Welcome to the Care and Social Services Department. We work with support and care for the elderly and people with disabilities. The goal is for them to be able to live as active and independent a life as possible.
The Care and Social Services Department is one of Sweden's largest employers in municipal care and social services. About 7,500 employees work here based on our values – making a difference, working together, and welcoming innovation. With us, there are great opportunities to take your own responsibility, develop, and contribute your expertise. We strive toward an organizational culture with mutual trust and pride in our work.
More information about what it's like to work in Uppsala Municipality can be found at https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/vard-halsa-omsorg/
Within the Care and Social Services Department, full-time employment is the norm. This means that all permanent employees are fundamentally employed on a full-time basis. At a potential interview, more information will be provided about what this means for this position. The exception (from full-time as the norm) is personal assistants.
1 position(s).
Make a difference every day – together with us!
Do you want independent and varied work where you make a real difference? With us, you get great freedom to plan your work days and work close to patients together with committed colleagues in LSS.
About the role
As a nurse with us, you get the opportunity to make a difference by contributing your expertise, knowledge, and commitment with the patient at the center. In your role as the patient-responsible nurse, you work independently and function as an important coordinating function for the patients.
The work is varied and includes, among other things:
All parts of the nursing process
Team collaboration with other professions
Medication management
Coordination with regional primary care and specialist care
Supervision and delegation of staff
You have great opportunity to influence and plan your work days based on patients' needs. The work is carried out in close collaboration with other professions and you become part of an operation where there is strong collegial support. Our ambition is that you, together with us, contribute to the development of the operation while you get the opportunity to develop in your professional role.
Qualifications
We are looking for someone who:
Is a licensed nurse
Has a category B driving license
Has very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written
Has experience from similar work, for example home care nursing or special accommodation for the elderly (SÄBO)
Personal qualities
As a person, you are responsible and well-organized. You plan and drive your work forward in an independent manner. You are flexible and adapt easily to changed circumstances and see opportunities when conditions change.
You have good collaboration skills and create trusting relationships by being attentive, communicative, and solution-focused. We also value that you have good empathetic ability and can put yourself in other people's situations while maintaining a professional approach.
About the workplace
We operate from Fyrisborgsgatan 1 and conduct home visits in group homes and service housing within LSS. We share workspace with other licensed staff within the care committee's operations, which provides good opportunities for collaboration, knowledge exchange, and collegial support across operational boundaries.
Working hours are 38.15 hours per week and are mainly scheduled Monday to Friday from 07:00–16:00. On-call service on weekends is approximately every ninth weekend.
Information
If you have questions about the position, contact: Linnea Samuelsson, 018-726 37 03
Trade union representative: The Swedish Nurses Association (Vårdförbundet), Kristian Hjertén, 018-67 70 47
If you have questions regarding registration of your application or the recruitment process, contact the recruitment unit: 018-726 37 74.
We will request a criminal record check before employment can be offered.
Uppsala Municipality applies individual and differentiated salary setting according to current collective agreements.
In your application, you must indicate citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to provide evidence that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Employment can only take place after verification of the work permit, as required by the Aliens Ordinance.
Employment with Uppsala Municipality may involve civil contingency placement.
Salary form: Monthly salary.
Type of employment: Permanent employment.
Duration: Permanent, start date: According to agreement.Welcome to the Care and Social Services Department. We work with support and care for the elderly and people with disabilities. The goal is for them to be able to live as active and independent a life as possible.
The Care and Social Services Department is one of Sweden's largest employers in municipal care and social services. About 7,500 employees work here based on our values – making a difference, working together, and welcoming innovation. With us, there are great opportunities to take your own responsibility, develop, and contribute your expertise. We strive toward an organizational…