develop in their professions every day. https://www.vgregion.se/jobba-i-vgr/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-hos-oss/ Application Västra Götalandsregionen prefers that you register your application through the recruitment system. If you as an applicant have questions about the advertised position or for special and specific reasons cannot register your information in a public system - contact the contact person for the respective job posting. 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