Are you looking for your first job as a nurse or do you have previous care experience and want to work in a meaningful and exciting area of healthcare? Are you seeking employment with a secure and individually adapted introduction? Are you wondering where you can find an employer who wants to invest in your professional development and where you have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge in the areas you are most passionate about? Then you should apply to us at the Neonatal ICU!
Our Offer
At the Neonatal ICU in Linköping, we care for premature and sick newborn children. We provide highly specialized intensive care in combination with family care, where children are cared for together with their parents.
Regardless of background, we offer you a secure and individually adapted start to your career as a nurse in neonatal care.
• Twelve weeks of introduction with a mentor.
• A two-week training program with lectures in neonatology.
• Mentorship program.
• Courses with simulation training in acute situations.
• Continuous professional development with weekly lectures/training.
With us, you have the opportunity to influence your working hours and salary through individual scheduling and a point evaluation model, which can provide reduced working hours down to 32 h/week.
Please read more about our career ladder for nurses and also about your benefits with us.
Job Description
We are looking for you who want to work based on our values – always putting the children first. With us, we treat families and colleagues with respect and care. We work in teams where each team consists of a nurse, childcare workers, and doctors. We strive to collaborate without prejudice between professions and value all our different competencies. Intensive care for newborns involves varying pace over shifts and work tasks that change based on the patient's needs. The unit has clear guidelines and routines, which gives you as a nurse a solid foundation from the start.
"The best thing about working in the Neonatal ICU is the variety, from intensive care to the family's discharge home. We work with the whole family where relatives are part of the care. The work atmosphere is fantastic and I am part of an environment where commitment, care, and improvement are strong driving forces."
"I am extremely grateful for the thorough orientation I received, which has led me to feel secure as a new employee at the Neonatal ICU today."
… this is how some of your future colleagues describe the work at the Neonatal ICU.
Please feel free to watch how three employees at the Neonatal ICU describe their jobs, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
About You
You are a licensed nurse, and if you have further education, it is considered an asset. We have no requirement for previous experience, but place great emphasis on personal suitability.
As a person, you are responsible, solution-focused, and reliable. You adapt easily to new circumstances and enjoy varied work. It goes without saying that you have good collaboration skills and that you contribute with a positive and professional approach to your work. We appreciate if you are willing to share your previous experience and knowledge and thus become involved in the development of the unit. Since you work in constant dialogue with patients and colleagues, it is a requirement that you have good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written.
To thrive and fit in with us, your personal qualities are important.
For this position, we are looking for someone who is flexible. Flexibility with us means being able to adapt to the current situation and shift focus, which is crucial since unforeseen events occur daily.
We work closely together and need good communication to successfully solve the tasks we encounter in our daily work. Therefore, this position suits you if you enjoy collaboration and are attentive and communicative with colleagues, patients, and relatives.
Application and Employment
We are proud of our fine operation and are happy to show it off. Get in touch and we can schedule a shadowing day or call us if you want to know more about the position! We work with continuous selection, so please send in your application as soon as possible.
Before employment in patient-related work within Region Östergötland, you will be required to complete a health declaration.
We warmly welcome your application! If you need help registering in the system, contact Customer Service Support and Service, 010-103 60 00, during office hours.
To staffing, recruitment, and recruitment companies and to you who are sellers:
We kindly but firmly decline direct contact from staffing, recruitment, and recruitment companies as well as other external actors and sellers of additional job postings. Region Östergötland has procurement agreements.Are you looking for your first job as a nurse or do you have previous care experience and want to work in a meaningful and exciting area of healthcare? Are you seeking employment with a secure and individually adapted introduction? Are you wondering where you can find an employer who wants to invest in your professional development and where you have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge in the areas you are most passionate about? Then you should apply to us at the Neonatal ICU!
Our Offer
At the Neonatal ICU in Linköping, we care for premature and sick newborn children. We provide highly…