Unit Manager for Assistive Devices SAM Consulting Team

REGION GÄVLEBORG · Full-time

Gävle, Sweden

Assistive Devices SAM is a department within Region Gävleborg with a business area that encompasses assistive devices for people with mobility impairments, speech and language difficulties, as well as cognitive and medical functional limitations. Assistive Devices SAM offers and provides: • Rental and sales of assistive devices • Fitting and adaptation of assistive devices • Technical maintenance of assistive devices • Information and training Through its unique expertise in technology, rehabilitation, and logistics, Assistive Devices SAM has the ability to meet the requirements of prescribers and users for good and efficient assistive device provision. We are committed to providing professional reception with experienced and helpful staff. We are now seeking a unit manager for the Consulting Team with placement in Gävle. 1 position(s). RESPONSIBILITIES As unit manager for the Consulting Team, we offer you an operational and business-oriented leadership role in a function with strong customer focus. You will be responsible for leading and developing the unit so that we deliver service and support with high quality, good conduct, and efficient case management. You have overall responsibility for operations, staff, finances, and work environment, and you drive the development of working methods and processes based on the needs of the business and our customers. You will supervise approximately 20 employees and are part of the department's management group, reporting to the department manager. As unit manager you will • be responsible for personnel, work environment, finances, quality, and follow-up • plan, lead, develop, and follow up on operations • drive improvement and development initiatives • be an active and present leader in daily operations • be responsible for ensuring that consultations, fittings, and adaptations are carried out • be responsible for shaping the training activities based on needs from the prescribing organization. With us you get • to be an important part of the development of the business • an operation-oriented leadership role where you work together with engaged and competent employees • good opportunities to develop in your own management and leadership skills. We care about you as an employee and offer benefits that create security, health, and development regardless of where you are in life. Read more here: https://www.regiongavleborg.se/jobb-och-utbildning/jobba-i-region-gavleborg/dina-formaner/ QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone who is confident, communicative, and demonstrates integrity. You stand by decisions you have made and act accordingly. You build good relationships and establish networks for effective collaboration. You work methodically by analyzing, prioritizing, and organizing operations. The role requires clear and goal-oriented leadership with a strong ability to delegate. To succeed in the role, we require • higher education that the employer deems relevant for the position • work experience in the assistive devices field. Management experience and/or experience working in a politically governed organization are considered highly advantageous. Employment type: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent. Union contact SACO: Katarina Lundin [email protected] Region Gävleborg applies individual and differentiated salary setting. Salary is determined based on, among other things, assignment, responsibility, competence, experience, and results. With 7,500 employees, we are the county's largest employer. This gives us the strength to drive development forward for a vibrant Gävleborg. Our mission is exciting and complex. Regardless of your role with us, you help the residents of the county and make a difference in society. We are at the forefront of societal development and are committed to helping you as an employee grow and develop. With us, you can apply all your efforts to create the Gävleborg of the future together with your colleagues. In R&D Welfare-Assistive Devices-RegNet, the department is responsible for research and development in social work, the broadband network RegNet, and for helping those who need assistive devices in their daily lives find the right support. In cooperation with the county's municipalities, we share knowledge and resources and create conditions for better opportunities and increased quality of life for the county's residents. Information to recruitment consultants and advertisement sellers: We have already decided where we want our job postings to be visible and what support we want in the recruitment process. We will not purchase advertising space or services for ongoing recruitment and ask you therefore not to contact us with such offers.